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Written by Vikram Chand
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Tuesday, 07 June 2005
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Rated  5 out of 5 Stars
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One of the Best!
I bought my own iPod about 2 years ago and I am still in love with it. I am thinking about paying the $100 for battery replacement program from Apple, but not now since I have a car charger.
I bought this piece for $300 from CompUSA. Later I also bought a car charger, iTrip (FM Transmitter), and holder to use in my car.
PROS :
Apple iPod is very compact and light weight. I specially like the touch pad controls. I like the fact that there are no actual buttons.
The 15GB storage space allows storage of a lot of songs. Currently I have about 1600 mp3 songs which have an average of 160kbps or more. The specification says that it can hold 3700 songs but that is only if the songs are in acc format at 128kbps. But to me song at 128kbps don't sound that good. But over all I am satisfied with the storage space; it give me half the amount specified by the user manual. I used to carry around a huge binder full of CD's but not anymore.
The built-in equalizer is very helpful but at a cost of some battery life. Also the back light helps when in dark areas or in a car at night. I use it most when I drive so I can see what is playing at night. One thing I will suggest is that set your back light timer to 2 seconds. It will just stay on long enough for you to see what you need to see.
The iTunes software is easy to use and customizable for anyone’s needs. It allows you to create many different types of play lists. I have the Griffin iTrip and it requires your iPod to have some FM station mp3 files. When you play you songs using the iTrip you don't want it going through the Stations one after the other so all you do is create a smart playlist that will have all your songs and omit all iTrip stations.
The transfer rate on from my computer to my iPod is great. The firewire port allows faster transfer than USB. But nevertheless, either one will get the job done fast.
The ability to upgrade the iPods operating system (firmware) is awesome. It will keep your iPod up to date and bug free. My iPod used to freeze up once in a while when I first got it, but after I updated the firmware I haven't had that problem since. Downloading the updates are not that difficult either, all you do is login to Apples website, download the software, install on your computer, and update your iPod.
Apple designed iPods headphones with comfort in mind. They go on easy and hardly ever irritates my ears. The sound quality is clear and sharp as ever. You will not even notice that they are there. It has a long cord, so you can put the iPod in your pocket, backpack, purse, etc and it will not get in your way.
Last but not least, iPod’s ability to search for any song quickly on its hard drive is definitely wonderful. You don’t have to sit and search through it for minutes to find the song you want. You will have to get used to the way iPod displays your songs to be able to find your songs quickly, nevertheless, it is will quicker than changing CD’s and seeking the right track.
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