Apple iPod touch 16 GB (1st Generation) OLD MODEL
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Customer Review: Rocks as ipod & web browser (insight from an iPod junkie)
Summary: 5 Stars
There's really only two reasons to buy this iPod over the others. Simply said it is the touch display and the ability to surf the web.
I purchased my iPod touch the first day it was available. I have had it for about a week and here's my review:
As an iPod: Just as good as the 5.5 generation iPod. Effortlessly imported all my music. Excellent music quality and plays all day long. You just need to shut down the visual display to preserve battery consumption. Note: The games do not work on this one. Also, as others have noted, controlling volume is awkward if the screen is dark.
As a web browser: Simply awesome! I could take this on vacation for reading my email (It is much better than my cell phone). I was able to log into all of my web-based email apps and send and receive messages. Using the keyboard is not hard at all. If you rotate the display before you enter text, a bigger keyboard shows up on the bottom. NOTE: There is no feature to save your login information like Apple's regular Safari. This means you need to retype your name and password into many services over and over again each time you launch (Apple, let's fix this on the next upgrade).
Summary: Fully exceeded expectations.
A few things that are not obvious:
- There is no manual and you need to figure out how to navigate as you go. I found a manual on Apple's site.
- The YouTube performance is spotty depending on how many folks are demanding a video
- Battery power will get sucked dry fast if you surf web or watch videos
Customer Review: The best handheld device I've owned
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the iPod Touch because I wanted many features of the iPhone, but I didn't want the expensive phone+data contract with AT&T. I got exactly what I expected: music player, video player, on-the-go web surfing (where wifi is available), photo viewer.
Pros:
+Thin, sleek design fits easily into pocket
+Incredibly easy interface. No manual needed, really!
+Seamless transfer using iTunes. A digital media player is only as good as its content, and iTunes is a slick interface that makes short work of "loading up" the iPod
+Great screen clarity for video, adjustable brightness
+Cover-flow is a nifty way to scroll through music albums quickly
+Photo viewer allows you to tilt the Touch to view landscape shots, really nice scroll feature between pictures too
+Youtube link makes wasting time super easy!
+Safari web browser works surprisingly well on the small screen
Cons
-Back scratches easily, should spend money on a good case/cover (no more than $30)
-16 gig capacity may be too small for some videophiles, plenty for me, however
-no built-in email software, must use webmail via Safari
-no radio
-Memory not expandable (No SD or Compact Flash slot)
-Supplied headphones aren't that great, suggest "sound isolating" types
Overall, the cons are quite minor (and common across the iPod family for the most part), and not enough for me to deduct stars.
If mega-capacity isn't on your requirement list for an iPod, this is the one for you.
Customer Review: Lack of iCal Editing makes the Touch A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT
Summary: 2 Stars
What is up with Apple's endless pattern of charging more for less?
First the iPhone fiasco - we can't use our own carrier and are stuck with AT&T - much more expensive and with a much weaker signal than my current provider. I actually bought an iPhone first, willing to pay for the other full functionality, but returned it immediately after discovering I couldn't use it without enabling the phone and getting an AT&T account.
Then, AFTER CHECKING WITH THREE GENIUSES (Apple's term, not mine) at the Apple store, who assured me that the iPod Touch iCal function would do TWO-WAY SYNCING, I purchased the Touch hoping to toss my Palm Pilot into the trash heap once and for all.
HOW COME WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO EDIT OUR OWN iCAL ENTRIES on the TOUCH?
THIS IS BEYOND INSANE - REALLY PETTY, ANTI-CONSUMER, AND DOWNRIGHT MEAN-SPIRITED ON APPLE'S PART.
IF I CAN FIND A WAY TO HACK AROUND THIS LACK OF FUNCTIONALITY I WILL -- AND DON'T CARE IF I VOID MY WARRANTY.
This is such an excellent overall product - why is Apple pulling bush league moves like this?
THINK DIFFERENT has devolved into THINK RIP-OFF.
I guess now that I own a $400 non-editable PDA I will go the corner store to buy a 2-dollar pocket notebook and revert back the 15th Century for my calendar updates when I am away from my PowerBook.
A formerly loyal Apple Customer and Purchaser of 17 Apple Computers and 8 iPods, but fading fast...
New Planet Mike
Customer Review: Wait for the 2.0 version
Summary: 1 Stars
I've been buying Apple products for years and just got a MacBook here on Amazon less than 6 months ago which I love! But take my word for it, this thing is NOT ready for prime time. Better yet, take Apple CEO Steve Jobs word for it. While unveiling the iPhone in Britain a couple weeks ago Steve Jobs himself says "The iPod touch is training wheels for the iPhone."
Persistent problems with video and negative blacks that may or may not have been cleared up. Hard to tell since Apple has not even acknowledged the problem. Many fanboys are crowing that it's been "solved" by the 1.1 firmware update while others think they may have just cranked up the contrast in firmware. For some unknown reason contrast is NOT a user adjustable option. Only brightness. It's also too soon to tell what effect the "fix" will have on the already mediocre battery life.
I won't even get into the intentional crippling of the ability to add calendar events, which Amazon STILL incorrectly lists as being present when it was removed weeks ago, or the fact that 3rd party apps that would make the device more desirable are forbidden and blocked by Apple.
Mine was sent back and I will wait to see how Apple addresses the above issues before I decide what to do.
If it's bad enough for Steve to poke fun at, it's bad enough for me to pass on for now.
On the positive side you can load it up with higher quality, lower priced, DRM free music right here on the AmazonMP3 store!
Customer Review: Best Ipod to Date, and that is saying alot
Summary: 5 Stars
Hello Prospective Ipod users,
I do not understand why people give the ipod 3 stars, 2 stars, or even 4 stars really. What you are paying for is an Ipod Nano + $100 of well worth it features. Comparing this to a Nano is not quite fair because it makes the Nano look far inferior. Instead people compare this to the Iphone, which is not quite fair either. I will compare the two for those who are wondering
Iphone- $400
-EDGE network with AT&T --> Normal people do not want to pay $60 a month so they have a GPS and internet (slow as dialup internet). I would argue that this really isn't that great of a feature.
-8gb - Ipod costs $100 less and you can get an 8gb increase for $100.
-Better applications such as Calender, notes, and Google Maps
Ipod - $300 or $400 for 16gb (I got that one)
-Fully useable Ipod with flawless features such as coverflow
-Accessable Itunes store from anywhere
-WIFI internet - its free and most places have wireless internet anyways such as starbucks and any wireless network.
My take? If you want a phone as well as an ipod, go for the iphone, but you will pay a hefty fee. Once you get the Ipod, you will not be dissapointed. The features are flawless and beautifully integrated, an Apple tradition. I think this might be the first device that Apple will not update physically for a while because it already is so beautiful. Go out and get one, it's the next best thing from Apple!