Apple iPod touch 8 GB (1st Generation) OLD MODEL
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Customer Review: Great product - but still needs a little work
Summary: 4 Stars
Well my 5G "iPod with video" finally gave out after 3 strong years so I decided to take advantage of Apple's 10% trade in deal and purchased the 8gb iPod Touch.
After spending about a week using the product I find that I am very pleased overall. There are so many improvements and new features with the Touch that it's difficult to list them all so I'll keep it to a few:
- The screen is huge and the resolution makes it absolutely gorgeous; displaying both album artwork and music videos is a sight to be seen. Very clean, very crisp picture.
- Menu system is very easy to use and navigate in and out of. At any point you can exit to the main screen with a simple touch. Forget having to press 'menu' 5 times like in previous generations.
- The WiFi feature is great and will automatically display found networks. This honestly is the single best reason for purchasing the device. I love being able to connect on the go.
Some places where improvement is needed:
- Simple things like turning up the volume are actually more difficult - especially true when driving. Instead of feeling your way with the click wheel you now have to look down at the device and move the slider for volume. In my experience I've had mixed results as usually I'm using my thumb to adjust the volume; just as often I've either paused or skipped to the next song on accident.
- The included USB 2.0 cable is a more compact design on the iPod data link side. For some reason Apple ditched the quick release tabs and now its somewhat difficult to disengage the cable. Not a big deal but annoying.
- The on screen keyboard is nice but can be difficult to use if you have larger fingers.
- Better integration with very common formats like WMA for media and .pdf are needed!!
- We need a built-in FM receiver. Seriously, this has been an option on the competition for years!
All in all I am very satisfied. I expect that anyone familiar with Apple products will find that they like the product. I also expect that considering my iPod Touch has flash memory instead of a HDD that longevity will be significantly improved.
Customer Review: I was won over by it
Summary: 4 Stars
I wasn't so sure about the iphone at first. I played with it in the store, and at first said "no" because I didn't like the "touch" keyboard. Once I realized all the other things it could do though, like mapping a location just by touching the address, I was sold. The response on the touch screen is amazingly fast.
It's much more than just a cell phone with a built-in ipod. Some of its many functions include web-surfing with a browser similar to what I'm used to using at home or work, mapping, (I LOVE the "where am I?" button,) and keeping a list of contacts that I can email or phone by simply touching the related information on them. I can keep my schedule on its calendar, and set it to remind me of something with an alarm (or not.) Not only does it have a clock, but if needed I can set an alarm, use it as a stopwatch, or check the weather and current temperature! I've learned the value of IM for private conversations, which is something I had never used before. It also has your basic calculator, camera, and even a stock ticker. I haven't tried watching a movie on it yet, but I have checked out some stuff on youtube. It works great!
I have probably 50 to 100 songs downloaded onto it, and am nowhere near the halfway mark on my 7-8GB of storage. Granted, the web browser is not compatible with "flash" web pages, and occasionally I "fat-finger" the keyboard, but the "automatic word fill-in" feature has a smart technology that remembers words you commonly use. This helps a lot.
Only problems I have encountered is that it won't map your location if you don't have cell service in the area (I think 3G fixes that by using GPS instead of triangulation.) One other thing is that you will hear interference noises (like a humming noise) when playing it through other devices. Putting it in "airplane" mode fixes that, but you won't transmit or receive messages. I noticed that when it is near my PC computer, the computer screen "wiggles" when the iphone transmits or receives (another form of interference.) They do need to come up with a version of "flash" that is compatible with their web browser.
I've owned one for 6 months now, and overall, I'm very happy with it.
Customer Review: Most incredible device this 43 year old will probably ever own!
Summary: 5 Stars
My title says it all, however, if I get a newer generation I will rate that as the best. Now mind you, I am writing this review on September 23, 2010. I've had my 1st gen iTouch since it came out. Came with the back-to-school sale. Got it for free w/my student/faculty purchase of an iMac several years ago. I've been using my iTouch for years. Still on the original battery! I've kept the original sticker on the screen, which is the best screen protector out there! Apple started printing pictures of Apps on subsequent stickers. However, the sticker on my "John Lennon boxed version" is clear, so I thought, hey, just use that as a screen protector. It hasn't come off yet. Amazing! I am totally hooked on this thing. (To think I almost sold it when I received it, thinking that I wouldn't need it and I could sell it to offset some of the price of the iMac.) You can read all the reviews out there. I really don't have anything to add on the technicalities and specs. I just want to go on record as an adult who highly values this product. I don't have an iPhone, and will likely never own one. I hate phones. I'm on one all day at work. Thus, for me the iTouch is the perfect device. I sometimes wonder how they got all that technology in that little thin device. I love using it for the Internet. I especially love the built-in mail app. In fact, I prefer that interface to any other interface since it loads so quickly and displays just the necessary information, and makes deleting a snap. For the first year or two I didn't set up WiFi at home, so I used the local public library and other hot spots for the internet. But once I set up WiFi at home, I fell in love with it all over again. There is not one thing I would change (except the lack of an external speaker, which changed on the 2nd generation, and a larger capacity as I've maxed out on Apps, songs, videos, etc.) I truly believe everyone should have an iTouch. I am still amazed at this thing. It truly is a beautiful product. Well designed. Reflects the quality of a crafstman. PS - do yourself a favor and upgrate to decent headphones. I for one am satisfied with my Seinheisers.Customer Review: AS ALWAYS , APPLE NUMBER ONE but, plase breake jail
Summary: 5 Stars
HI there, i got ipod touch 8 gb and have been trying it for 2 weeks already, WOW this is fantastic, if you are planning to buy one of this babies, go for, and the first thing you want to do is brake the jail, then you will see the real thing, hundreds of features video games like mario, super mario 1 2 3, etc etc,, the youtube feature is amazing actully if you brake the jail there is an aplication called mxtube that downsload the videos directly from youtube and it's preatty fast by the way, it download a 25 mb video in about 2 min, i have comcast internet 6.0 and my router is not really good, so you will enjoy tons of videos for free, also, maps, weather and email are one of the good things when breaking the jail without having to buy that pack from aple for 20 bucks, brakingjail takes less than one minute to complete. Zafari works pratty good and you can get signal for free every where. this thing is a preatty good organizer, better than a regular previous ipod and the 3.5 inches screen is amazing, do not set this one every where couse back will begin to scratch
Bad things,,, istallation was a real pain and took me about 4 hous to make it work with windows xp, my pc did not recognize it and had to reistall tunes 5 times,
Battery is not as good as they promissed, surfing online drains battery in less than 3 hours, watching videos and listening music takes less than 4 hours for battery to die, i dont know why they said it lasts 22 hours, or may be mine is no good
The feature that locks itoch every certain time is no good to me, couse every minute you have to be sliding your finger on screen to unlock it if you want to change song or video, if you set it to lock itself every 5 minutes it will drain battery faster since it has to be with light on for 5 min.
Screen is a mess after the first 2 min of use
Back scratches very easy
Some times it freezes up just like a regular computer and you have to restart it.
I hope this was usefull, if you have any question email me to pepelily@hotmail.com i cant continue this review couse my english still sucks.
Customer Review: Almost Perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
I live in a rural area and Verizon is the only game in town, if you want to place calls at your residence. So I knew I wouldn't buy an iPhone until a 3G version debuted.
I did, however, want the capability of checking my email and website while out. I knew from experience with a notebook computer that there were lots of wireless connections that were free to use. So for that reason, the Touch was just what I wanted.
I really like typing on this - what a difference when compared to texting on a cellphone. The feedback when you're using the qwerty keyboard is super. What a well-thought-out interface. It works well enough so that I find myself typing full email replies instead of cryptic text-message relies.
I always have a movie or two, and some unwatched TV shows stored on it. I watch when I'm waiting in doctor's offices or when I'm having my car worked on. The screen is gorgeous.
Ironically, I prefer my iPod nano for listening to podcasts. The iPod Touch has a drill-down for podcasts and playlists that I just don't feel comfortable with. And to be perfectly frank, my all-time favorite podcast listening device is my original shuffle - but my husband takes the shuffle with him now. The Touch's menu system for podcasts is why I rated it only 4 -stars.
I use the notepad function a lot, as well as the calender function. I store all my grocery lists in notes, along with my to-do lists.
When Apple removed the phone, why didn't they leave the camera? That's one thing I could not understand. There are simply times when I need to take a quick picture of something, and if I'm carrying the Touch, why not use this? Instead, I have to pull out my phone or my Sony camera. When I'm taking a quick photo, I don't need super high resolution - it's usually a reference image, not something to archive. The 2-megapixel camera in the iPhone would have been perfectly fine. I hope they include this function in the next generation.
I'd buy it again, and happily connect to my gmail account now. If they include a camera in the next version, I might buy that too.