Apple iPod 4 GB mini M9160LL/A (Silver) OLD MODEL
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Customer Review: Veteran Owner-Has worked perfectly-Tired of negative reviews
Summary: 5 Stars
I am so tired of all the negative reviews, of people who don't know how to work it (its so easy to use! omg), of the people who give up and return it, and of people who have never even had one and say bad things about it.
I've had my ipod since April 2004 (10 months) Woot woot! So I am more experienced than all of you and have something very important to tell you. The iPod mini is great, and THE easiest music player to learn to use and navigate through. Besides that it scores major points for popularity, it is practical. A while ago, it actually malfunctioned (because I had it so long, and thats cool you know), and I had to send it in to Apple Repair Service for a new iPod mini. The service was great beyond belief! I got the iPod back in 2 days after I sent it, only paying shipping charge. So that turned out really well actually, where I was scared it was over. Oh BTW, battery life is fine, 8 hours is really a lot if you think about it. And 4 gigs is plenty. So as far as specs go, the iPod mini passes the test.
I also bought my mom one for Christmas, and set it up for her too. She loves it too. Even an old lady like her can use it.
So in essence I've set up 3 ipods (2 of mine cause I got a new one after I sent it in, and my mothers). All times- no problems. Those Christmas recipients who had problems setting it up have no excuses, you probably did something wrong. Its really easy to use and I recommend this 150%
You truly get what you pay for. iPod mini is worth every penny. If you're thinking of getting a portable music device, you should really get the iPod mini. Don't let the negative reviews scare you; I know they are potent, but false. The sense of you joy you get from it is priceless.
Customer Review: A no brainer MP3 player
Summary: 5 Stars
Its a pleasure to be the first reviewer of this item. I purchased the first commercially Mp3 player as soon as it came out. It was the Rio PMP 300 which held a whopping 32 mg dedicated memory card. These babies have changed. This Ipod mini is by far the best MP3 player I have had yet. This includes Creative nomad
jukeboxes, the zen series, Archos, CD Mp3 players almost all the Rio models, etc. It was hard for me to by an Apple product because I am a PC clone person. On with the review.
Good Stuff:
Small as hell but easy to use with my big hands.
Volume gets real loud if needed. I read somewhere that the Ipod's don't have any umph when it comes to volume. This mini unit gives you more than enough volume.
Very easy to learn and use. This is a no brainer. Even though I am a computer geek of sorts its a pleasure to have something work like its supposed to. The computer setup is just as easy.
The sound quality is as good as any other unit I have had.
The click control is slick. Its hard to describe but it makes
this unit the best of the best for going through the menus and song selection.
Not so good stuff.
I am not too crazy about the equalizer selections. Their are about 15 or so modes to select from. I would prefer a bass, treble, and other manual settings.
As usual, the headphones are not so good. This is normal for every MP3 unit I have ever owned. My favorite portable headset
for the money is the Koss ear plugs. I replace the plug part with ear plugs that you can buy in a drug store.
Any thing with non-removable batteries worries me, but not enough to change my mind about this great unit.
Customer Review: Who says money can't buy happiness???
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first saw the iPod mini I thought how small could it be. I mean come on. My 15GB iPod is small as it can be. Especially when you compare it to some of the other HDD MP3 players out there. But when a guy I work for got his in the mail I went crazy. This is one of the smallest, and cutest devices I've ever seen. This thing feels better in the hand and looks better than a regular iPod. When you press the pad for the menu or to change a song it gives a surprising amount of resistance. I had worried that while scrolling through my libraries that I would accidentally press one of the buttons but that never happened. As for the operation of the iPod it works exactly the same as a regular iPod. Even the belt clip which I thought that the iPod mini would never stay in feels as though it were spot welded in. Leave it to the people at apple to design something so perfect. My only complaints are not with the iPod but with the Apple in ear headphones. They might as well be called the Apple fall out of you ear headphones. Do yourself a favor and buy the sony in ear headphones, but the Apple ear buds work just fine for the average joe and have good sound quality. The other thing is the arm band that is sold seperatly is just a bit too small. I have arms that measure about 18" or so and I can barely get the thing past my forearms. But those are complaints of extra items and not of the mini. I love the mini so much that I went out and ordered one myself, eventhough my wife and I both own a regular iPod we decided to order a mini also. If you are looking for a small MP3 player look no futher. This is the one too buy. Even if you just bought another kind.Customer Review: Like No Other
Summary: 5 Stars
After buying a 256mb IRiver [...] and quickly realizing that It wouldn't satisfy my need for more than 50 songs, I returned it for a 1.5 [...] and again realizing that the interface was awful I couldn't even read the screen it was so light that I had to put it right up to my nose to see the [...]! Not to mention that both of these products are made very cheap, plastic and they don't feel like they would last a 12 inch drop. So once again I returned it and just borke down and got a blue IPod Mini. WOW what a difference the interface is awesome, and the wheel control is out of this world, with a 4 gig hard drive for only [...] more than the 256mb IRiver and only [...] bucks more than that piece of [...] RIO why would anyone buy anything else IPods rock they are heavy duty and made rock solid you can tell its a very well made product! The interface is awesome it automatically organizes you music by artist, song, genere, and you can even make playlist! You can upload .txt files and it has a clock, calender, and more man this thing is in a league all it's own, now I know why the price hasn't come down yet! The only pit falls I can fortell is the built in battery, how much will it cost me to replace it? Note that the crapy RIO had a built in battery as well. Also the IPod's software isn't the easiest to navigate and you can only use it on one computer, and there is no Windows interface usage that means you just can't drag a song to the IPod to load it you have to use the software, but that's really minor compared to the awesome quality of this product and even more so when you start to compare it's competition! What Competition!!! Get a [...] IPod!!!Customer Review: best blend of value & performance
Summary: 5 Stars
iPod family is all about style and usability. When you are buying this, you shouldn't focus too much on its capacity or price. If you are looking for big capacity or cheap price, there will be many others more suitable for you.
****charge it fully, 4+ hrs, before use. otherwise a lot of problems will occur and you will be in gadget hell****
the good:
1. light and small, travel friendly.
2. a perfect balance of capacity and price. why buy 20GB when you will never use that much? that would be like buying 10 pairs of shoes when you will only wear one. ok, a lot of you do that, ladies.
3. the headset is high quality, that's not true for most other mp3 players.
4. superb usability in hardware and software.
5. can hold your word documents and can hold your vacation photos if you get one of those belkin brdige thing.
the bad:
1. MUST BE FULLY CHARGD FIRST. you have been warned, TWICE.
2. not all that sturdy, it is made of hard drive, not flash memory, so it's easily broken if you drop it a few times. Handle with care. i.e. don't take it to workout.
3. less individuality since 1/2 of the population buy this, at least that's what I read in the magazine.
4. locks up when some users, I'm not familiar with that, but it seems that it happens to a few of them, but it's self-repairable.
Got it when checking price on WhoSave, also a good list of superior products:
http://www.whosave.com/indexEC.jsp?page=audio
I recommend it to you if you enjoy the better things in life and capable of taking care of delicate objects. have fun