Apple iPod touch 16 GB (1st Generation) OLD MODEL
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Customer Review: Ahhh, finally enough space, definitely a worthwhile upgrade from 8GB!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this 16GB as an upgrade from my 8GB Touch, and what a relief to finally have enough space for all my music and some videos into the bargain! I'm also very happy that this is available at what I consider to be a much more reasonable price for a 16GB Flash player (at $320 which is what I got mine for). So, here's the things I love about the 16GB Touch:
1) Big beautiful screen
2) Touch screen interface
3) Wifi connectivity with Safari, iTunes and YouTube built right into the main screen. Its awesome, I love to watch a few YouTube clips during my lunch break at the spot with the free Wifi.
4) Changeable background, finally!
5) Sleek form factor slides nicely into my pocket.
6) Don't have to use it as a cell phone (ok I'm a little biased against the iPhone, I admit it so its ok).
7) Flips back and forth from landscape to portrait modes depending on how you hold it or what you are viewing.
8) Power/Sleep button, thank you Apple for finally deigning to put a power-ish button on an iPod! Its nice being able to turn off the display at will with a dedicated button.
9) Automatic brightness adjustment, absolute genius!
10) Seems to remember where you left off on every video on the unit, awesome feature I love it!
11) iTunes: for any iPod you have to count the flawless relationship with iTunes as a big plus, you just can't beat it for reliability, ease of use and great features (and believe me I've tried!) And the automatic firmware updates are a big plus. I also like the way you can download calendar and email information through iTunes.
12) Great Now Playing music page, the album art fills the whole screen and by tapping the middle you get immediate access to repeat and shuffle buttons. Now you can now easily shuffle just a playlist, a feature that has been hard to find on previous iPods.
13) Like any other iPod, accessories abound and are easily purchased just about anywhere!
14) Apple customer service is good imo, they stand behind their product and will replace without much hassle as I know from experience.
15) The great new stuff, Notes, Mapping, stocks, you can customize the home page, email, etc.
16) Quick access to play/volume buttons even when its locked (by double-clicking on the home button)... so I can save on the battery and still have quick access while listening to music.
But of course, nothing is perfect. I give this a 5 stars because it is such a great innovation for Apple and a great product, but that doesn't mean that its without flaws and here's the ones I've noticed so far:
1) Touch screen can be a bit frustrating, often doesn't feel me and often I miss the button I'm aiming for with my fat fingers (they feel fat when trying to hit keyboard buttons on that screen anyway!). I understand that this is a "Capacitance" screen which means you can't use a stylus or your fingernail, you have to register firm contact with your flesh on the screen. I have also had occasional problems with the touch screen (or parts of it) locking up. However, a reset (hold sleep and home buttons down at the same time for at least 10 seconds!) of the unit seems to fix the problem every time.
2) Screen flipping: although this is a cool concept it can be annoying sometimes. Occasionally the screen flips as I'm moving around and I didn't want it to. So I sit there twisting the thing to and fro trying to get the alignment I want. Wouldn't it be nice if you could lock it into the perspective you want and it would just stay there (is anybody at Apple listening?)
3) Hard to operate "blind", as I walk around I like to be able to pause/play or adjust volume without having to look at the screen. Very easy to do on my Classic iPod, almost impossible on the Touch. I have to pull it out of my pocket almost every time I want to pause or adjust the volume. I miss having dedicated play and volume buttons, I think it was a mistake to get rid of them... one thing I like about the Archos and Classic!
4) Sound quality is not quite as good as my iPod Classic or my Archos 605, I've tried it on speakers and headphones and the Video has just a little bit cleaner smoother sound especially at high volume.
5) No built in USB port!
6) Customization options for sound EQ and User Interface themes are still pretty limited when compared to a player like the iRiver Clix2.
Overall, its an awesome innovative, trendsetting, and fun product and if you really like having the coolest mp3 playing toys (like me!) and money is not a major concern I say what are you waiting for?
Customer Review: Let The Music Play!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just purchased two of these from Amazon, I couldn't believe the price, much better than the apple store, and if you purchase from Amazon, they do have a price matching policy for thirty days. The first one was bought for my sixteen year old son who loves it and swears that it is THE BEST IPod that he's ever owned. I have to agree... I LOVE mine as well, the touch screen, the HUGE screen that shows videos, and the really cool show it gives you with the covers of your mp3s that you have on your Ipod. All very cool. The show..well that's what I call it.. is kind of like you are spinning a rack of the CD's that you own and you're trying to decide which ones to pick so you can listen to them. The only difference between this model and the regular 16 gb Ipod Touch is that this comes pre-loaded with the updates that were made available for all Ipod touch users in January at the Itunes store! This way, you don't have to pay the twenty dollars ($20.00) and download them to your Ipod Touch with the USB cord.
I also love the fact that they redesigned the head phones so that they fit in my ears a little better. I thought the others were too big and always hurt my little ears. They just never fit right. Another thing that you never have to worry about again is that click wheel on the old Ipods, which was always one of my major complaints with the older models. I really hated that feature and always "clicked over" or "clicked past" something I wanted. So, needless to say, I'm so not sad to see that go!
I've owned quite a few Ipods, as well as my son, and now the only complaint I have is what to do with our old ones! : )
The new Ipod Touch is just beautiful to look at. It's a great conversation piece and it keeps you occupied for hours. If you are a music lover, an Ipod is a must. Watching videos and the like isn't a chore anymore...with a too small screen to enjoy the actual video...it's like the OLD MTV. Remember when they actually ONLY played VIDEOS?? : )
I love the easy interface and set up of these mp3 players. Anyone can use it. It's easy to update your Ipod with the songs you want and the ones you want to remove. The new You Tube feature is very cool as well. Just type in what video *or whatever you'd like to watch* and there it is, on your screen, for free! I love the fact that I don't have to go on my computer to purchase songs if I don't want to and can do so wirelessly with the WiFi feature it's made quite simple. That was a big plus when deciding to buy.
I also understand that besides being able to RENT movies on this little Ipod, they are also going to have new updates every now and then that you can buy to make it a little better. The newest update package for January includes the Weather, Stocks, Email, Maps and Notes. These applications can also be bought in the itunes store just like the movie rentals. Awesome! You can also move the keys around on the front of the touch screen to better suit your needs as well. I LOVE THIS THING! I am sure there will be much more to come, but I can't say it enough...that I Love it and I Love it the way it is. But I have to admit, the more I can do with it, the better it seems. I'm so happy with this purchase and would recommend it to anyone.
So if you are thinking of getting one, contemplating the amount of money spent, it's worth every penny! No regrets. Oh and the GB thing. whether it's 8 or 16, It's really hard to fill up that much space with just music and videos. I've had the larger capacity ones and never came close to filling it. I have over 660 songs on my Ipod, along with videos and it's not even close to being half full. *we have the 16 GB*
My son did drop his last one, right on the corner, I believe that's where the glass is the most vulnerable. So, my reccomendation to protect this beauty is a smart and really gorgeous looking case by DLO. It's a black leather case, very nice quality leather, and it has a flap that goes over the entire Ipod with a magnetic closure. It has access to the charging and headphone openings while closed and when you open the cover, you have full access to the touch screen and it will NEVER fall out. This is by far the best case I have seen for this item.
I would highly recommend the iPod touch by Apple to anyone who LOVES music!
Customer Review: So much more than just an iPod
Summary: 5 Stars
I upgraded to the 16 GB iPod Touch from my old 2 GB first generation iPod nano about a week ago and I couldn't be more satisfied. This is truly a state-of-the-art media player, Internet device, and, with the $10 purchase of the iPhone 2.0 software, mobile computing platform. This device is so much more than just an iPod. If you can't afford to pay AT&T's insane monthly iPhone rates ($70 without text messages last I checked), this is as good as it gets.
Before I get too in depth, I just want to strongly recommend that you forgo the cheaper 8 GB model and go for the 16 GB. I was seriously considering the 8 GB model because, hey, I was only upgrading because my iTunes library was just over 2 GB. I am very glad that I went for the 16 GB now, however. If you would like to put podcasts, video files, and iPhone 2.0 applications on your iPod, they are going to take up more space than you would think. I currently have over 9 GB of stuff on my iPod even though my music library is only about 600 songs (about 2.25 GB).
I know that it's a little pricey to go for the 16 GB, but I actually bought mine used on eBay for less than the price of a new 8 GB (with a hard shell case, screen protector, and the original box to boot). Plus, you'll be much less inclined to want to upgrade in the future as long as you have plenty of space on your current device. I would even say go for the 32 GB if your budget can handle it.
The iPod Touch is not only a great device for music, but an even better device for video. The 3.5 inch widescreen display is very sharp and not as small as it sounds. It's great for watching video podcasts and even full length TV shows and movies.
The internet experience on the iPod Touch is just phenomenal. You're not just getting the "mobile internet", you're getting full web pages exactly the way you're used to seeing them on your computer at home (minus flash and the big screen of course). The multi-touch navigation of web pages is very slick and easy to get the hang of. This is a mobile browser that you'll actually use.
Also, if you are planning on purchasing your iPod Touch new, please make sure that you get the iPhone 2.0 software from Apple so that you can get access to the "App Store". I was lucky enough to already have it installed on mine when I bought it, but the upgrade costs $10 if you buy your iPod new.
Even though some of the apps cost $5 or $10, the majority are free. Some cool apps that you can download on to your iPod for free include AOL Instant Messenger, eBay, New York Times headlines, Wordpress, and Facebook. There's also an app called movies that will list all movie showtimes at the theaters in your area, as well as a super cool baseball app that gives the baseball geek access to the past century of statistics or trivia wherever he may be. The list goes on and on for the cool stuff that you can install.
Now, while the iPod Touch is the closest thing out there to the iPhone experience, it still has its disadvantages compared to Apple's smartphone. For example, while you can access the Internet, read and send e-mail, etc on your iPod Touch, it is only possible when you are near WiFi. On the iPhone, if you are on-the-go and not near a wireless internet connection, you can do all of this over the celluar network which is available almost everywhere you are. The opportunity to use WiFi, on the other hand, doesn't present itself as often as you may think. If you're traveling and want to check your e-mail, it means stopping at a Starbucks or a Borders, and you won't get alerted right when your e-mails arrive like an iPhone user would.
All those are things to consider if you are thinking of the iPod Touch as your way of getting around AT&T's rate plans. While the iPod Touch is the best iPod available, you won't have all the conveniences of an iPhone user.
Another minor annoyance is that there is no volume button on the outside of the iPod, and when the iPod goes to sleep, you have to "slide to unlock" in order to use the touch volume controls.
All in all, though, I am very happy with my iPod Touch. It's the best portable media player out there and it does so much more than just that. Highly recommended.
Customer Review: Cool and amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
Purchased the 1G, 16GB iPod touch last week, should have purchased the 2G at the same price instead. In any case, I have gone through a bunch of MP3 players including a 40GB unit, but this is my first video player and my first Apple product. And an amazing, cool, powerful product it is, there is nothing like it on the market, at lease for now.
When I first unboxed touch, the user's manual is nowhere to be found so I needed to go online and download Safari and iTunes, intimidating for a PC user. Couldn't use the touch without iTunes, and iTunes wanted a credit card number to register the touch. Steve Jobs is so clever and devious, what a money making machine having access to your credit card at all times. Great if you have AAPL stocks.
iTunes is a little buggy, giving couple of error messages already and seems like having less control than I like relative to other MP3 player interfaces. My CD audio books were interpreted as songs and no way able to get it into the Audiobooks folder, unless it's purchased from iTunes. The maps GPS is not really a real GPS, like the ones for cars. Continuous wi-fi signals are not available along the freeway or even on the streets, so it's useless for real time directions on the go. Nonetheless, the touch GPS is cool and useful in other ways, hope to be updated to a real GPS. If a website require a download like Adobe Flash Player, I don't know how to do it without hacking into the touch and void the warranty. Battery replacement is around $100 by Apple, not a user replacement part. If you still want to do it, about $15 for the non Apple battery, you need to do some surgery, removing many parts and solder the battery leads on the pc board. If you are not careful and not know what you're doing, you just might render the unit useless. Why can't Jobs provide a quick disconnect terminal for the battery, so much easier. Deleting movies from the touch do not reclaim memory, and re sync the touch after deleting does not reclaim memory either, a restore has to be done. To reclaim memory, use delete from iTune via sync, not from touch. Emails are shown only in letter mode, will not rotate to landscape so fonts are small and difficult to read. For older guys like me, email should default in landscape where the fonts could be enlarged without scrolling to the left or right of the screen. As for scrolling, the touch screen is so small and my finger so big, its too easy to touch a hotlink and off you go to another website. Unfortunately stylus doesn't work on this touch screen, just too bad especially you needed to type a lengthy memo. In youtube, the video and text commentaries are gone on the touch. I'm not able to get movies to play on H.264 on any settings, has to be on mpeg4 at 320 width. Anyway, going from my 62" TV to 3.5" touch screen isn't too bad, its just not anywhere close to HD. Forget about reading subtitles, couldn't get it anyway after conversion to Mpag4. Must be doing something wrong, still learning the touch. Don't bother to use touch on a bright day, the screen washed out just like the laptops. Podcasts only play one at a time, than you have to manually start the next one, not a problem unless you are on an active mode like running. The screen is such a smudge magnet needed to clean often and the stainless steel casing is just too soft with a thousand micro scratches accumulated in just a few days. But it looked so cool! For my use, a few movies and bunch of podcasts, could have got away with an 8GB unit and let iTunes swap in and out the files.
Still such an amazing unit pack with so many advanced features. I'm looking forward to use Word and Excel with it and other applications that are already available. The free stuff on iTune is worth the cost of the touch alone. A very strong 5 stars!
Customer Review: A pocket computer that's also a music player
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was in the market for a new iPod to replace my aging and filled-to-the-brim iPod nano, I went to a brick-and-mortar store to look at the iPod lineup in person. I had intended to get the 80GB Classic, but that one was parked right next to the iPod touch on the display shelf, and I made the mistake of playing with both iPods side by side.
The Classic and nano are excellent MP3 players, but next to the iPod touch, they look outdated and tawdry. The LCD on the iPod touch is incredibly sharp and clear, and after navigating with the touch screen for a few minutes, going back to the mechanical controls of the other iPods felt like a step backwards.
The hardware is simply beautiful. The iPod touch looks sleek and classy, scoring a clear 10 on the "Shiny" danger scale of impulse acquisitions. I ended up talking myself into the 16GB iPod touch, which didn't take much rationalizing at all.
The 2.0 software update turns this thing from a capable audio/video/picture multimedia device into a full-fledged pocket computer, the ultimate iteration of the PDA. You get a full web browser that will render any web page out there (albeit without embedded flash media), a mail client, a calendar, mapping functions, Contacts, a clock with alarm and stopwatch/countdown functions, and a load of other things--and that's before you hop on the App Store and discover how many other excellent applications are available for the iPod touch, both free- and payware. I now have mobile clients for Facebook and eBay, a bunch of games, an e-book reader, an AIM client, and a load of other applications on my iPod touch, and it's getting to the point that the music and video capabilities are almost secondary functions now. This is what a Palm handheld could have evolved into if Palm had put some brain grease into development.
All in all, this is a terrific little device that can serve as a very capable substitute for a laptop in a pinch. Mine holds all my music, a half dozen feature-length films, all my photos, and enough e-books to keep me reading for months, and I still have about 5GB of the formatted capacity of 15-ish GB available. (My only regret is not having dropped another $100 on the 32GB version, but even the 16GB should last me for a good long while.)
My only niggles are the battery life (great with just music at 20-some hours, but with WiFi on and constant application usage, it's more like 5 or 6 hours), and the fact that Apple insists on making the back out of polished stainless steel, which is incredibly easy to scratch, and it collects fingerprints like mad. The front of the iPod touch is glass, and the whole thing is extremely tough, but you'll find yourself using the included screen cloth multiple times a day. If you buy one of these, get a nice case if you want to keep it pristine-looking. I use mine without the case because I love the thinness, but if you do that, you'll have to put up with lots of little scratches on the shiny back.
The iPod touch is a top-shelf geek toy, and the most polished handheld multimedia device on the market, with seamless integration, flawless function, and a very well designed interface. With the addition of the 2.0 software, it's also the best PDA on the market, with functionality that can compete with that of a Netbook.