Apple iPod touch 8 GB (1st Generation) OLD MODEL
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Customer Review: Apple hater loves iPod touch
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm sure all of this has already been said, but I felt the need to cast my vote too. I love my iPod touch 8GB.
Let me explain that while this is not my first portable media player, it is my first iPod. By choice. I was raised on PCs and have hitherto always hated Apple, so I'm probably pretty different from most iPod reviewers in that respect.
The touch-screen interface is probably the most intuitive interface of any device I've used. Not only do I think wheels are stupid, I'm now starting to think buttons are obsolete. I'm exaggerating, of course, but this thing is a pleasure to use.
The audio quality is excellent and there are a great number of useful EQ presets. 8GB is pretty small for the price of this player. However, although I don't have every song I own on it, I do have every song I ever think about listening to (1365 of them) as well as a few podcasts, some photos, and a couple of TV shows. The screen is very large for a device that fits in your pocket, and it plays some beautiful video.
It isn't the perfect device. It's picky about video (but so is every other player). The wifi and the web browser are exciting features, but they are limited in ways you might or might not expect. The browser doesn't support Flash player (at least yet), so no internet radio. You can play mp3s from web pages in the browser, but can't store them for later use. Also, the wifi music store isn't a wireless-optimized iTunes store as I expected: there are no podcasts or TV shows on it, and it doesn't point out free content the way iTunes on your computer does.
Customer Review: The new era for iPod's!
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first heard about the new iPhones I couldn't believe how great it was that you can actually touch the screen and not worry about buttons. Then I realized that it was great technology...but it be so annoying if were in the middle of watching a movie or listening to a song and you get a phone call.
So then, I just decided to wait for something else from Apple, and boy...was I glad I did!
The brand new iPod Touch, the same technology from iPhone, minus a few things here and there. This is by far the greatest Mp3/Media player currently on the market right now. This product is just as amazing as I thought it would be, but if your really into watching videos I would recommend the 16GB one over the 8GB.
You can easily store about 6 movies on the 8GB version if you upload the movie files at 700MB, and will still have room for about 500 songs. I think that is plenty of room for most people, because lets face it why keep the same movie on there if you have already seen it? Technology will always come up with something new and fresh, doesn't mean you have to run off and spend money on it. If your really into music and movies, then I think the extra $100 bucks is worth getting the 16GB model. Overall, this is a gadget that won't get old for a long time because of watching videos in widescreen and listening to your tunes while surfing threw your collection, and best of all you can be on the internet!
It's fun...it's user friendly...and most importantly it's money well spent for what you get out of it. Enjoy!
Customer Review: An iPod that deserves the "i"...
Summary: 5 Stars
Years before the iPod touch came out, the general populace seemed to designate such a fantasy device the "iPod touch". And just after iPhone was introduced, it seemed to many somewhat unlikely that a touch screen iPod would have any internet capability or use a flash drive.
Apple's execution surprised and disappointed many, who'd been (retrospectively, unreasonably) expecting a high-capacity, hard-drive based "iPod touch"; not taking into consideration that such a drive coupled with the touch screen would cripple battery life. This is why the Touch uses such a limited capacity.
HOWEVER, OS X and Safari browser *IN*(!!!) this itineration of iPod ensure its reign over probably any other multimedia device on the market. 8GBs is not much, but it is most likely NOT too little for the casual video-watcher; 8GBs of music is thousands of songs. I have 2.5GBs left after almost 300 photos, 2 hours of videos, and 500 songs, which make up all of my library. iTunes Music Store is now not your only (legal) resource for music and video; with a public wi-fi connection or a home router, Safari and YouTube make it foolproof to stream just about any song or music video for free, instantly. This thing just seems alarmingly capable to me and my family.
Simply put, the "i" in iPod now stands for "infinite." It's not perfect, but it's still stunning.
Customer Review: Crazy Fun IPod
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, at first I thought it was a little radical with all the bells and whistles and what not, but when I used my friends, I was sold. I was deciding to get a new IPod because my old gen.1 Nano was starting to 'go' if you know what I mean. I have always been a nano lover, and I was gonna buy the Nano. Then I got curious, I looked into the Touch a little and was amazed. Then a couple of weeks later, my friend got one, and let me try it out. AMAZING. It's pros definetly outway it's cons.
PROS:
1. The nice slim body plate. It's cool how nice and small they got it for something with so much.
2. Even though this part is half pro half con (because you'll rarely use it after a while) The internet is REALLY nice.
3. Very nice looking.
4. Light weight design.
5. Many things to keep you occupied BESIDES listening to music.
CONS:
1. It's a bit over priced.
2. Kinda tricky to get used to, especially if you're used to other IPods.
3. Not really that much of a con, but some of the bells and whistles become not used after a couple of weeks.
So the answer to the all important question:
"Should I buy one?"
If you can afford it: YES!
Customer Review: iTouch - More than Just Cool
Summary: 5 Stars
Mine is a 1st generation 8Gig iTouch. Sure, I'd like a 2nd generation and more Gigs, but this unit works fine, sounds fine, and is holding up fine.
My battery does not hold a charge as long as I'd like, and it never did. I'm not sure if I didn't condition the battery right when it was new, or if I over charged it too much early on, but that's about the only issue I have with it. I didn't pay the costly service fee to Apple for the protection, and I see that a replacement battery costs a lot to have done at Apple. So, I've done my research, and when it's time, I will get a battery from the internet and I will install it myself.
There's enough reviews that discuss all it's options so I won't go on and on about those. I will day that I love the way that iTunes keeps my iTouch and all of my applications that are on it updated. I have games, online Wifi tools, utilities, movies, TV shows, pictures, and of course music on this thing. It works great.
I use a DLO Leather Folio Case to keep this protected (click on that link to see my review of the case). I also have a clear screen protector on it - and that has worked fine too.