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Choosing the Right iPod

Last post 08-19-2008, 9:26 AM by CyrusComputers. 10 replies.
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  •  04-20-2008, 10:57 AM 308287

    Choosing the Right iPod

    Actually iPod would be a great choice!  but which right one to choose?! Here are some guides u may have a look! Cheers~!

    laptopmag:

    iPod Shuffle

    The iPod shuffle ($79) is the most basic model—it lacks even a screen, but it’s cute, with a tiny metallic body available in five colors. The controls are dead-simple to use, and the integrated clip grips onto your workout gear. If you don’t have much digital music (it holds about 240 songs on 1GB of memory), or you just want something inexpensive to keep you company on a run, this is the iPod for you.

    iPod Nano

    One step up is the iPod nano (from $149), which has a sharp 2-inch screen and measures an ultra-slim 2.8 x 2.1 x 0.3 inches—perfect for style mavens. It’s still primarily a music player, but it plays videos that look clear and smooth. You can browse by album cover via Apple’s highly touted Cover Flow. The 4GB and 8GB capacities are good for small but growing collections, or for people who want less bulk while commuting, exercising, or walking around. The roughly 24 hours of audio playback per charge is also a plus.

    iPod Classic

    Those who have enormous amounts of digital music and want to carry as much of it around with them as they can should consider the iPod classic (from $249), which has an 80GB or whopping 160GB hard drive inside. It looks a lot like the full-sized iPods of yore, but it’s slimmer (0.4 or 0.5 inches thick, depending on capacity) and has a brighter 2.5-inch screen for playing videos. The front face is also now a scratch-resistant anodized aluminum, and it comes in silver or black. Battery life is much improved over previous models for both audio and video, at about 30/5 hours (audio/video) for the 80GB model and 40/7 hours for the 160GB behemoth.

    iPod Touch

    The cream of this crop is the Wi-Fi-enabled iPod touch (from $299), which looks like a slimmer iPhone, minus the phone. The 3.5-inch glass touchscreen supports multi-touch gestures, so you can easily blow up photos and Web pages. Its 8GB or 16GB of flash memory may not be enough for serious video buffs, but this is one killer media player. Extras include widgets for the Safari browser, YouTube, and calendar, but it lacks the iPhone’s e-mail interface (at least, without hacking the device’s OS). One huge bonus: wireless downloads from the iTunes Music Store. Battery life isn’t bad, at 22 hours for audio and 5 hours for video (with Wi-Fi off).

     


  •  04-21-2008, 7:05 AM 308669 in reply to 308287

    Re: Choosing the Right iPod

    nice comparison...too bad I own a notorious 3rd Gen iPod which had a very bad batt...sigh...

  •  04-21-2008, 4:21 PM 309097 in reply to 308287

    Re: Choosing the Right iPod

    Thanks for your sharing, I like iPod classic most.  

     

    I think this Classic will be the big seller. 80 Gig sounds good for Classic (160 Gig is actually more impressive than I ever thought), I will buy one.

     


  •  06-16-2008, 3:23 PM 339634 in reply to 308287

    Re: Choosing the Right iPod

    I regreted buying my iPod nano 3 right after I saw 80G iPod classic

    but my friend who has a classic told me its response is kinda slow while connecting with pc

     

     


  •  06-16-2008, 8:57 PM 339820 in reply to 339634

    Re: Choosing the Right iPod

    i enjoy have voip and txt msg'ing on my jailbroken itouch, wifi is another bonus! :P

  •  06-17-2008, 6:57 AM 339986 in reply to 308287

    Re: Choosing the Right iPod

    I tend to like any MP3 Player that does not have the word iPOD.
  •  06-18-2008, 4:11 AM 340749 in reply to 339986

    Re: Choosing the Right iPod

    SergeiV:
    I tend to like any MP3 Player that does not have the word iPOD.

    lol.. same here. i don't want to spend my hard-earned money on a small music box like iPOD.  

  •  06-20-2008, 4:46 PM 342799 in reply to 340749

    Re: Choosing the Right iPod

    I absolutely love my i pod Touch, this thing is awesome!
  •  08-19-2008, 7:20 AM 376869 in reply to 308287

    Re: Choosing the Right iPod

    I'd prefer iphone 3G LOL!  FULL COMPREHENSIVE! music, message, internet...etc.

    If you want then you can.
  •  08-19-2008, 7:32 AM 376872 in reply to 308669

    Re: Choosing the Right iPod

    unicorn:
    nice comparison...too bad I own a notorious 3rd Gen iPod which had a very bad batt...sigh...

    Mine is older.... aging aging aging.... sigh

  •  08-19-2008, 9:26 AM 376944 in reply to 376872

    Re: Choosing the Right iPod

    I would recommend that you do not get an ipod, but go with the Sansa View instead. It has more features, such as a build-in FM radio, microphone, and 2.4" screen. It's even cheaper than the competing ipod!
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