New Apple iPod shuffle 2GB – Green
Posted by Notcot on May 20, 2010 in Portable Sound & Vision |
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I really don’t understand the many gloomy and critical reviews of this product; when most of these are made about features that are blindingly obvious before you part with your money.
As an old fart who still plays vinyl records, this is my first introduction to the world of portable, digital music players and I have been delighted with it. The headphones are, indeed, not suitable if you want to run with the shuffle. (They fall out of your ears with little effort and I suspect that moisture or sweat would be a disaster for the control unit on the right headphone wire). Also, you are restricted to these headphones if you want to retain control over managing volume and movement between tracks. However, it is the work of a moment to set up a playlist, adjust the volume and plug in your preferred headphones. I can do exactly this and have used full circumaural SONY ‘phones that the shuffle drives beautifully. If you don’t want to run, the earphones provided are remarkably good for such a tiny and (relatively) cheap package. The sound quality from this miniature object is astonishing and the quantity of music that you can pack into it, unbelievable. The “voiceover” feature takes a little getting used to, but is remarkably simple and quick, once you have played with it for a while. As a staggeringly miniaturised music player that weighs almost nothing, looks cool and is very portable; this will take some beating. Incidentally, it’s not really black but a sort of graphite/charcoal with a shiny stainless steel clip. Of course it’s NOT a full-blown ipod and if you really need the features that so many reviewers are moaning about missing, then buy something else! Simples.
Rating: 4 / 5
the new ipod shuffle is really for gym and sports users. Being that sort of size and shape but i do find that apple have gone backwards in the designs. I feel having the controls on the headphones makes it more difficult hence why im using my old shuffle instead. The vioce over is abit of a gimic aswell. Also having to find specific head phones for the new shuffle has caused problems aswell. If u are buying an ipod shuffle please buy the old one. Its lighter on ur pocket aswell
Rating: 3 / 5
is a good product untill the earphones pack in which happens regularly unfortunatly. As they control the skip song function and the volume without them its pritty useless!
Rating: 2 / 5
It doesn’t matter how small, how much it holds, how long it can play for or what type of cool, new voice interface this iPod shuffle has, the only way to play any music on this is with the factory provided headphones which are worse than rubbish. So until a manufacturer develops some good headphones for this product, do not buy it or you shall come to regret wasting your money.
Rating: 1 / 5
I’m very disappointed with Apple. This is a classic case of ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’. The second generation ipod was ideal as a starter ipod for kids: really simple and easy to use. This next one is much smaller and trickier because the controls are on the earphones cable, not on the ipod itself. It does look cool like all Apple products but I bought it for a 7 year old and after two months she’s frustrated with it. You’ve got the alternatives of the earlier version (at twice the price) or a nano (more than twice the price).
Rating: 3 / 5