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Title: Apple iPod shuffle (3rd generation)
Pros: Even cheaper than the second-gen shuffle; dead-simple user interface with satisfying tactile controls; integrated belt clip provides a handy way to keep track of the player; available in five metallic colours; package includes a cute little syncing cradle
Cons: No screen, so there's no way to navigate easily among artists, albums or playlists; only offers so-so sound quality; might be too small for some users; non-standard USB syncing takes away from its plug-and-go appeal
Verdict: If you like your music playback simple and your device nearly invisible, the third-generation iPod shuffle will suit you well. But absentminded users should steer clear of this easy-to-misplace player
Summary: The new third-generation iPod shuffle is pretty much the same as the second-generation design -- same 1GB memory, cute dock and integrated clip -- but now it's available in metallic blue, purple, green, red and silver and it costs less, at just £49
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63/100 |
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Title: Apple iPod nano (3rd gen, video)
Pros: Crisp, bright video playback; exceptionally thin all-metal body; above-average battery life; built-in games; advanced user interface
Cons: Wider body; smaller scroll wheel; lack of video output; average-sounding audio quality
Verdict: Apple's new iPod nano seems to be drawing equal amounts of ire and admiration. Although we miss the slender form of the second-generation iPod nano, we feel the latest edition has more going for it than against it. At less than £100, the 4GB iPod na
Summary: With its wider, square design and its video playback capability, the latest iPod nano is more like a 'light' version of the iPod classic. Despite its changes, the nano is still one of the smallest, thinnest and most exquisitely designed MP3 players on the
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80/100 |
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Title: Apple iPod classic
Pros: Capacity; design; good screen; Cover Flow; use of album art; high-quality video support; great games; handy search feature; sound quality; support for lossless audio; integrated podcast features
Cons: New main menu UI; have to use iTunes; navigation can be slow at times
Verdict: Apple has not only exceeded our expectations, it's exceeded ones we didn't even have. The iPod classic is a superb audio player with a huge wealth of well-integrated features and intuitive navigation. Our only real concern is that menus can be laggy. Apar
Summary: Coming in 80GB and 160GB capacities, the new Apple iPod classic can hold a massive archive of music and video. There's no need to pick and choose which music goes with you, even if you rip CDs at the very highest lossless quality. The interface has been g
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90/100 |
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Title: Apple iPod nano (3rd gen, video)
Pros: Crisp, bright video playback; exceptionally thin all-metal body; above-average battery life; built-in games; advanced user interface
Cons: Wider body; smaller scroll wheel; lack of video output; average-sounding audio quality
Verdict: Apple's new iPod nano seems to be drawing equal amounts of ire and admiration. Although we miss the slender form of the second-generation iPod nano, we feel the latest edition has more going for it than against it. At less than £100, the 4GB iPod na
Summary: With its wider, square design and its video playback capability, the latest iPod nano is more like a 'light' version of the iPod classic. Despite its changes, the nano is still one of the smallest, thinnest and most exquisitely designed MP3 players on the
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80/100 |
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Title: Apple Computer iPod nano (1GB/2GB/4GB)
Pros: Incredibly thin color-screened iPods with audio and photo performance virtually identical to full-sized fourth-generation iPods, but at 1/4 the weight. Bleeding edge engineering and industrial design with visual cues from best prior iPods, resulting in a
Cons: Lower storage capacity for the dollar than prior iPod minis, fewer color options and lower battery life as well. Because of relocated and changed headphone port, incompatible with virtually all top-mounting iPod and iPod mini accessories. Requires powered
Verdict: Regarding the "smaller capacity for the same money" gripes: the 6GB mini was not selling hardly at all - the 4GB model was the popular one. Clearly, no one needed 6GB. They either spent a bit more and went for 20, or just got a 4GB mini. Therefore, a 4 an
Summary: [Editors' Note: This review was first posted on September 11, 2005 for Apple Computer's original 2GB and 4GB iPod nano models. On February 7, 2006, Apple released a new 1GB iPod nano, which is now covered in a special new section of this review ("What Is
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93/100 |
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Title: Apple iPod shuffle (3rd generation)
Pros: Even cheaper than the second-gen shuffle; dead-simple user interface with satisfying tactile controls; integrated belt clip provides a handy way to keep track of the player; available in five metallic colours; package includes a cute little syncing cradle
Cons: No screen, so there's no way to navigate easily among artists, albums or playlists; only offers so-so sound quality; might be too small for some users; non-standard USB syncing takes away from its plug-and-go appeal
Verdict: If you like your music playback simple and your device nearly invisible, the third-generation iPod shuffle will suit you well. But absentminded users should steer clear of this easy-to-misplace player
Summary: The new third-generation iPod shuffle is pretty much the same as the second-generation design -- same 1GB memory, cute dock and integrated clip -- but now it's available in metallic blue, purple, green, red and silver and it costs less, at just £49
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63/100 |
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Title: Apple iPod shuffle (3rd generation)
Pros: Even cheaper than the second-gen shuffle; dead-simple user interface with satisfying tactile controls; integrated belt clip provides a handy way to keep track of the player; available in five metallic colours; package includes a cute little syncing cradle
Cons: No screen, so there's no way to navigate easily among artists, albums or playlists; only offers so-so sound quality; might be too small for some users; non-standard USB syncing takes away from its plug-and-go appeal
Verdict: If you like your music playback simple and your device nearly invisible, the third-generation iPod shuffle will suit you well. But absentminded users should steer clear of this easy-to-misplace player
Summary: The new third-generation iPod shuffle is pretty much the same as the second-generation design -- same 1GB memory, cute dock and integrated clip -- but now it's available in metallic blue, purple, green, red and silver and it costs less, at just £49
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63/100 |
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