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Reviewed by UK Guest, 11th Aug 2005. |
| Review Summary: Not just for the young |
Overall Score: 5/5
 
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Review: As a 60 year old music lover I was most impressed when I saw my 11 year old grand-daughter's Mini iPod. I have a few more CD's than her as I've been collecting for years before she was born so I calculated that the iPod 20gb was the one for me. It has exceeded my expectations. Without referring to the manual on the CD, I spent a weekend transferring 200 CD's to the iPod and now carry my music collection of over 3000 tracks around in my pocket. I buy music through the music store which comes as part of the iTunes software, 79p for a single, £7.90 for an album. The iPod is very well constructed, it is difficult to believe that it has a hard drive inside. I use the iPod in bed and the mechanism is totally silent. I used to use a CD player which was relatively noisy and annoyed my wife so she is also an iPod fan. The iTunes software is brilliant. The iPod synchronises with the music library on the PC every time I plug it in. To add a CD I just slip it into the drive and iTunes does the rest. It converts the CD to mp3 and adds it to the library. Each CD takes around 4 minutes to convert. There are lots of options for quality and format. My son connected the iPod up to his car hi-fi and immediately went out and bought one. It has a non-removeable rechargeable battery which I have used for over 11 hours non-stop without charging. It was still playing when I recharged it. You recharge it by connecting to your PC's USB 2.0 socket or by using the supplied mains charger.
Playing options include random playing of the library, custom playlists and playing selected albums or tracks.
The photo facility is useful when visiting friends and family as the photos can be displayed on a TV using an optional cable. This is the only accessory I have bought at the moment.
The only potential drawback that I can see is that unlike my CD player, I can't just swap batteries if they run down during the day when I am not at home. A car charger is next on my list of purchases.
Summarising - an amazing piece of technology - Apple have got it spot on. |
Ratings
| Value For Money: |
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5 |
| Review Score: |
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5 |
| Recommended? | |
Yes |
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Audio HiFi