New Apple iPod shuffle 1GB green

APPLE IPOD UNIVERSAL DOCK INC.REMOTE CONTROL BLACK Universal Dock w/Remote Black Charges (inc AC Adaptor), Syncs, Composite Video & S-Video Outputs, Line-out, 30-Pin Dock connector
Customer Review: Great, but equally disappointing
The device has a lot of promise by offering all the functionality that I wanted from a docking station for my brand spanking new 80Gb iPod Video.

However take heed of what you read here.

Similar to what other users have reported; I have been unable to successfully synchronise with iTunes using this dock. Everything else works brilliantly - the audio and video out, charging, the remote control, and even the stability/aesthetics of the unit. But, with out being able to synchronise with iTunes - it makes for a pretty disappointing purchase in my opinion.
Customer Review: Slightly iffy with the 80gb iPod
I got the dock so that I could have somewhere safe to put the iPod when syncing it with iTunes. It is solid and stable, supports the iPod well and it charges it without any problems. The selection of mounts for different iPods is good too - at least the match my black iPod (unlike the white adapter that came with it). Only real down point would be the size of the wall wart - you would think you were going to be charging a car and not an iPod.

But…. whenever I try to sync with iTunes things get iffy. It takes ages for iTunes to detect the iPod is there and when it does it reports an error saying that the iPod needs to be completely reset and formated! I have had to hard reset the iPod to get it back after putting it in the dock. Using the same sync lead with the iPod without the dock and it works OK.

I am now using it to play through the hifi and it works fine for that - is has enough connections I had load of spare leads) and the remote works well enough.

New Apple iPod shuffle 1GB green
IPOD SHUFFLE 1GB GREEN UK

Customer Review: excellent machine provided all you want is music
At the time of writing this review there are 68 others already on here, but I thought I would tell you of my own experience with the ipod shuffle.

I go the gym and used to have a MP3 player - just a basic “memory stick” type that I plugged into my computer to recharge and I could drag & drop songs onto. Unfortunately it died so it was time to look for a new one. Now I was undecided whether to buy a basic model by a less well known company, or go for a leading name. It seems to me that if you’re prepared to go for a relatively unknown manufacturer you can get a basic mp3 player for half the price with twice the memory, but eventually after much deliberation I plumped for the apple ipod shuffle, swayed by a combination of the reputation of apple & (hopefully) a better build quality.

I have had it just over a week now and I think I have made the right decision.

Yes, there is no screen, but I knew that when I bought it. I know from my prior experience at the gym that I just tend to switch it on and let it play so I didn’t really need one. Also, I have a mobile phone that takes pictures, plays videos, games etc and I hardly use any of those features so I figured I wouldn’t need a screen to watch tiny videos on. The earphones are great - several reviwers say they fall out but I’ve used mine on the treadmill, rower, cross trainer, exercise bike and wave machine and they’ve stayed in throughout! I’ve got about 14 hours out of it before I had to recharge which is impressive, and although initially I missed the simplicity of the “drag & drop” method of my old mp3 player, its just a question of getting used to itunes and once you have it seems simple enough.

All in all, an excellent purchase and having never had any previous experience of apple or ipods I am very pleased with my purchase.

Customer Review: Why Buy A New Ipod SHUFFLE When You Can Get It FREE!!!!!,
Why Buy A New Ipod Shuffle When You Can Get It FREE!!!!!, 15 Sep 2007

Yes we all know iPod are the best for MP3 players, they’re stylish, portable and user friendly..

But Apple can’t make REAL portable video players.. Archos have had a touch screen portable video player out for a few months, with a hard drive TEN TIMES bigger than this..

So final verdict, I would not pay for this, but if you could get it free then go for it, go to www.shufflegift.notlong.com to get your free ipod Shuffle!

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