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There is no doubt that this is a beautiful piece of workmanship. Unjustifiably massive bloat, braindead 70MB updates, resource hogging, and treating the user like he has been lobotomized (or hypnotized by Apple). So when I bought this secondhand beauty I emailed him my impression:"Build quality and packaging are exceptional, truly first rate. Apple really has that part sorted out; I'm impressed.Screen and CPU somewhat less magnificent."Part of my teasing of this pleasant fellow was due to my experience with iTunes; I had given in to his constant evangelism about my trying it out.
The Sansa has a color screen, better video playback (yes, you can play video on your mini with rockbox. So no iTunes for me, no matter what. I loadmp3/ogg/flac/whatever by copying across the USB connection.(rockbox dot org)"Rockbox lets me use that beautiful Apple hardware with an interface that puts /me/ in control. It also has something that might seem trivial: a place to attach a lanyard. And I can play ogg, flac, Still, I find myself using the iPod less than a Sansa e260 that had an MSRP 3-4x less than the iPod. I have an Apple-obsessed friend that I have teased for years about his Apple fixation.
The solution."The OS is so-so and iTunes is the Root Of All Evil, so I installedrockbox on it and am enjoying it immensely. Since I use the Sansa for mobile listening I might get one of those audio docks to use the iPod with my stereo system. Excellent tactility. iTunes represented, for me, all that is wrong with software.
Seems so ancient now.After a year or 2 though the LCD just came and went , some kind of construction issue.
the CD, manual, earplugs all came in the original box. Of course her choice was pink. I was learing of buying a used product, but this looked like you had just purchased it in a store. I recently spent the weekend with my 5 yr old niece. It was just as the seller said it was, if not better. she loves it. She walked around the whole weekend with my ipod on. I asked her if she could buy one whick color would she get.
Many iPods today do not come with the belt clip and it is kind of disappointing after you spend a sizable amount of money for something that you have to hold or put in a pocket where easily slip out. Furthermore, it comes with a handy belt which is a definite plus. Anyway, The pros of this great little product are that it is lightweight, durable, small/compact, and easy to use. This a great and versatile product with all the great colors it comes in. It is small and light which means you can take it anywhere with you.
iPod was sold as good condition, however it is not usable since the battery is dead.
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