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Advantages: v.small & lightweight, can store data files, decent enough headphones
Disadvantages: No screen, file transfer doesn't work all the time

...it does not support AIFF, Apple Lossless, MP1, MP2, WMA or audible.com format 1 (what?!) The lack of a screen may annoy you if you're listening to new music because you'll never know which track you were listening to without playing it again on the computer to identify the sound in order to find out the name. However, this is not a problem for me as I use it to listen to music I already know and like. Another thing worth mentioning is that you can't ...
...alter these settings). The Apple headphones included in the package are a decent enough quality and go relatively loud for when you're in noisy places eg. walking down a busy road. The only thing I did notice was that when I used my boyfriend's more expensive Sony in-ear buds there was a lot more bass than with the regular Apple earphones; but I guess that was to be expected because his earphones cost a lot more and sit inside your actual ear which ...

carly_pussycat 16.08.2005 · Read full review
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8CM AND IT STILL PUMPS OUT PLEASURE.........

Advantages: Compact, light, stores 120 songs, well built, long battery life, easy installation of songs
Disadvantages: None......

...beauties are available direct from Apple online at http://www.apple.com/uk/ipodshuffle/. There are two versions of the Shuffle and are priced dependent upon their memory and song storage capacity. The love of my life decided that I needed to move into the digital age and purchased the 512MB Shuffle for the princely sum of £69, making this significantly cheaper than the i-Pod and i-Pod Mini. The 512MB version stores up to 120 songs, which roughly ...
...anything else. The people at Apple have stuck to their design plan and it has indeed paid off. As for durability, what can I say? Although it is made of plastic, it doesn’t seem brittle at all and I can imagine this taking a good hammering prior to laying down it’s life. It is a well-built piece of technology that cared for, would last for years. To keep the design and size to a minimum, the Shuffle does not have an LCD screen. In fact, it doesn’t ...

Badger_Boy 15.02.2005 · Read full review
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Life Is Random.

Advantages: Cheap, easy to use, original idea
Disadvantages: no screen, maybe too basic?

...plastic, and has a grey apple logo on the back. there's the typical ipod-esque wheel on the front. with the buttons pause, rewind/fast forward back/next and of course volume up and down. on the back above the apple logo is a switch (mentioned earlier in the review) to shuffle between "play" "shuffle" or "off" and an ingenious little button to check you're battery strength ( a series of green/yellow/red lights explained in the manual with a little ...
...of white official apple earphones are included. as well as a lanyard so you can wear the player around your neck, make sure to keep your original cap safe, or find out the hard way!it feels more secure than it should, but it still comes off with a firm tug (some advice for villains and theives there) but not once with all the bumps jumps and falls its taken as it ever removed itself. it could be worn inside your clothes for safety. Theres no need ...

renegade2005 23.09.2005 · Read full review
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Do the iPod Shuffle

Advantages: Cheap and Easy
Disadvantages: A little too basic for some?

...except for a pale grey Apple logo on the back and the distinctive iPod-style control ‘wheel’ is a slightly darker shade of off white. Controls are basic. On the front of the player are the buttons play/pause, previous/rewind, next/fast-forward and volume up/down. On the reverse is a switch that allows you to flick between ‘play in order’, ‘shuffle’ or ‘off’. There’s also a button to press to display the battery status. Does it come with any accessories? ...
...one? It’s available from Apple stores worldwide (in London, there's one on Regent Street), or online at www.apple.com/store for a very tempting £69. Delivery from the online store is free. When I ordered mine, not long after launch, they estimated it would be delivered in 3-4 weeks from the time I placed my order but it arrived - impressively - within the week. A quick look at the website today shows they are currently quoting delivery in 5-7 days. ...

disneyeyes 15.03.2005 · Read full review
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apple ipod(music to my ears)

Advantages: small,lightweight,doubles as memory stick.
Disadvantages: no screen.

For a while i considered buying an ipod but have been detered by the size,weight and price of the ipods,that were currently on the market at the time. So it was the ipod shuffle for me,i bought it about 3 months ago from pc world in aberdeen and paid £45 for it. Well a unique selling point of the ipod shuffle was the fact that it did,nt have a screen.Which means of course you can not see a playlist of your music.The idea behind the ipod shuffle ...
...The first thing that i noticed was its great design,vaule for money,and the fact that all my mates thought it was smart. What is it... the ipod shuffle lets you store music,at least 130 songs(or upto 512mb of data)it can also be used as a memory stick for files. when storing your music or files you can choose how much memory to reserve for each itune.It comes in two sizes either 512mb or 1gb. Using the ipod shuffle itself is really easy.There ...

daviemac 11.09.2006 · Read full review
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Apple iPod Shuffle 512 MB

Advantages: Small,light and affordable
Disadvantages: No display for songs list

For a while i considered buying an iPod but have been detered by the size,wieght and price of the iPods that were currently out at the time,so for me it was ideal when the iPod shuffle was introduced. The iPod boasts at being only 0.78 ounces and just 0.33 inches thin,so was ideal for what i was looking for in terms of weight and size. Although 512 Mb is not as much as the shuffles predecessors, for my own use, (ie. traveling to and from work,running,going ...
...favourite songs. The part I found daunting was setting my PC with the relevent software, but my worries were unfounded as the instructions were very clear and I found it very easy to set up. Once the software was put onto the PC it was as easy as choosing the music you wanted,and clicking one button to transfer it to your iPod.Easy! Using the actual iPod shuffle itself is easy. It has two modes, 1 is the playlist mode, where the iPod just plays ...

Nicola_r 10.04.2005 · Read full review
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IPOD SHUFFLE - the perfect gym buddy!

Advantages: small, gym/jogging friendly
Disadvantages: no LCD display, long track skip times

I bought a 512MB Ipod Shuffle as soon as they were released, as I needed a small non-disk based MP3 player to take to the gym and out jogging. The Ipod lives up to my expectations! It's extremely small, about the size of a stick of gum, and not much thicker. Being an Ipod you upload your songs through Itunes, which is a very easy to use program, I would recommend this program even if you don't own an Ipod! On the back of the Ipod is a small switch ...
...play of your tracks, and "continuous play", which plays your tracks in the order you uploaded them using Itunes, all modes are represented with small symbols. It will not only remember your track but the position of the song you switched it off as well! So when you turn back on you continue listening from exactly the place you left off! Skipping between tracks is somewhat slow however, but not so much as to reduce listening pleasure. It does make ...

faggyflex 06.07.2005 · Read full review
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iPod Shuffle: it does what it says

Advantages: easy to use, portable, good sound quality
Disadvantages: no screen, but that does help the price poor quality earphones

...appeared on dooyoo.co.uk*** == Apple iPod Shuffle 1st generation == This iPod is the start of the shuffle series. Personally, I loved it, it had everything I wanted from an MP3 player. Its small, portable and reliable. Especially the last of these, reliability, the shuffle just has a sense about it that it won't break. And for the time I had it (4 years) it worked perfectly. I found the shuffle was most useful during journeys, or anything that ...
...*very light *very small/portable *tough, won't break *reliable *very easy to use The iPod Shuffle claims to hold 125 songs, however this is based on the fact that a song is 5 minutes long. Obviously, most aren't, I managed to fit 152 songs on to it, but it was filled to its maximum. Despite having no screen, the ipod shuffle is very easy to use. In fact it only has 5 buttons used to work it. Not having a screen is a big disadvantage, but you ...

gavallan2020 12.06.2009 (15.06.2009) · Read full review
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iPod Shuffle

Advantages: Music on the go, very lightweight
Disadvantages: Can be annoying not knowing whats on it!

I've always wanted an iPod of some sort - I had a HDD Mp3 player which was a different brand and ended up sending it back because it just wasn't worth the hassle. When I saw that I could get a 512mb iPod Shuffle free with my new 02 phone (which I was buying anyway) I ordered it straight away. When I first opened the box I couldn't believe the size and weight of it - it really is just like a packet of chewing gum! It comes with a normal cap for over ...
...and 2.0) connector, a cap with a white lanyard attached to it, fantastic quality 'bud' earphones, installation disks and electronic documentation with a copy of iTunes (although when I installed this my computer informed me that there was a new version available, so you may have to upgrade iTunes when you install). Getting started using my iPod was easy - take of the cap and insert into USB port on my notebook and it automatically installed it's ...

gang-brawl 25.07.2005 · Read full review
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Shuffle because life is random

Advantages: lightwight, compact, holds 120 songs and has great sound quality
Disadvantages: no LCD display

My mum bought my i-Pod Shuffle as a gift about 18 months ago and it cost £79. The reasoning for buying it was because I kept complaining that my discman was heavy and jumped around when I went jogging and the music in my gym was great if you are into acid house and RnB. I have the 512MB version of the Shuffle and it has the capacity to hold 120 songs, that is around 9 full albums of music and in my opinion more than enough for one person who does ...
...on a quick run and for an hour at night when at the gym. The software is idiot proof and took next to no time to put on my PC. Rather than use i-tunes, I just copied albums I already owned onto the software and transferred it to the Shuffle. It has a built in USB to slot straight into the PC. In my opinion, the best features of the Shuffle are that it is compact (about the same size as a pack of chewing gum), weighs very little (20g), it plays ...

bigbullyboy 21.04.2006 · Read full review
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Apple ipod shuffle

Advantages: light -weight, easy to use, easy to load mp3's,slim
Disadvantages: screenless

...that i owened beforehand it was much clearer.The earphones that came with my ipod are the comfyiest ive ever used they are double protected in sponge on the bit that fits in youre ear.the apple ipod is value for money i will deffently stay with apple for my next ipod. ...

Tallia123 03.08.2006 · Read full review
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ipod shuffle 512mb

Advantages: Small, light weight, stylish
Disadvantages: No screen limited amount of space

...and brought it directly form apple online! The service was good and i did not have to pay any p&p as the item was over a certain price! However i cannot be sure but i think they may have come down in price now but dont quoe me on that! P.S they are cheaper that ipod minis! ...

bibs1234 27.07.2005 · Read full review
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Best value for money compact Mp3 player

Advantages: Compact, small, good sound quality, made by only the best - Apple
Disadvantages: No display

I've bought an iPod Shuffle after deciding what mobile player to buy. This device is great if you just want a basic player with your favourite songs. Its small compact and easy to use. The price was well worth it! There is Excellent sound quality! The headphones are top of the range and have enough bass that even Drum'n'Bass sounds good on them! The Volume can be turned up high too. It is so compact which is the of the best points of it. I can ...
...or into my trouser pocket, and it would not be in the way or become annoying. It is also simple to use and only the most necessary functionality is included. I even dropped mine in the toilet and didnt worked for a while, but after 2 weeks it dried out and started to work again - great durability. Loudness up/down, Play/Pause, next/prev track, fast forward/backward (by holding the skip buttons), normal mode or shuffle play. It has a lot of different ...

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10/10 for wieghtless music.........

Advantages: Great for on the go, extremely compact, ease of use and long battery life
Disadvantages: No display, plus lanlead gets irritatingly tangled with the earphones.

Considerably my first ipod. I mean I've seen and tried others, but this is top of the range portable entertainment. You'll be mistakenlly offering a friend your shuffle instead of mints. It's just that small. This is for all you random people out thier. Like to be surprised? well look no further, this is the music player for you. Set it to shuffle and go for a jog. Fit up to 200 songs mixed non-matched. Let it hang from you like a necklace with ...
...a run, consider purchasing the arm strap accessorie. Though if your not that random, set it to order and navigate through your organized songs. With simple desighn comes ease of use. The shuffle uses a slide button for the main controls at the back. For shuffle, playback and off, you won't accidentaly switch any of these controls, only on purpose. Easily remove the cap at the bottom and stick it into a USB port on your computer, PC or Mac. And ...

ryan_mckenzie 08.12.2006 · Read full review
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I-pod shuffle

Advantages: Extremely light and very portable
Disadvantages: For me, didn't last that long

...being an Apple product. That being said, it is good value enough to just buy another and I would recommend one for a christmas present - especially for a young teenager, as being cheaper and less ostentatious that a full i-pod they are probably less likely to get stolen! ...

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