iPod Shuffle
- Reviewer
- Stuart Miles
- Review Date
- 13 January 2005
- Manufacturer
- Apple
- Price as reviewed
- £69
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Reader review
User: Riaz, London
Date Posted: 19 January 2006
Review: I recently owned an IPOD Shuffle, I have to say it was extremely boring to listen to after a while with the same sound with no Equalizer settings. It is a VERY BASIC player and you can probably pick up an MP3 player worth £30 and still get the boring music experience as an iPod Shuffle. It only had one good point to it; sound quality was clear apart from that an utter waste of money. I also recently used my friends IPOD Nano and sound is a little better with the Equalizer, but it distorts a lot more than the Shuffle at high volumes. If you’re after an enjoyable music experience you should go for other known brands WITH EQ settings.
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7 people have rated this review helpful
Reader review
User: Jim, New York, USA
Date Posted: 28 November 2005
Review: I have yet to find any posting of side by side comparisons of these three units, so already owning a iPod Shuffle, I purchased both a Creative Zen Nano Plus and an IRiver T30. I loaded the same song files into all three so that the comparison would be valid. I used only the earphones that came with each unit. The iPod is simple as can be to use. Partly good design and partly fewest features. The Creative Zen Nano has a decent LCD and a menu system that has a short learning curve. It is also the only one of the three to have a built in radio. The IRiver has the greater learning curve partly because it has more customizable options. Both the Creative and the IRiver have line in ability to copy directly from CDs. Of course, only the Shuffle has a built in rechargeable battery (not user replaceable) while the other two use AAAs. Sound quality was my primary concern. All three have pleasant sound with plenty of volume (too much!). First of all, the iPod Shuffle has no controls at all to customize the sound. It does sound very good, however. The Creative Zen Nano has an equalizer. The IRiver T30 has both an equalizer and an entire set of other sound controls from the SRS WOW component. A fair comparison requires us to set both the Creative and the IRiver to what I and my son, believe to give the best combination of bass and treble response. I understand that it is somewhat subjective, however we both agreed on the settings. I know that some 'tests' reviews say they leave the settings at 'neutral' to be fair. I beg to strongly disagree...after all why shouldn't the Creative Zen Nano and the IRiver benefit from a capability that they have built in! Users would surely use those controls, so they should be evaluated. Again, all three sound very good. When it comes to Treble, the iPod Shuffle and the IRiver T30 had the best. The Creative was somewhat muddied in response, but not bad. But when it came to Bass, the IRiver shone above the others. The Creative was second with the iPod Shuffle not far behind. I found the following SRS settings to be the 'best' on the IRiver. Overall, the IRiver's sound was definitely the best of the three.
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8 people have rated this review helpful
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User: Erik, USAhttp://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/staff/readerreview_admin_tool/edit_review.php
Date Posted: 14 June 2005
Review: Lack of FM and screen, it seams cut rate. However, I always listen to my music random anyway, so the screen navigation issues weren't a big deal. It did though quit working after just 3 days, maybe it’s because I went running with it – you would think it could handle jogging?
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13 people have rated this review helpful
Reader review
User: Tim Ober, London
Date Posted: 10 February 2005
Review: The iPod Shuffle, Apple's first entry into the flash-based player market has no screen and is marketed as a "random" player (shuffle mode). You can also play your songs in order. I've found the shuffle to be a waste of time and money. As a veteran iPod owner I find the lack of control to be more of an irritant than some exciting new life experience (life is random blah, blah, blah). The flash market needs to be well designed and thought out 1& 2 gb mp3 players that have high quality user interfaces and intelligent menu systems. It's going to happen--but Apple's shuffle is a step in the wrong direction.
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