I can't live without it
a music lover, always listening to music, impressed with this product
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DEC
2
2007
1) I have not had one crash over the last 3 months, which I couldn't say about the Photo. With the Photo I must have had to do a hard reset every week and a format every few months;
2) It's really thin and light for an 80 GB player, and it looks really sleek. Part of the reason I buy an iPod is that no other MP3 player, in my opinion, looks as nice;
3) The wheel, while it has changed, is still great. I find it's a bit hard to switch between one song and another if they are on top, but still a great way to navigate. I just wish they had the A-Z index thing for all of your playlists, instead of just the artist names and album names; and
4) Battery life seems to have improved markedly since the Photo. I don't feel like I have to constantly have the thing charging, which is great.
As for cons, I don't think there are any huge ones for me, other than the fact that it's still pretty expensive for what is a 6th generation MP3 player, but you do pay a premium for Apple styling, which I think is still worth it. Still there are a couple things that I worry about:
1) Given that iPods are not known for durability, I hope I don't need to get this thing repaired just because it wears out;
2) I have the black model and wish I could get some black matte headphones so that I don't have a white cord and a black MP3 player; and
3) It would be nice if it could play AVI or MPEG files in their native formats, instead of requiring a conversion to the Apple format, even if that meant less playing time. It would just be a nice to have.
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