Apple Ipod 20 gig 4th Generation (Apple iPod (3G) 20 GB)

Member Name: sarahlowe

Product:	Apple iPod (3G) 20 GB
Date:	08/11/05 (1467 review reads)
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Advantages: Great for having loads of music to hand

Disadvantages: battery performance, scratches far too easily, transfer of music takes time to do

I must admit I absolutley love my apple ipod. I listen to it all the time. I'm on a mission to fill it full of great music and its taking me a while.

The 20 gig ipod has a capacity of upto 5,000 songs which is quite a few but with the larger ipods now available, some hold upto 15,000 songs + photos + videos.

I think that my battery is meant to last between 8 - 12 hours but I'm convinced I get no where near that amount of play. Also if I charge my battery at the weekend but don't play my ipod till the wednesday - upto half of my battery will have gone - not sure why as its been switched off but this happens a lot.

Transfering of music can take quite a while as itunes needs to convert music cds into mp3 files and then once the cd is in your library you need to connect your ipod to transfer them directly to that. If you are transfering upto 1,000 music files from itunes to your ipod it can take quite a while perhaps about half an hour.

The back of the ipod is silver and this I've found scratches sooo very easily even with a case on.

Still after saying all that I love my ipod to bits, the above are just a few common faults that I think everyone has with the ipod and I can't wait to be able to upgrade to the ipod with the colour screen and music videos, hopefully by the time i manage to upgrade they will have different colour ipods available. The white casing is a bit boring.

The ipod has a few games on it to good old solitaire, brick, parachute and music quiz. I'm sorry but can't explain brick or parachute as I don't really understand how to play them. The music quiz is good - it plays a sample of a song in your collection - gives you a multiple choice of answers and you have to pick the correct song. The faster you correctly identify the song - the more points you get.

The ipod also has the function of an alarm clock and the option to transfer your contacts from outlook into your pod.

The clickwheel is very easy to use although i find myself getting carried away and i always click it too fast and end up further away from the artist that I originally wanted.

I bought my ipod direct from apple uk as you have the option to have the back engraved at no extra cost but i think that you can pick these up at most electrical stores ie - curry's comet, dixons etc. Price ranges from £220 - £300. There are literally hundreds of accessories available for the ipod to name but a few - speakers, case's/skins and upgraded earphones.

**Taken from my ciao account and modified slightly**

Summary: fantastic music player - well worth the money

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