Apple iPod classic 120 GB

For as long as I can remember, I was steadfastly anti-Apple - fuelled in particular by my intense dislike of iTunes (I was a loyal winamp user, and had no intention of defecting), and resulting in my outright refusal to even consider purchasing an iPod. As such, when purchasing an mp3 player about 4 years ago, I was determined to avoid the iPod range, and instead opted for the chunkier, heavier Creative player that was released at the time. This however died a slow death about six months ago, andso the time came to shop around for a replacement. I started out secure in my refusal to go near an iPod, but this time around it lasted for a far shorter period... ...  Read the complete review

I live for music. It is what keeps me going. Bored? Listen to music. In a bad mood? Listen to music. In a good mood? Listen to music. Tired? Listen to music. I would go as far as saying that music is my favourite thing in the whole wide world, from the unpolished sounds of a street busker, to the mega awesome sounds of Brand New. When I was younger, it was tapes, top of my Christmas list - a portable cassette player. Give it a few years, then it was a portable CD player, and when I got my first paper rounds, I was then able to afford to get myself an mp3 player. I think it cost me about £30, from play.com, and held 256mb of music. That was sometime in 2005. ...  Read the complete review

My first generation 4GB 'pod has been threatening to shuffle (no pun intended) off this mortal coil for some time. The battery life has been diminishing impressively for a while, and when it no longer lasted a round trip to Tesco (approximately an hour), it was time to turn it into a tasty silver memory stick, and shop around for something new. So, armed with a recent, unexpected bit of "spare" money, and a long held wish to back up my large CD collection. I staggered off to the local Curry's superstore (not terribly super - three staff, one of whom I had to haul off the till to serve me. But I digress...), knowing exactly what I wanted to buy. ...  Read the complete review

I had been anti-Ipod/Apple ever since the beginning; I always viewed it with people who were able to afford it got it just to flash the fact they could afford it. That was 5 years ago. I now realise that was a foolish thing to do; to generalise an entire population of apple ipod customers. This is actually quite a useful thing to have; when I go out to travel long distances with it, I always pick it as a number 1 option to take with me after money. It greatly enhances the journey, no matter where I go. When looking around for MP3s, I didn't particulary want a cheap one as the rule goes; if you pay more for a product, it will last you longer in the long run. ...  Read the complete review

Having had various mp3 players before I have found that my iPod classic is definately the best. I had always been a bit indecisive of getting an iPod, mainly because I didn't like itunes, and prefered windows media player, however after getting an iPod as a christmas present I have found out that itunes is not as bad as I thought. The iPod itself is light, and not too big to carry around in your handbag all day, and it is still not too big to fit in an armband for when your exercising. The screen is also a pretty good size too, so you can watch films on it too without having to have it too close to your face. Even though a tv may be better for watching tv shows ...  Read the complete review