iPod Shuffle: Portable and reliable, all you need (Apple iPod shuffle 512 MB)

Member Name: gavallan2020

Product:	Apple iPod shuffle 512 MB
Date:	03/06/09 (26 review reads)
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Advantages: easy to use, portable, good sound quality,

Disadvantages: no screen

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 is boring really.

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 have to remember that it wasn't built to be an MP4 player or anything. When I had the shuffle, I only put my favourites on it and it worked out ok. If a song comes on that you don't like, then you just skip it and 90% of the time the next song will be fine. Anyway, since it doesn't have a screen, the costs and therefore prices are kept to a minimum. A brand new iPod Shuffle 512mb will only cost around £15.

So overall worthwhile if you can live without the screen, if memory is a problem then you can upgrade to the 1gb version. Its cheap, reliable and easy to use: worth the money!

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