Apple iPod 1st Generation 5 GB (MAC) MP3 Player

Pros: Sleek, Compact, 5 GB HD, Easy To Navigate, Long Battery Life, Backlight Screen, FireWire
Cons: Smudge & Scratch prone, No Case, Expensive

I was hesitant to purchase the iPod after reading a press release that stated it costs $400. However, after playing with one in the McLean, Virginia Apple Store, I just have to get one.

This is my first MP3 player and before the iPod came out,...

Pros: Design, Simplicity, Storage Capacity,... Did I mention Design?
Cons: Battery is not removable Lack of Bass & Treble control

Something is wrong with me. While playing with my Apple laptop recently, I stopped, picked it up and hugged it. I have owned Apple products for years but am impressed more than ever at the amazing designs they have delivered in the last two years - the...

Pros: Ultra Portable, HUGE hardrive, Great Sound, Gorgeous Design and Navigation.
Cons: Factory headphones are a little uncomfortable.

When I first opened the box my iPod came in I was amazed. The design is BEAUTIFUL. It has a large 2" backlit LCD screen, bigger than any other MP3 player out there. The controls are amazing. iPod features a scroll wheel to easily, precisely, and...

Pros: small size, big capacity, great interface, sold feel
Cons: cost

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I've had the iPod for about a week now, and I'm still blown away by it. This is a great little music machine. I'm not going to lie: I had to pay a lot of money to get this thing in my hands and at first I...

Pros: You've been given the Cadillac of MP3 players...
Cons: ...It leaves you hungering for more features.

I recently have been lusting over the iPod when it first made its appearance back in October '01. Finally, someone got it right. Not only is it portable and easy to use but the 5 gig hard drive and the firewire connectivity is a major selling point. To...

Pros: Excellent Design & Finish, Superior GUI, Doubles as Firewire drive, NOT made for Windoze!!
Cons: gets scratched easily, bit pricey

Received the Apple iPod as a Christmas gift from my parents, and to say that I was surprised is an understatement. My brother works for Apple and he got it at a discounted price, so it was even better.

I have been a Macintosh fan for a long...

Pros: Storage Amount, Appearance, Ease of Use, and Firewire-able
Cons: A tad bit heavy, back-surface easily scratch-able, no extra features

Before I begin, I won't recite the stupid facts about the iPod that you can read on their website or anywhere. I will give my account on my experience with the product, tips, recommendations, and the honest truth.

I admit it. I gave into...

Pros: Can fit every live Pearl Jam record released last year with room to spare
Cons: Your old CD Walkman never crashed

I remember a few years back this friend of mine saying that he wished someone would invent something that would let him carry his whole CD collection in his pocket. If I recall, I think my response at the time was that I believed that to be about as...

Pros: HIGH capacity, small size, elegant interface, fast firewire transfer
Cons: Short warranty, expensive, No official PC support (but 3rd party available)

This is quite simply, the best all around MP3 player available today that money can buy.

Here is an overview of its main features:
5 or 10 GB hard drive (depending on model)
(this equals to 1000 - 2000 songs!)
Can store data as...

Pros: Small form factor, styling, holds a LOT of music, attracts attention
Cons: PC connection not formally supported by Apple, attracts scratches/fingerprints

Last weekend I purchased an iPod...and I don't have a Mac at home, nor at work, nor do I have any close friends with Macs. Nuts, you say? After all, you need a Mac to make it work, right?

3rd party companies such as Mediafour (mediafour.com)...

Pros: Perfect size, Doubles as hard drive, FireWire, Sexy
Cons: Scratches easily, 1.1 Update

I'll admit it. When I first heard of the iPod, it was when everybody was busy mocking Apple for calling an MP3 player "groundbreaking". But the more I read about the iPod, the more I realized it truly was groundbreaking. And when the Apple Web Store...

Pros: Very well engineered, stylish, good sound, extremely useable, portable hard drive
Cons: Must have Mac w/firewire, not PC compatible, expensive, battery 6 hours (spec: 10)

Within the scope of today's technology, the iPod is an extremely well designed Walkman (portable stereo). With the hype Apple's marketing is doing, I'm not sure the public realizes that when all the oo's and ah's subside, it's still just essentially a...

Pros: Design, capacity, user-friendly
Cons: Price, Fragile and it doesn't bring a case

The Apple iPod is Apple’s first delve into consumer electronics since the ill-fated Newton and Pippin. Criticised for being slow to follow the digital music bandwagon Apple has been quick to catch up. All new Macs ship with CD-RW and iTunes 2; Apple’s ver ...

Pros: Sounds Great, Fits in any pocket, Superb Interface and iTunes integration. Fast file transfers.
Cons: Mac only. No belt clip. Artist and CD names truncated. Front prone to tiny scratches.

The main criticism I’ve read of the iPod lately is how it’s “outrageously expensive” or people stating that they would buy one “if only Apple made it $200”. My experience is to the contrary. The iPod would be a good value at US$500: The 1.8” Toshiba...

Pros: Form Factor, Awesome UI, great screen, good sound, turn friends green with envy
Cons: no case, annoying earphones, afraid of scratches, cost

I have been walking around with a Rio500 for over a year now, and have enjoyed the sound and features on that device. This past Valentine's Day, my girlfriend decided to surprise me with an iPod. We don't usually spend so much on gifts, especially for...