Apple iPod Video 5th Generation White (30 GB) MP3 Player Reviews

Apple iPod Video 5th Generation White (30 GB) MP3 Player

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  • The Apple 30GB Video iPod and a Look Beyond

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Oct 21, 2006
    Pros: Typical high quality Apple design, construction and user experience and much, much more.
    Cons: Considering future models, it has the smallest screen. I'm reaching for cons here.

    Summary: As users of the latest electronic gadgets, consumers expect a level of usefulness, quality, reliability, and service. As a company who has met and exceeded those expectations, Apple has led a number of market trends in the overall development of ... read more

  • Apple iPod 30 GB MP3 Player: A Fantastic Electronic Device

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Sep 28, 2009
    Pros: awesome sound, easy to use, "on the go" playlists, hard to harm
    Cons: battery life is fading after 4 years

    Summary: I remember when my husband bought his first iPod.  I was completely baffled.  Why would you want to have so much music with you at one time; what was the point of that?  I could listen to whatever I wanted to at home easily, and I could ... read more

  • My favorite Apple iPod

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 22, 2009
    Pros: the function is so smooth,and the screen is nice too.
    Cons: too much expensive

    Summary: Actually, when I just get it , the iPod classic ,i feel a bit disappointed, after all, Apple's best designs in the iPod classic  in fact should not be any breakthrough, it seemed to be somewhat monotonous. And people should take comfort from the ... read more

  • Brilliant in working condition!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 1, 2009
    Pros: Large storage capability.

    Wide range of add-ons available.

    Good capabilities.
    Cons: Can be expensive to repair.

    Can scratch easily.

    Summary: These ipods are fantastic, when they work! I am now onto my fifth one and i still am struggling to gain any confidence with them! My first one lasted me 5 months. It was early Christmas morning and i awoke to the shiny box i opened it ... read more

  • Good for an avid music lover to have !!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 10, 2009
    Pros: Good for commuters, runners, bikers and personal listening.
    Cons: Power runs out quick if left on, or run video's on it a lot!

    Summary: I purchased this product 18 months ago, and not being very experienced at using this kind of product I am glad that I had some sort of manual at hand to walk me through how to use it. If you already have an extensive CD collection, and want somewhere ... read more

  • Apple 30GB Video iPod Fits My Needs Perfectly

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Oct 18, 2008
    Pros: Sleek design, easy to use, lots of memory, good sound quality
    Cons: Screen can be scratched easily, battery life is not always the greatest

    Summary: I have had my Apple iPod 30 GB for about two years, and I absolutely love it! I have a tendency to drop it a lot hellip; but it has made it through all of those droppings and still works great! Design< b>< b>This iPod has a very ... read more

  • A good player with a terrible price

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 23, 2008
    Pros: Decent quality, Lots of space
    Cons: Price, battery

    Summary: A couple days ago i decided to buy my first 5th gen 30gb Ipod for my ipod car adapter, so i bought a used one off eBay for $99. It arrived in fairly good condition with only a couple scratches and it ran just fine. I'm going to go through the main ... read more

  • iPods are good, but not that good

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 1, 2008
    Pros: holds a lot of music, pretty strong battery power
    Cons: scratches entirely too easy!!!! freezes up within a while of using

    Summary: I bought an iPod mostly because of all of the hype going on about them. The thirty gigabyte seemed like it would fit my needs, so I went out purchased one and as soon as I got home, I installed it to my computer. For the most part, iTunes was easy ... read more

  • Valuable Tool

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 1, 2008
    Pros: Portable, Convienient, Variety of uses
    Cons: Battery doesn't last forever

    Summary: I have a couple of these that I use - I own one and the other belongs to the school I work at, it was part of the music textbook adoption a couple of years ago. I find the ipod to be something that I have come to depend on quite a bit in my elementary ... read more

  • ENTERTAINMENT ON THE MOVE!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 31, 2008
    Pros: BIG, EASY ACCESS, EASY USE, LOUD AND CLEAR, MULTIPLE STYLES AND COLORS.
    Cons: BIG

    Summary: The Apple I-Pod Video Fifth Gen. White (30 GB, MA002LL/A) Digital Media Player is a great tool to have! I’ve owned one now for over a year now and it has made my love for music a bliss. I like pretty much everything about the I-pod 30GB. I like the ... read more

  • An expensive, but useful toy

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 15, 2008
    Pros: Plays video, 30 GB goes a long way, reliable if taken care of
    Cons: scratches easy, movies must be special format, earbuds suck

    Summary: Let me just get this out here, I've grown a special bond with my iPod. It goes everywhere with me now, and I feel a void without it. My folks gave me a new iPod Nano for my birthday in the fall of 2005. After playing around with it, I was convinced it ... read more

  • Fast & Durable

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 18, 2008
    Pros: Excellent Picture Quailty, Dynamic Sound, Variety of accessories to pick from.
    Cons: N/A

    Summary: I've had the IPOD 30 Gig IPod for going on 2 years. I love it, there is nothing bad I can say about it! With the dynamics of technology the ipod video gives us a perfect picture to watch our favorite movies! It is so clear, & the EQ settings are ... read more

  • Ok iPod

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 10, 2008
    Pros: good quality durable easy to use.
    Cons: cost minor problems every so often.

    Summary: I have had my iPod for about two years. So far it has been nice to have and has worked well. I have had a few problems with it but nothing I could not fix. when i got it i thought that thirty gigs would be enough but now my iPod is full with music and ... read more

  • The New 30 GB Video iPod is Faster Than Ever

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 5, 2008
    Pros: Typical high quality Apple design, construction and user experience and much
    Cons: Considering future models, it has the smallest screen

    Summary: I am music freak.i need music in morning,evening,night,most of the time.I had a huge collection of cds,dvds,cassetes,vhs to enjoy music.one day my dad brought MnM Box-Magic n Music box(Ipod).By seeing it i was thinking this is some small speakers or a ... read more

  • Very Good

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 1, 2008
    Pros: Has capabilities of video, pictures, music, and some games with a fair amount of memory.
    Cons: For video, only mpeg videos work, so you need a video convertor.

    Summary: I have bought this about 1 year ago. You can watch videos, watch movies, see pictures, and definitely put and listen to hundreds of songs. I have got about 10 tv episodes(about 30 minutes each), 1 movie(1hour half), and like about 80 songs ( 2-4 ... read more

  • Not worth all the hype.

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 19, 2008
    Pros: You are buying a good name. It is also very sleek looking.
    Cons: Durability, battery replacement only at factory.

    Summary: I purchased mine used it is a little over a year old. I'm pretty happy with it, but there are a few drawbacks. Let me start by saying that the sound quality is very clear and I am very happy with that. The touch pad still works very well and if ... read more

  • 30g ipod photo/video

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 18, 2008
    Pros: easily listen to music, hold lots of music
    Cons: price, durability, design

    Summary: I never wanted an ipod because of how expensive and unreliable they were. Then I won one at a basketball game, the 30g ipod video model. I downloaded itunes to my computer and started putting all of my music on itunes so it could be downloaded onto the ... read more

  • Durable Fun & A Real Player

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 15, 2008
    Pros: -Great build-Bright screen -Battery life on video is double what it was before
    Cons: -Still scratches easily-Prone to fingerprints-Sometimes a little sluggish-Cheap earbuds

    Summary: I love this model of the iPod - it's compact and very user friendly. The black and chrome model does show smudges and scratches easily, so you may want to invest in a cover or a case in addition to the black velvet sleeve that comes in the box (nice, but ... read more

  • Looks Good, Sounds Good, Must be an iPod

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 28, 2008
    Pros: Good Sound, Good Performance
    Cons: Expensive, Prone to damage

    Summary: I love my 5th generation iPod. It goes everywhere with me. I use it for music and as a portable hard drive. Battery life is good, unless you are watching a movie that is. My iPod can go close to 24 hours with just audio playback but no more then 5 hours ... read more

  • Expensive but I still love it

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 21, 2008
    Pros: looks good, lots of memory, easy to use
    Cons: expensive, itunes

    Summary: Okay I have to say that I think ipods are way too expensive and I think that they are players out there that are just as good and are tons cheaper. If it were my choice I would not have purchased this but I received it as a gift from my husband. Having ... read more

  • The ipod video rocks

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 13, 2008
    Pros: A multimedia player, video,music,podcast,and photo player
    Cons: Screen could be bigger.

    Summary: I love the ipod video. It has just about everything you could possibly want out of an mp3 player, a movie, TV show, andmusic video player. The only other features are podcasts and photos. I love the photos feature on my ipod I have over 350 photos. That ... read more

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