Apple iPod 40 GB White MP3 Player

Pros: Phenomenally huge storage capacity, excellent usability, and chic, trendy design.
Cons: It 'glitched out' on me a couple of times, forcing me to reinstall the system.

"How about an iPod?" That's what my mom said as she was trying to think of something to give me for Chanukkah that I actually wanted, and didn't already have. This always stumps her every time the holidays or my birthday roll around, and resorting to ...

Pros: Excellent design, engineering, sound quality and functionality. Large capacity hard drive is fantastic!
Cons: Display screen, while very good, is still somewhat dim and difficult to read.

I have only been using my new Apple iPod 40GB portable music player for four days now. Discounting my intial confusion and frustration concerning the installation of the communication software on my notebook computer, I have been extremely pleased with ...

Pros: Outstanding ease of use and convenience — get your entire music collection into digital format.
Cons: Some sound quality issues. Limit iTunes Music Store use and avoid the FM transmitter.

5/7/05 update: You can now easily get a direct-connection adaptor for your car for less than $300, and the attitude of the car stereo dealers has gone from laughing me out the door to telling me how quick they can do it for me! What a difference a ...

Pros: Design, feels like a winner
Cons: Price

I’ve held the future of computing in my hand and its name is Ipod. For those unaware, the Ipod is Apple’s hugely successful music playing computer, which has been so successful it has spawned a dozen competitors. How successful is the Ipod? This year ...

Pros: Seems to be open enough for 3rd parties to add hardware and software. Extend functionality.
Cons: FRAGILE!! Bad experience with Support and terrible experience with Apple Store. Read update.

This review has been updated. There is an updated section at the end. I got the 40 Gb iPod for father's day and like most everyone on here I like if fine. I think my biggest worry I have regarding it is the complaint I read regarding replacement ...

Pros: Best value for space/use - especially if you have Mac & iTunes.
Cons: Battery replacement and total charges concern. A delicate device.

As with most things changing the world quickly, it takes me a while to get on the technology band wagon. Took me a while to get a cell phone, bought my first computer only two years ago, just converted to driving VW's latest diesel technology, and now ...

Pros: Lots of refinements versus prior versions, more compact size!
Cons: Battery life slightly shorter than prior 2G iPods, battery glitch with hibernate mode

I received a 2nd generation 20 GB iPod for Christmas last year. It has been the best consumer electronic device that I've ever owned, trailed by my iMac and my PowerBook. For my birthday, I got an 3rd generation iPod 40 GB model. When reading this revi ...

Pros: sleek, sexy, compact design, it doesn't get any easier to use
Cons: limited battery life, get the extended warranty, power drains when not in use, scratch prone

Ok, I'm a techno junkie. I love my gadgets. I love to tweak my computers. I'm a PC guy who works in Windows environments and has been a Linux hobbyist for years. Buy an Apple? Blasphemy! But you say they make the world's best MP3 player....and it ...

Pros: Storage, sounds, inline remote, speedy file transfers
Cons: iTunes, price, earbuds, carrying case

Background Information My job certainly has its perks. Being an IT guy, it’s fairly easy to stay current with the new toys in the industry, something I could not do out of my own pocket. For example, I’m on my soon to be 4th laptop in two ...

Pros: Sexy, Trendy, Fun, Fun, Fun. Battery life is good. Ease of menu and CLICK WHEEL.
Cons: Lousy software, dismal protection against errors, expensive, no manuals and too habitual.

I've waited nearly a month now before writing my opinion or review of Apple's newest iPOD; the 4th generation 40GB iPOD. After having loaded and reloaded my library some 5-7 times now, I think I can fairly evaluate the performance level I have achieved ...

Pros: A stunning tool (along with iTunes) for managing and accessing a large music collection
Cons: a bit pricey, somewhat delicate, interface takes a bit of getting used to

The problem I wanted iPod to solve: I have over 1500 vinyl LPs and over 1000 CD's. My favorite cuts from the vinyl have been ripped onto my Mac hard drive, and of course the CD's are already digital files.....so, I wanted a single device that would ...

Pros: Sounds great, fantastic interface, elegant, reliable, durable, portable, nice integration with Macs
Cons: Cost (purchase & support), lame case (buy a different one)

Now that the fourth generation iPods are out, you'll probably only consider getting one of these if you're looking for a good deal. The battery life may not be as good on the third generation -- but if that's not as important to you -- you might want to ...

Pros: Amazing accessories. Beauty and ease of use.
Cons: Takes awhile to figure out. USB cord should be standard. Screen easily scratched.

I love the iPod. There are no other mp3 players that come close in terms of beauty and design innovation. That said, you get the feeling that it wasn't test driven enough by the designers, or perhaps their non-techno-geek staff who make up most of the ...

Pros: Awesome design and interface, 37 GB of music, lightweight, can be a backup HD
Cons: $$$, wierd remote control, battery life, iTunes not the greatest, car stereo support, $$$

I just got my Apple 40 GB iPod and let me tell you this piece is a wonderful piece of artwork. I also own a 128 mb intel mp3 player. Comparing the two systems (although it's like comparing BMWs to a Geo Metro) the Apple system is far superior in every ...

Pros: Lives up to its reputation
Cons: Minor problems, especially for PC users

There's already some terrific reviews written on iPod specs, etc., so I'm just going to point out some things to watch out for that I've experienced over the past few weeks carrying around the iPod. Overall, the iPod is a fantastic product, even for PC ...

Pros: Sound quality, music browser, Itunes integration
Cons: Short battery life, non-replacable battery

I purchased an Ipod 40GB (3rd generation), mostly for playing music and audio books (from Audible.com). On the Ipod, I now have 3500 songs and 30 audio books instantly accessible. I like the ease of searching for songs and books. The Ipod is ...

Pros: Design, size, quality
Cons: PC software

I bought the 40gb iPod as a replacement for my Creative Labs Jukebox III. The Jukebox was a fine product, but oversized and a bit clunky. However, all the bits of the Jukebox worked fine for its intended purpose. The iPod is a completely different ...

Pros: Easy to use, excellent in car (with adapter) Plenty of storage space
Cons: Initial setup difficult; changing settings when walking is not easy.

I have been using Macs ever since the 512K "Fat Mac" came out in 1983. I know more about Macs than my computer owning friends, except for those who work for Apple, or some other computer/IT company. So I want to start off by saying that the iPod can be ...

Pros: Lightweight, portable, easy to carry around, easy to download music even for "non-techies"
Cons: Expensive, scratches easily, can't really bump it around too much

I used to think the concept of paying $400 for what is, essentially, a jacked-up Walkman was ridiculous. Then, as my bridesmaids and I were driving across Colorado Springs in April to get from the salon to our hotel, I was thinking, I really want to hear ...

Pros: Small, Portable, Massive Storage Capability, Many Accessories
Cons: Battery, High Cost For Accessories and Unit

I currently work at CompUSA. Although we sell many different items, I sell many iPods. The iPod itself is a fantastic unit. It is the best MP3 player on the market at the moment. Not only is it small and compatible with everyday life activities, but it ...

Pros: elegant design, integration with iTunes, audio quality, doubles as superfast firewire drive
Cons: $$$$, funky remote, a little heavy, car stereo functionality not a given

Despite working in the technology industry, I put off buying an MP3 player for an awfully long time. And when I decided to finally get an iPod, it was actually because I'd fallen in love with the audio quality on my new fantastic iMac with the 19" screen ...

Pros: Great sound, excelent features, sleek design
Cons: faulty battery indicator, horrible headphones, steep pricetag.

I personally am not a big apple fan - everything is overpriced in my opinion. However, I've had my eye on the iPod since it came out. I decided to get a 40GB model - the cream of the crop, if you will. Ive had it for a little over a week now, and all ...

Pros: Ease of use, true scroll wheel, even in 60 minute long songs
Cons: Battery life. Even 8 hours is pathetic. Size. Weight. Very heavy. Non-Removable Battery.

Battery now lasts 15 minutes. I payed 450 dollars to buy it, and 100 dollars for an additional year of warranty to cover the replacement of the battery. Fair? No. If I were to replace it myself, I'd lose my warranty, so technically, i have to buy the ...

Pros: Goodish sound, easy to use, itunes=great, easy to connect to speakers or use in car
Cons: bad battery, trouble with bugs in connecting, the evil apple support any breakdown=Hell

While the Apple Ipod is by far and away the best portable music player you can buy, it is let down by a few key factors. First off its price, its just way too expensive, while I like my ipod and enjoyed using it immensely, the cost of getting one is ...

Pros: Large music capacity, Ease of navigation of iPod itself, Fast transfer of music
Cons: Skips when running, iTunes functionality, Short battery life when connected via 4-pin Firewire

I've had my iPod for three weeks - I love it, but it is not all that I thought it could be. Pro's: o It is 40GB, which is huge. o Despite the 2,000 songs I've got on it now, the menus are easy to navigate. I can still quickly find the song I ...

Pros: Small and compact, very easy to use and holds over 400 full cd's.
Cons: expensive at $500 but still worth it.

I recently purchased the 40 gigabyte Ipod for my wife for Christmas and we just love it! It's also quite durable since my wife was so excited to get it she dropped it. It still works perfectly fine though. It's not cheap since the price tag is about ...

Pros: With it superior packaging and overall cometic glitter and bling appeal
Cons: The IPOD is an input only device

I was truly happy when I first got my IPOD .It is beautifully designed . I cant think of another player that fits in the pocket as nice .It has no protruding buttons or levers to break off or snag on to things.The display is nice , easy to read ,the ...

Pros: Excellent sound quality and ease of use
Cons: iPod battery/hard drive does not last long enough to enjoy using it.

This is the third time my iPod has stopped working. As of yesterday, I was unable to use the iPod at all- it just kept shuffling through songs without playing them. Today, the iPod froze on one song and stayed that way for two hours. It eventually turned ...

Pros: Sound quality, flexibility, small size.
Cons: Not optimal for classical listeners. Surprising number of bugs. FM transmitter pretty lame.

So far so good... my 3-week old iPod has gotten me through two flights to California and back, as well as walking around town and connecting to my stereo for playback. For rock and jazz, navigating the library is fine, but it's pretty awkward for a ...

Pros: Fast download, light weight, user friendly and nothing extra to buy.
Cons: Came in one color.

I purchased the Apple iPod 20 GB for my daughter for Christmas and couldn't wait to try it out. Unfortunately I should have waited until Christmas morning because I am keeping it for myself and had to buy her another one because it is THAT GOOD. Now we ...

Pros: There are no pro's to a piece of hardware that doesn't work.
Cons: It doesn't work. STAY AWAY!

I bought a brand new 40gb ipod and was initally impressed. Nice packaging and the itunes software works well. I spent a week loading my new toy with uncompressed .wav files. That is when I discovered the first dirty secret of the ipod. You are unable ...

Pros: Huge storage capacity. Small-ish size. Great design. Chick factor.
Cons: Huge price tag. Small-ISH size. Scratches easy. Dork factor.

Okay, I could write a lengthy review based on specs and trials and the like, convincing you why you should or should not purchase an iPod, let alone a 40 gig monster, but as you can see, you can read that above. What I will say is that this little beast i ...

Pros: Elegant interface, great software, small size, great sound.
Cons: No support for FLAC or SHN.

I love music. Everywhere I go, I surround myself with the sounds of new music. I've had a personal audio player for over 30 years, starting with the miniature AM radio I walked around with as a kid, graduating to a Walkman cassette player, the a Walkman ...

Pros: Astonishing storage, great sound quality, good interface
Cons: Costly, short battery life, buggy battery indicator

I've managed to put 1345 songs on my iPod, roughly FOUR DAYS of continuous music, and I've only used 6GB of my 40 GB memory. (Plus, I use a higher bitrate than the default when I encode files.) Simply amazing. Other reviewers' beefs are on the mark ...

Pros: light, easy to operate, holds tons of music
Cons: pricey

i love my iPod. Holds tons of music. Easy to use. It rocks. I have an entire week's worth of music. 7 consecutive days without a repeat. I took two crates of CDs and crammed into this little box, not much bigger than a cell phone. I take it to ...

Pros: could hold thousands of songs, easy to download songs
Cons: crashed on me earlier than I would've liked

My first ever mp3 player was the Apple Ipod 3rd Generation player, which had 40 GB of memory. I probably had 2,200 songs or so, and it only used up maybe 7 or 8 GB of memory. Any time I had new songs to add to my Ipod, I would load them into Itunes, ...

Pros: 10,000 songs in a handheld device - amazing! Playlists rock! Love iPod's interface!
Cons: Doesn't seem to work well on Windows 2000 SP4

This review is slightly revised... I revised it after some folks visited my initial review and helped me realize that I wasn't entirely clear on some of my points. I purchased an iPod for my PC. I have Windows ME on my home machine -- the sales rep ...

Pros: Design and simplicity of use
Cons: Battery life

I've tried several MP3 players and this one is by far the best. It is literally "useful art" in the practicality of it's design. Never before has an MP3 player been so easy to use - from the PC software to the play lists to the controls on the device. Definitely worth the premium vs. other devices.

One major concern, however, is the short battery life. Mine gets 7 hours on a full charge. To me, this is low by about 20 hours. Maybe my expectations are too high... but how about a battery upgrade from Apple?

Pros: Best of Breed Awesome sounding earphones Ease of use Mass storage
Cons: Wish it came in more colors-Mac white is driving me nuts!

The IPOD sets the standard for high storage MP3 or AAC music files. The pressure-sensitive spin dial is unrivaled in ease of use and efficiency- compared to switches and toggles and push buttons on other ones. Careful with it being compatible with both Windows and Mac. It is compatible with Windows OR Mac-big difference-you have to reformat to work with Windows so if you want to share it across Windows and Mac, forget it. I haven't had the battery life problem other people have had, but then I've only had it a few months. Alarm clock is a cool added feature.

Pros: Scroll wheel.
Cons: Converts all your mp3 files to iTunes format...evil! Apple charges a fortune to repl. batt.

iPod converts all your mp3 files to the evil, itunes format which locks you into Apple h/w and s/w media players. This severely limits, or eliminates the compatibility of your music files with other mp3 devices and applications.

iRiver H300 series maintains the file format of the source, and requires NO driver. It uses a generic driver, and is a portable USB storage device. It plays mp3, and wma. It's hi-res color display views jpeg images. It has a great FM radio. It reads text files, and it has an excellent audio recorder!

The only thing it has going for it is the scroll wheel....whoopee.

Pros: Nice look, touch interface (nice),a lot of accesories
Cons: Battery life, very, very prone to bumps and dinks! battery life under five hours,

I just bought a 40gb iPod. This thing is Awsome! The portability is great! and yes it is small...very small, especially the fact that it holds about 10,000 songs! behind all that, it does have its flaws. I bring mine to school alot, so i may listen to it during off time in class or between classes. So I end up playing music for about an hour( on a full charge) and i come home with (what it shows me) about half full.I would not count on the battery, i would get the back-up battery that goes in at the firewire port. Also, the iPod has a pretty face. KEEP IT THAT WAY! i have a case and i have a medium scratch on the screen and i have no idea how it got their. I would caution anyone who braught it anywhere naked. everything else is just fine, and the AAC format is awsome as well.The nice thing too is that they have companies like Belkin making a crapload of accesories for the iPod. Alot of options!

Pros: mass adoption
Cons: bad service, costly "free" warranty service.

I downloaded the latest firmware update to Ipod.

Long story short. No amount of "resetting" would allow access or operation. Exclamation / file symbol error.

Under 1-year Warranty

Call Apple Service - They say send it in. (at a cost of $ 50).

Service center looks at it - says nothing is wrong!

Get ipod back - same symptom (the exclamation / file screen in the window)

Decent product - very bad service.

Pros: ALL your music all the time
Cons: Kinda spendy but worth it and Will ruin repetitive commercial radio for you.

First I would like to say that the iPod is the ONLY electronic device that has changed my life for the better. It allows me to have ALL my music with me wherever I go. Put it on random and it's like you own personal soundtrack. I can hardly stand to listen to the radio anymore. I am spoiled. I started with the original 5 Gig [ Still going strong but FULL. ] Then I had to get a 20 which has all my music on it and is still only 3/4 full. NOW I could not resist the NEW i Pod and got a 40 Gig that is kinda empty. I love the new dock thing. I have dropped my iPod 3 feet to a steel deck and it did not even skip, I think the plastic was slightly dented but that adds charm. I have never got the battery life they say but close 8 hours is about my max and less if I jump around the playlists. and ALL computer companys lie about the battery life. Now I am afraid I will sooner or later have to get a mini Pod too.

Pros: 10,000 song memory,backlit screen,popularity
Cons: battery,costumer care,desigh-back,non-turning wheel

Well I have been wanting an ipod for a year now but cant aford it. Finally I was able to try one out because my cousin had one but I was not very impressed when comparing to the dell dj 20. I found that the non-turning wheel became very anoying because it caused heat friction and became uncomterble to use after a while. The battery life was poor and the back scratced very easily! The thing that is nice about the ipod is the 10,000 song memory. I am very happy with my Dell dj 20 and would recomend over the ipod! Better price more for the buck and better battery life!

Do yourself a favor get a Dell dj 20 more for the buck!
You cant go rong with Dell!

Pros: -Capacity -Size -Design -Basically everything you can think of
Cons: -Cost

Well Apple sure have done it again! 10,000 of your favorite songs in your pocket! I ordered one of these about two weeks ago along with the new iBook G4 and had too wait a week for the iPod since it was back-ordered. I got it and was amazed how small it is! I had the original 5GB model and it looks like an antique beside the new one! In short it is THE best MP3 Player on the market at the moment. If you have been thinking about getting one... don't think any longer, just buy one!

Pros: Popular. Solid all-around mp3 player. Works perfectly with iTunes (go figure). Massive storage.
Cons: Popular. Batterylife short and replacementpricey. Bit overrated but seemsto hold togetherbetter than Zen or Lyra.

It boggles the mind, why people are so willing to pay so much for nothing more than a decent/good mp3 player. Me thinks all the MS haters/Apple lovers really helped to boost sales.

A 3hr charge is needed for 8 hours of battery life. Itunes doesn't even offer the best prices for mp3 downloads although the variety is pretty good. Firewire. Good controls and navigation allow you to move quickly through menus and folders. Can only make one playlist on the fly which cannot be edited or saved. Songs can be organized to play based on ratings you provide - pretty neat. If you're going to spend hundreds of dollars BUY THE WARRANTY. Don't be stupid, especially if you're an ipod addict. Just buy the warranty! Better still buy the M9268LL/A model (October 2004) with plays for 12 hours instead of 8.

Pros: 10,000 songs, design, iTunes, size
Cons: Poor sound quality, clunky navigation, b&w screen, no stop button, graphic equaliser poor

Overall a brilliant product, but it has flaws. The biggest flaw is that low bass sounds reproduce poorly with the iPod standard earphones. To get the best sound you need to invest in quality earphones.

Pros: Really cool looking and MASSIVE storage.
Cons: High price. (makes me worry about dropping it.)

As a long time PC user I was skeptical about using a Mac based product only in terms of compatibility. The look is cool and the price is high - but I went for it.

I am glad I did. The iTunes works nice and does everything without much work.

I even added the iTrip radio transmitter to play in my old truck that doesn't have a CD player - just a radio. Works great!

Pros: Capacity
Cons: Price

Nice for music enthusiast or hooked...all my music catalog on this system!!!!!with that incredible sound!!!!My best investment on music in years.

Pros: Good sound for 18 months
Cons: NON REPLACEABLE BATTERY

I was amazed when i called Mac and asked why my battery life was down, after only 18 months. Mac told me that they could replace the battery, but would cost more than buying a new unit. Wow, what were they thinking. Now I have a 15 minute battery life, and it's decreasing daily. What Crap. Only but units that allow for you to change the rechargeable battery.
Do not buy one of these unless you plan to replace it after 18 months.