 Manufacturer : Apple Computer Model : MB227LL/A ASIN : B000IHL38I Price : 49$ Last Price : 94.94$(Discount -93.75510204% See Special Offers   Amazon.com Product DescriptionAmazon.com Product Description The 1 GB iPod shuffle lets you wear up to 240 songs on your sleeve. Or your lapel. Or your belt. And now it's available in your choice of remixed colors. Clip on iPod shuffle and wear it as a badge of musical devotion. Controls
Thanks to a built-in clip, iPod shuffle goes with anything. Clip it to your sleeve, lapel, coin pocket. No matter where you wear it, iPod shuffle speaks volumes about your style. Shuffle switch Battery indicator Headphone jack  282 of 309 people found the following review helpful: Apple 1GB Shuffle - New Lower Price, Same Popular Player, Check it Out!!! This review is from: Apple iPod shuffle 1 GB Blue (2nd Generation) OLD MODEL (Electronics) Apple's iPod Shuffle is a compact MP3 player that's great for working out, running or just plain music listening on the go. The new lower price as of January 2008 makes the relatively high cost of the device a little more bearable. Great as a gift, extra player, or exercise companion. Pros - Newly lowered price!!!! - Compact and functional design - Nicely integrated clip - No case needed! - Great family of Apple accessories - Great for those already used to iTunes - Included in-ear headphones are great for a starter pair - Lots of great color options (silver, green, purple, blue) - Highly durable player - Apple brand and reputation Cons - Still a premium price compared to competing players (total $ and $ per gigabyte) - Competing products offer more features, including fm radio and voice recording - No screen to view track names - Difficult to control / select tracks via playlists - Proprietary dock / jack for syncing - Small capacity (1GB) with no expandability - Limited native file format support in iTunes (MP3, AAC), though you can easily convert - No drag and drop music control - Non iTunes fans are still forced to deal with software limitations The Form Factor Size has always been the iPod shuffle's greatest asset. The integrated clip is no doubt its second greatest asset. This unit works fine with no extra case, though there are still options. The composite case comes in one of several popular color options, including the silver, blue, green and purple. And of course, the unit's durability is great, probably because of the simple design. Apple chose to use a proprietary headphone jack for syncing, which most competing players accomplish with a standard USB B port. Overall, still a great design. Durability Apple deserves points for the more durable player in this group. Even with the composite body, these guys do hold up to a lot of abuse. Creative's failure rates are too high, but Sandisk's Clip is gaining ground in this area. Capacity Creative Zen Stone Plus 2GB MP3 Player Features and Software Competing players over simple screens for track viewing as well as FM radio and voice recording. The Zen Stone Plus by Creative and the Sandisk Clip each offer all three features at better price points. Apple's reliability and brand loyalty has allowed the shuffle to survive with limited features. Competing players also offer drag and drop syncing using standard USB cables or, in the case of the Sansa Express, via direct USB. Apple still requires the proprietary dock. For a 1GB MP3 player it seems excessive to have to use iTunes software to sync your software. Competing players have even worse software, but allow you to drag and drop files on these devices like USB thumb drives. iTunes is both a curse and a blessing, depending on your point of view. For those who are used to iTunes or totally new to MP3s, the interface can be a great plus. For anybody who want more direct control over their music collection, some of the features within iTunes can become burdensome. Once again, if you LOVE Apple and iTunes, or if you are totally new to MP3s the software will still be a net plus for you. For those that care about file options, Apple's software allows only MP3 and AAC. You can easily convert other formats to these, but be aware of the limits. This is only a negative for those really loyal to a certain file format, such as the growing group of WMA users. Having to have 2 format copies of all your music can really hurt as your collection grows. Sound The sound this unit produces is pretty good though not great. While I still feel the first generation shuffle sounded much better, the tradeoff was worth the smaller size. Cost The shuffle's price has finally come down to about $50 for 1GB or $65 for 2GB. While not a bargain, this price makes the sting much less painful for Apple loyalists. On a dollar per gigabyte and absolute dollar cost, Apple continues to charge a premium for their brand. 1GB of flash memory is going for under $10 retail, one fifth the lowered cost of the shuffle. In addition, competing players like the Sansa Clip continue to offer more features at a better prices. If you want a small player and you are open to brands beyond Apple, your options continue to expand. In addition to the Creative Stone and the Sansa Clip, new models from Samsung and Sony have added even more options. Once again, Apple's reputation is well deserved. This model requires you to pay a premium for it, though a slightly shrinking premium. :-D Conclusion If you must have Apple and need a small player for high impact workouts, choose this or one of the new 2GB shuffles. If you want to stay with Apple and can afford it, stepping up to the Apple iPod nano 4GB will cost you $140 but gives you 4 times the capacity and video. Still, if you're not an Apple die-hard, the Sansa Clip and other options deserve consideration. Research your options and choose the player that's right for you. Overall this is a good player at an improved price. Enjoy!!! 28 of 31 people found the following review helpful: 3rd Gen Apple iPod Shuffle Fits The Bill For Beginners! This review is from: Apple iPod shuffle 1 GB Blue (2nd Generation) OLD MODEL (Electronics) I purchased this iPod shuffle for a young lady of 10. This player really works well for her. She doesn't care about selecting specific songs and has no need to sort by artist or genre. She likes how easy it is to dump songs onto this player, even without the use of iTunes. The Shuffle is really small and has an integrated clip, so it is easy to transport. The sound quality is awesome, for such a small device, and it plays for hours and hours on a battery charge. I think the iPod Shuffle is an item that will only please a certain range of people. After all, there is no display so you cannot select the songs or artists that you wish to listen to in any given order. The player does just what the name implies. It "Shuffles" your music in random order. You still have the basic controls at your fingertips, including track skip forward and backward, play, pause, and volume up and down. It also has a handy hold switch so that you don't accidentally turn the player on or change tracks when you don't want to. I purchased this 3rd gen iPod Shuffle from Amazon for the amazing price of $69.99! It is now back up around $75, so I feel lucky to have purchased it when I did. If you are looking for a very small and easy to use MP3 player, which simply shuffles your music and has a high quality look and feel, then look no further than the Apple iPod Shuffle. It really is an amazing player. =o) UPDATE - 1/23/2008: This iPod Shuffle ended up taking a trip through the washing machine and was then subjected to the brutal pouding and scorching heat of a clothes dryer! Obviously we were just sick about what we had done, and we were sure that this Christmas gift had met an early death. We allowed the Shuffle to sit out for 4 days, without trying to power it on, in order to make sure that it was completely dry on the inside. Much to our amazement this 3rd Gen iPod Shuffle powered up and works flawlessly! It charges, plays all of the onboard music files, and connects to the computer without any problems. All of the buttons and switches work just fine as well. We are SO relieved, and can't say enough about the build quality and durability of this product. We will now be more careful about checking every pocket before laundering our clothes in the future. Whew...thanks Apple! 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: iPod Shuffle 1GB (2nd Generation) This review is from: Apple iPod shuffle 1 GB Blue (2nd Generation) OLD MODEL (Electronics) Great little product that you can tuck into any pocket. It holds enough music for me to listen to. I just wish it included the accessory to hook up to my car too, but for the price, I'm not expecting much. It works for me!  Apple iPod shuffle 1 GB Blue (2nd Generation) OLD MODEL great little player songs to save anywhere and very good sound quality. I was satisfied with the purchase of the ipod by pedro A Good shuffle I bought this Ipod after losing my old one, I could not use the new ones because they only sync with the intel macs. by Gin great little ipod! I love this little ipod! It is so light and easy. Doesn't have all the features of the larger ones but since I use it to run with I really don't need all that. by jpd Need older model as a runner The newer model doesn't seem to have kept runners in mind, with the non clip-on design and the volume control on the headset. by Alex Apple iPod Shuffle This worked great and stays charged for an extended amount of time. I use it doing yard work and work around the house all of the time. Nice. by L. Jackson Nice gift! This was a gift for my sister and she loves it. She's not technically savey but finds this very easy to use. It's a great iPod for a techno newby! by Paula Jacobson I love my Shuffle! What is there to say about the iPod shuffle that hasn't already been said in the other 300+ reviews? by Margaret Picky Great for the gym. This is my first Ipod and it's better than I expected. The sound is very cd like. You can play the songs as you arrange them with the I tunes software or use the shuffle feature... by H town Shuffle Ipod -good to go The 1 GB shuffle is pretty as it is easy to take on the go. A great answer to a lightweight version of the ipod. by David Wieder Just what my daughter wanted, great price, quick service! We knew we cold get this in a local store immediately, but no tonly was this a better price, but better choice of colors (very important for girls) and speedy delivery - not even... by Teresa A. Jordan |
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Apple iPod shuffle 1 GB Blue (2nd Generation) OLD MODEL
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