Apple IPod (10GB Hard Drive, Firewire) (Apple-M8709LLA)

Apple IPod

IPod (10GB Hard Drive, Firewire) (Apple-M8709LLA) Review, by Michael Gowan July 24, 2002

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• Reviewed by: sleekvaio

  Strengths: storage

  Weaknesses: Everything eles

  Overall: Thing has alot of space to store music but its not all what it said out to be...its a huge machine compare to others..May it should be a PDA or something..And the sound quality is not that good...speed tranfer is good..The price is too much for a mp3 player..and to think that it is a mac product...But any i return this product with a excuse and i got my money back..thank god..But now i got the new sony mp3...nw-ms70d.. This tiny machine has a 256 buit in mem..whic holds 178 sonys..plus its extended with the memory sticks...its great..its tinum...metal...But the two things that i love the most is the size and the sound...SOUND IS SO AMAZING...AND THE SIZE IS LIKE WOW....

• Reviewed by: cyberbri

  Strengths: It has the best interface of any MP3 player. Very easy to find songs. Works very well with iToons. Has a fun little game you can play while listening to music. Has a clock and a calender.

  Weaknesses: Just the plexy glass that scratches, but if you get a leather case you won't have that problem at all.

  Overall: This is the coolest Mp3 player. It costs a little more than other brands, but it is more usable and more portable. It can fit in your little pocket on your shirt. I have the 5gig model now, but I am thinking about getting the 10gig version for my wife since she rides on a bus to work every day and listens to our 5 gig ipod and I hardly ever get to listen to it. Then we'd have 2 ipods. And ya know what they say, "Two ipods are better than one". LOL!!!! Oh another thing is you can down load software updates for your ipod for more features. VERY COOL!!!! You can also use the ipod as a portable hard drive for your large files that you need to bring to work or school or what ever. Apple always comes out with very cool products and in my opinion this is the coolest!!!

• Reviewed by: niels

  Strengths: good interface and display, good looks when new, good form factor and it doesn't try "not to be a box" like those other devices trying to be all curvy and ending up needlessly large...

  Weaknesses: no recording ability, bad material choices for the case, and i-tunes could be a lot better: trying to change a setting is like pulling teeth, Apple's attitude is "why should users change settings?"

  Overall: It works good enough, but a chromed steel case with curved bottom and the entire top from plexiglas? Neither of that lasts very well and steel is heavy. The Chrome comes off the bottom of the case in no time - even with careful handling. The big plexiglas top scratches badly as well. There's no problem with the overall design, just make the whole thing magnesium alloy and the plexiglas covering the display should be slightly recessed, to keep it from contacting things that will scratch it up. It's a shame that these guys have to be told this, any good industrial designer should know not to aggravate customers with a throw away design. At least since american carmakers got there butts kicked by the japanese over the same issue, most people know better. To me, the good and the bad balances ok, but it could sure be a lot better with little effort on Apple's part...