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Most durable portable media player ever
Cheapest iPod you can buy (new)
Extremely portable
You can clip it anywhere
Impressive battery life
Extremely lightweight
Low price
Good audio quality
Small. Clips to anything.
The ability to store 1 GB of music on a device this small. Above average sound quality. Easy to use with Apple's iTunes. Cool colors. Perfect for working out. Comes with Apple's earbuds. 12-hour battery life.
Very good sound quality. Extremely compact and sleek. Seamless integration with iTunes. Built-in clip. Sturdy aluminum casing. Inexpensive.
Stylish and lightweight
Great software (iTunes)
Doubles as a Flash drive for data
Choice of colors
Value-priced
The competitively priced iPod Shuffle has a dead-simple user interface with satisfying tactile controls
And its integrated belt clip provides a handy way to keep track of the player. The Shuffle is available in five
Metallic colors
And the package i...
Our top premium in-canal picks for punch and fidelity
Respectively
And tested the new shuffle against the original version
A current-generation iPod nano
And the current
Enhanced fifth-generation iPod. Though neither shuffle supports Apple Lossl...
Amazing size & sound
Ultimate portability
Very low $79 price
Cute as a button
Rugged finish
Good battery life
Plenty loud
Attractive price.
Tiny
Beautifully designed shell. Easy to use
With minimal buttons. Sturdy clip. Colored aluminum looks great and shiny.
The editors didn't like
None noted for its intended use.
No display
And ALL that entails
Price isnt as competitive as it should be considering all the missing features
Unforgiving earbuds
Lacks a display
Requires dock to charge
Needs removable clip. Not usable as a flash drive. Sound not as crisp as previous model. Original earphones included. Requires a dock.
Being limited to 128-Kps AAC. Small enough to lose. Larger capacity Nano with screen is not that much more expensive and does sound better.
No screen. Doesnt work with iPod accessories that require a 30-pin dock connector. Charge/sync dock is bulky. No extra features.
Included earbuds are adequate at best
The iPod Shuffle has no screen
So theres no way to navigate easily among artists
Albums
Or playlists. And it only offers so-so sound quality. The player might be too small for some users
And nonstandard USB syncing takes away from its plug-and-go ...
Audio quality has dipped modestly from prior shuffle
And isn’t as clear with good earphones as a full-sized iPod or nano. Unable to recharge or sync on the go without carrying around the included dock
As no USB plug is integrated. Must turn un...
Dock-dongle required
Blah-quality previous-gen headphones included
Audio quality not as good as some other iPods
Small size makes iPod harder to use
No Apple Lossless support.
Dearth of features. Sound quality is not as good as larger iPods. No WMA support
Abstract: After the first models of iPod nano, iPod Shuffle did not look that attractive - it had similar dimensions and the lack of a display robbed the model of all iPod nano advantages. Apple must have either given up iPod Shuffle at all (that is update nothi...
Abstract: The iPod shuffle is the smallest player Apple makes. Its cheap, light and simple, making it perfect for anyone who wants music while they run, ski, climb or cycle. Its autofill feature, which loads it up with random songs from your collection, also ma...
Abstract: Step right up folks, its the incredible shrinking iPod! The new Apple iPod shuffle makes their first generation shuffle look absolutely huge in comparison. Their slogan of "Put some music on" is fitting as this new shuffle has a built-in clip that ...
Needs removable clip. Not usable as a flash drive. Sound not as crisp as previous model. Original earphones included. Requires a dock.
Apple recently released its 2nd generation iPod shuffle in a mission to improve what had gone before. The previous shuffle, often compared to a pack of gum, was superb, very compact and had a dual use, because it also could be used as a USB flash memor...
Abstract: Apple announced the second incarnation of its budget iPod, the iPod shuffle, at its widely-anticipated "Its Showtime" event in September. The new shuffle is notably smaller, thinner, and lighter than the original, with the addition of an aluminum case...
Abstract: Product Review Apple iPod Shuffle (2nd Generation) By Kevin Schmitt Back in junior high, I owned what I thought was the coolest gadget ever: a radio built into a pair of slim, Walkman-style headphones. The radio itself was the size of a postage stamp,...
Abstract: First of all, let me admit that I’ve never been a big iPod shuffle fan. I’m glad that Apple has a product in this particular niche, but the lack of a screen has left me with no desire to buy a shuffle. With that disclaimer out of the way, the...
Abstract: At last, Apples iPod shuffle is no longer the runt of the iPod family. Long overdue for an upgrade since its debut at the start of 2005, the iPod shuffle waited patiently in the wings as Apple rolled out and then upgraded both the iPod nano and 5G iPo...
Abstract: The new, second-generation iPod Shuffle dramatically redesigns Apples ultra-simple music player. Its tiny — the size of a wired remote — yet it has a gigabyte of music storage. Apple claims a 240 song capacity; iTunes filled ours with 243 song...
