02-13-2005, 11:12 AM

Hi,

I've beening eyeing the ipod shuffle for the last two weeks. I know it's relatively new to the market, but from people who own one, how do you like it?

My girlfriend has the 40GB, and simply loves it! I will mainly use my ipod for running, jogging, working out, and with my pc (I was going to purchase the armband for all outdoor activities).

I was debating between the ipod mini or the shuffle. Since the shuffle doesn't have a screen, do you see that a major disadvantage? Which one would be better at putting up with everyday abuse?

Your input would be greatly appreciated...

Regards,

VJ

02-13-2005, 11:40 AM

I like my mini, I take it everywhere, it holds up just fine. I don't have a lot of music so my mini can hold it all, but I have enough the shuffle wouldn't, plus I listen to different types of music, I wouldn't want them all shuffled together. The mini would probably be more fragile than the shuffle because of its hard drive.

02-13-2005, 02:45 PM

I have the shuffle and its perfect for my needs. Im never really to far away from my music to need a bigger iPod to hold all my music as i mainly use it at the gym and on the train etc... if i get bored of the songs on it, i'll just change it one evening. it all depends on your needs really, if you need a screen get a bigger iPod, if not get the shuffle should be perfect for your needs.

02-13-2005, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by VakeJ

Hi,

I've beening eyeing the ipod shuffle for the last two weeks. I know it's relatively new to the market, but from people who own one, how do you like it?

My girlfriend has the 40GB, and simply loves it! I will mainly use my ipod for running, jogging, working out, and with my pc (I was going to purchase the armband for all outdoor activities).

I was debating between the ipod mini or the shuffle. Since the shuffle doesn't have a screen, do you see that a major disadvantage? Which one would be better at putting up with everyday abuse?

Your input would be greatly appreciated...

Regards,

VJ

My wife has a 20GB, and I have a 1GB shuffle.

Personally, if you're going to use it for outdoor activities I'd go with the shuffle. It's MUCH less delicate than the standard iPods; the thing is so lightweight you could whip it across the street and it would probably be fine.

I use mine in the car and on the treadmill, and I don't bother with the lanyard or anything. It just hangs off the headphone jack (it does rest in the treadmill's cupholder).

One thing though, I wasn't happy with the pack-in headphones. I have a pair of Sony EX71s from buy.com on order (31.99, best price i could find). i was astonished how great the sound was when I plugged it into my car's Eclipse head-unit, which was my clue to get better headphones.

02-13-2005, 09:18 PM

I was so tempted to get the iPod Mini back before Christmas but decided not to because it was a bit expensive. I had the money to simply just walk into the Regent St store and buy it but I just didn't think it was worth paying £180 or whatever for an MP3 player, since my Sony Minidisc was still able to do everything I needed it to. Anyways, I'm glad that I waited because now I can get the iPod shuffle instead which will allow me to store more music than my MD discs (which is so much more fussier because of crappy SonicStage) but won't force me to spend too much. I'm actually thinking of buy 2, a 1GB one for myself and a 512MB for my sis' birthday.

02-13-2005, 10:45 PM

It's MUCH less delicate than the standard iPods; the thing is so lightweight you could whip it across the street and it would probably be fine.

Thanks everyone for responding to my post.

I thought the shuffle would be more delicate than the regular ipods. But I guess the regular ipods have more working components inside. I'm actually leaning more towards the 1GB shuffle. It just seems so convenient. I can't believe it weighs less than an ounce

VakeJ

02-13-2005, 11:37 PM

I have a 512mb IPOD shuffle and love it! I did the apple survey and got 10 bucks off so it made it 89 bucks. I didnt care for the 1GB becuase 120 is fine for me, and it shuffles up all my music from my computer when I plug it in and I plug it in every other day. I dont have a normal ipod but all my friends do, but I dont use the ipod shuffle for my main music listening, I use Sirius Sattelite radio (which I LOVE by the way). The shuffle is nice becuase you can truly bring it anywhere and its great for running, outside work, etc. Its so freaking small and lite its amazing.
Even if you have an ipod this is worth picking up:

Ipod shuffle =

02-14-2005, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by mangoSharingan

Anyways, I'm glad that I waited because now I can get the iPod shuffle instead which will allow me to store more music than my MD discs (which is so much more fussier because of crappy SonicStage) but won't force me to spend too much. I'm actually thinking of buy 2, a 1GB one for myself and a 512MB for my sis' birthday.

Ugh, SonicStage, I feel your pain.

My wife had wanted an MP3 player for years, and a year and a half ago I bought her a Sony discman device that read Sony's proprietary format. She ended up giving up on it because SonicStage was such a piece of crap, so I bought her the 20G iPod for our wedding anniversary.

So, like my other broken Sony products, it either collects dust or is in the landfill.

02-14-2005, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by VakeJ

Thanks everyone for responding to my post.

I thought the shuffle would be more delicate than the regular ipods. But I guess the regular ipods have more working components inside. I'm actually leaning more towards the 1GB shuffle. It just seems so convenient. I can't believe it weighs less than an ounce

VakeJ

Right, the shuffle has no moving parts and nothing particularly fragile, whereas the regular iPods have a spinning disc inside as well as the display which can obviously crack.

02-15-2005, 11:21 AM

I saw your other post where you said you ordered a Shuffle, so congrats!

I bought a 1GB Shuffle completely on impulse last week. (They had them on the shelf at the Apple Store in Chicago.) I already have a 15GB 3rd gen iPod and although it's great for my commute it's still too big for working out-- plus I was very worried about dropping it or getting it crushed at my health club.

The Shuffle is awesome. I've created a few different playlists for the various, uh, activities I may be doing while listening to it, so all I need to do is sync to iTunes and away I go.

I also connect my iPods to my Tivoli Model Three clock radio and the sound totally blows me away.

This ranks as one of the best impulse buys I've ever made.

02-15-2005, 05:44 PM

I actually purchased it from EBay (made sure it was respected powerseller). I couldn't believe that some of the 1GB Shuffle's had a "Buy it Now" price of $220. Talk about a supply and demand mark-up.

I called around a few Apple stores (4 in my area!)....they are totally sold out of the accessories!

vakej

02-16-2005, 01:27 PM

The shuffle is also a flash drive (sorry if someone already mentioned this, I didnt read all way thru!) So I wouold opt for the mini coz its a hard drive.

Your better off.


....Dont flash drives get damaged easily???

02-16-2005, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by iRock

....Dont flash drives get damaged easily???

Well, yeah... if you sit on 'em, twist 'em, forget they're in your pocket when you throw your jeans in the laundry...

I would submit a flash drive is less susceptible to damage than a hard-drive-based one. I am much less concerned about the fragility of a solid-state music player than one with a piece of spinning hardware inside.

02-23-2005, 12:01 AM

I just got my 512MB Shuffle tonight from Best Buy and I love it. I think I'm going to start using it more than my 4Gen 40GB iPod. And the Autofill function rocks!

02-23-2005, 03:03 AM

I got my 1 GB shuffle about a week ago. I like the sound and the style, but it doesn't seem too durable. The neck lanyard is way lame--It should have a clip or something. Apple accessories are so overpriced; I am waiting for third-party accessories.

I would have paid more for a metal iPod with water-resistance.

I don't like being tied to using iTunes, but I can live with it.