From the article: The Pros and Cons of Buying an iPod
There are many great reasons to buy an iPod. From the usefulness to the coolness factor, millions and millions of people have thousands of answers. Share yours here: why do you buy an iPod? Share Your Reason
I bought...
- my first iPod when I was sent to the Philippines on business for a month. With an 80 GB 5th generation, I was able to load up with tunes and video and it kept me company all through the 20+ hour flights. In addition, I was able to add pictures of my wife and family for the lonely times. It really converted me into an Apple fan. Now, we have an iMac, two iPhones, 2 iPads, and that original iPod, while relegated to life on the dock, is still plugging along.
- —Guest Bubba
Christmas gift '10 8 year old daughter
- I am not a rich woman, but she had asked for one for both her birthday and Christmas combined. So iPod touch 4.1. Close to $350 when insured and I thought it was way overpriced. HOWEVER with a Wi-Fi hotspot carried along with it, I can use it as a cell phone which was completely not expected. The app is $30 a year. I watch HBO GO, CW, Showtime. So many fun games. Apps that encourage my sister's autistic son to interact. GPS mapping for traveling. Web Browsing. She was 7, I am 29. All the electronic devices this duplicates, time to get one for myself.
- —Guest MCA_SAYS
It's great at first
- I have never had a problem with my iPod! I pretty much love it! The only problem is that after having it for 2 years the battery life is terrible. It went from having to charge it every 4 days to charging it everyday. ): I'm thinking about replacing the battery but I'm not sure yet
- —Guest Momo
...A LOT OF REASONS!!!
- Seriously, if you have nothing good to say don't say it... Anyway: I bought an iPod Touch because I lost my old MP3 player, I didn't buy it for the music though... I bought it for the games and Apps. My sister has one and before I got mine I used to borrow hers until I got better in a game and she put a passcode on it. So I bought one for myself. Then I bought a case and other stuff so that when I started High School again it's not going to be scratched. I bought it because I like games and apps and reading so I especially like the books... I think you should only buy an iPod if you really know that you want it. I spent nights finding the right model to buy for myself and I did my research well because I know that I am really happy with my ipod touch... Do your research on all the models and generations so you get one that suits you best for your life time Make sure you have a budget for what you spend for your iPod(mine is $200-300) Choose it because it's compatible with you
- —Guest Rosalina Gurnsey
the grat reason
- You need to buy an iPod because it's made from China, where the employees are in extreme stress condition, with low pay per month.
- —Guest santos
FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- it's fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- —Guest r
I bought it because of
- its coolness :) I was looking for a new Mp3 Player to replace my old one, and i personally don't have much interest in electrical devices. So i didn't want to spend my time searching and comparing and poder upon which one to buy! And i came to realize that ipod is not that pricey compared to other mp3 players, so i just bought it. Unlike other brands, apple, i don't have to worry about how it will look on me haha i bought ipod nono, and i only use it for listening to music and i don't have any problem with that!
- —Guest Claire
what a rip off
- I didn't buy. It was given to me and I have never hated a little device more than I hate this stupid piece of junk. Do you mean that I have to be online to move music files from my computer to the stupid I pod? What a bucnh of crock!!!!!!
- —Guest frustrated dude
Battery not always needed.
- One good thing about the ipod is, when the battery does run down one can still use it around the home connected to an extension lead. This would be still ideal for bowsing the web, reading books, playing games, and so on. Derek.
- —Guest Derek
thank you guys
- I am a newcomer, putting in balance pros and cons for buying an ipod. Reading the postings I decided to wait, I am glad I didn't buy yet. I am not an earplug person so I wouldn't be all the time with Ipod in my ears.
- —Guest helena
My 1st electronic-Xmas 2008
- I have enjoyed my ipod touch for 8 months now. I can charge it from any computer itunes or no itunes and I can download anything on it. I have great music and I can shield all other noises out. Especially when I hear discussions on long car rides regarding EMO comments. Also I podcast the Baltimore Ravens on here.
- —Guest Voldermort
Ipod : reason for purchase
- I requested an Ipod for Christmas 2 years ago. I received a nano, and basically use it for listening to podcasts, ripping music in iTunes and syncing with the ipod, and playing the assortment of games that can be downloaded from the iTunes store.
- —Guest Rino Lattanzio
audio books on the plane
- I subscribe to audible for biz books i would NEVER read if i could not simply listen to them. As to music you can burn your old cds to mp3 and load to iphone; burn your movies to mp4 and load to iphone - download audio books for free from various sites as well as free movies - you don't have to use itunes for anything other than software updates and migrating files to your iphone.
- —nja_hou
Thought it was awsome
- Ok for starters it's a good device, but honestly it's an audio player for dummies, other than the click wheel, it sucks plain and simple. Steve Jobs does anything in his power to lure you into buying this idiotic product by stressing on one or two key things, but he never mentions the downsides, or cons of his stuff, instead he makes up by bashing windows-based computers and software, not for nothing, I own an apple machine, but from my experience, ipods tend to crash a lot, they're so godddamn thin that they feel like they'll break from a few drops, you cannot export files from it onto any other machine or device other than it's home computer, which is totally retarded, you cannot import audio/video files you import from other machines onto your machine, so it's pretty restricted/limited to versatility. it only reads mp3 and aac audio files and mp4 video, so it's limited there as well. If you want a more versatile player look into sony, creative, sandisk, philips...ipod is for newbies
- —Guest syndrome666
website
- thank for that tip! I've also found that Winamp is capable of ipod file managing as well and it works great
- —Guest maarthy
One small point
- Hey Maarthy - Thanks for your thoughts. Just one quick point: you can actually use programs besides iTunes to manage the iPod. Check out http://ipod.about.com/od/introductiontoitunes/tp/itunes_alterns.htm for more.
- —SamCostello
I bought an ipod :-(
- Ipod might be a great device, but it isn't. Firstly, I have to use ONLY itunes to get a music and video in the device, it doesn't support WMA and OGG, sound coming from the output is mere crappy, I can't even set my own equalizer (and that truly sucks, I am left to use preserts). Next time when I find myself an mp4 player, it definitely won't be Ipod again. And the video is another tragedy, it doesn't support anthing else except for that stupid mp4, why would I want to convett everything? Why did I buy an Ipod, because I was simply stupid. I am so glad I haven't wasted my money for Iphone, that's even worse tragedy (see iphonefeartures.org and their long list of features that people are missing)
- —Guest maarthy
