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Apple iPod Shuffle (2nd Gen) Reviews

Digital player - flash 1 GB - AAC, MP3 - purple - refurbished More product details

$55.00

The competitively priced iPod Shuffle has a dead-simple user interface with satisfying tactile... (cnet.com)

The competitively priced iPod Shuffle has a dead-simple user interface with satisfying tactile... (zdnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Apple iPod Shuffle (2nd Gen)

We have collected and analyzed 90 expert reviews and 14325 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 70/100 and users rate it 86/100. The average review date is October 2, 2007. We have compared these reviews to 407534 reviews from other MP3 Players. The alaScore™ for this product is 91/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.

alaSCORE 91

910100

14415 reviews

November, 2009

70 / 100

90 Experts

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86 / 100

14325 Users

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Expert Reviews (90)

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Review summary for the Apple iPod Shuffle (2nd Gen)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 14415 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the interface.

Interface, Battery, Size, Sound

Experts rate this product 70/100 and users 86/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players, the Apple iPod Shuffle (2nd Gen) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.

alaSCORE 91

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Apple iPod Shuffle (fourth generation, 1GB, blue) review

By (cnet.com)

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 ...

The iPod Shuffle has no screen, so there's 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 ...

If you like your music playback simple and your device nearly invisible, the second-generation iPod Shuffle will suit you well. But absentminded users should steer clear of this easy-to-misplace player.

Photo gallery: Apple iPod Shuffle Editors' note: The following review was...

Rating

63100

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cnet.com
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Apple iPod Shuffle 3rd Gen

By Daniel Dumas (wired.com)

Apple's newest Shuffle (at almost 50 percent smaller than the previous Shuffles) could easily be mistaken for a stick of Trident, features no buttons and it pimps voice-identification technology. But even given its apparent readily consumable stature, ...

Thumb drive size. Can double as a tie clip. Battery life lasts for 12 freaking hours. Short USB sync cord is the sexiness. Yes, we'll admit, it's another beautifully designed piece of hardware from Apple. Battery bonked out after 11 constant hours of ...

Proprietary headphones are required. Control set awkward to use, hard to get used to. So small, it nearly gets lost in the packaging it comes in

Rating

50100

wired.com

User Reviews (14325)

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great mucis device

By rawwar56 (shopzilla.com)

it plays songs in diffifert order which make all the differe

only hold 220 songs

US

the awful shuffle by peter gallagher

By pman (shopzilla.com)

small

you loose it in your poket

US

I-Pod not good from apple

By Dude (shopzilla.com)

small in size

wont charge

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Manufacturer's Description

Time to mix things up. Meet iPod shuffle, the unpredictable new iPod. What will it play next? Can it read your mind? Can it read your moods? Load it up. Put it on. See where it takes you. Welcome to a life less orderly. As official soundtrack to the random revolution, the iPod Shuffle Songs setting takes you on a unique journey through your music collection - you never know what's around the next tune. Meet your new ride. More roadster than Rolls, iPod shuffle rejects routine by serving up...

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