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Apple iPod Shuffle (2nd generation, 1GB)

By Jasmine France on 06 November 2006

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.

Editor's rating:6.8 User rating:7.3

Comments (48)

  • aravi_992 gave 9/10 on 24/10/2008 18:05

    • Good: good sound, portable, clips on to you,
    • Bad: no screen, no playlist capabilities

    this a wonderful device with good sound quality. i have the 2gb version

  • austinfarmer gave 10/10 on 13/10/2008 07:27

    • Good: Small
      Lightweight
      Holds Decent amount of music
      Audio Quality is good.
    • Bad: Loseability

    Great Audio Quality for the price, lasts long enough for me, and its the perfect size for on the go...

  • canberra_photographer gave 6/10 on 06/10/2008 00:59

    • Good: Small
      Light
      Easy to use
      Can be used as a USB thumb drive
    • Bad: Rather average to poor sound quality
      Very basic capabilities

    As a gift for a not so tech literate older person so that they may play music through the Aux jack in their car, the Shuffle delivers. It's easy to see though why it's the worst selling iPod. Limited capacity and capability coupled with average or worse sound quality though make it the black sheep of the iPod family.
    The shuffle supports disk mode, meaning it can be used like a USB thumb drive. Being smaller than most thumb drives and around the same price as a premium model Sandisk drive, it can still prove to be a versatile device.

  • lee.cameron gave 3/10 on 22/08/2008 08:52

    • Good: apple
    • Bad: i get sign that says use cd DONT have cd

    i cant get any thing to download on new ipod shuffle

  • ipod kid gave 7/10 on 27/07/2008 19:11

    • Good: easy to use
      light
      awesome sound
    • Bad: no screen
      the clip can snap

    its pretty good for such a small and cheap product

  • Simon gave 8/10 on 02/07/2008 20:08

    • Good: Decent voice recorder.
      They weren't kidding when they said it was tiny.
    • Bad: Interface has some kinks.

    One more ipod from apple. I bought this because my pocket was full. But as time goes i feels that this devisce is so bore than any other ipod. Maximum all troubles from its screen, I mean this ipod has no screen. This ipod is best for blind people. Any how its music quality is great. Some time i feel that i hear sony xplod. I say this device " csi " car stereo installation. This is easily fit in cars. Difficulty to operate its function like when i maintain its equalizer.

  • marydsl gave 2/10 on 25/04/2008 13:58

    • Good: dunno didnt work
    • Bad: as above

    just bought the ipod shuffle and the battery flicks to green then stops. Dont know whether to get money back or get money back.

  • gfdfhgfg gave 2/10 on 16/03/2008 00:03

    good but a little bit small

  • maconvert gave 8/10 on 05/10/2007 03:01

    • Good: Super small, light, durable, and decent sound quality.
    • Bad: The only con that I can think of is the fact that you can't advance through different playlists (i.e. you have an easy listening, a cardio, and a weight training playlist)

    Most of the negative comments are from (A) people who have a thing against Apple (B) people who don't own any iPods (C) someone who maybe got a dud (my household owns 4 iPods with no troubles) (D) morons

  • Sam_B gave 10/10 on 04/07/2007 23:29

    • Good: More durable and aesthetically pleasing than the relatively flimsy, plain white generation one shuffle, great for running or skiing where taking a fully sized iPod would be impractical, simple and easy to use, great 1gb of storage for something so small.
    • Bad: The dock looks nice but is impractical for traveling as the 3.5mm plug juts out awkwardly and could snap off.

    Solid improvement from generation one shuffle.

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