Design is dead simple and compact yet stylish and wearable
Excellent integration with iTunes
Solid sound quality
Affordable
The bad:
No LCD
No extra features such as an equaliser
Slow transfer speeds
The bottomline:
The iPod Shuffle, with its ultralow price, its dead-simple design, and its iTunes integration, is virtually guaranteed to be a hit, especially among those looking for a second iPod.
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