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"Utter rubbish"
0.5 starson by 80sriyPros: None really - can play apple protected material and the drive does not fall apart like those of the bigger ipods with a mini (i fall apart at the slightest provocation) disk drive
Cons: The control has a life span of about one week.
Summary: THis is designed for people who do not perspire or who live in a zero gravity environment. If you happen to perspire, even a little, you will find the perspiration, pulled by gravity flows into the little, non-waterproof, volume control and surprisingly, the perspiration mixing with the copper in the control, causes the control to cease functioning .
This is utter rubbish, poorly thought out, and simply a way of causing consumers to part with their money with little or no thought given to the quality f the product. Steve Jobs is clearly ill and no longer assessing the quality of the products. This is shameless profiteering. This is a memory stick with a control. The quality is very poor. the sound is fine but do not attempt to rely on that control-it has a lifespan of about one week. DO NOT use whilst exercising-it will die very quickly. Utter rubbish and a great disappointment
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I have had the IPDO Shuffle 3G for six months now. I purchased a warranty when I purcharsed the IPOD. I am now on my eighth IPOD. I exercise at least five days a week in the gym. I use the treadmill and the elliptical machines. I sweat when I use these machines. I tried using cling wrap to protect the controls to keep the sweat from causing the control to cease to function. The longest that my control lasted was about six weeks. Last week I exchanged my seventh IPOD Shuffle for my eighth IPOD shuffle. It quit yesterday. Even with the cling wrap. I am going to move to a Nano. I am hooked on itunes and my playlist and I do not like to change something once I have established a successful routine. It is a pity that Apple released such a defective produce. It is even more of a disgrace that they haven't issued a recall.
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I totally agree with you! I find the whole thing a huge disappointment. It has ceased working while I have been running 3x now.....going back to the old.
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thank you! I was wondering if it was just me as I'm on my 2nd one (after apple exchanged the first after 2 weeks) and my 2nd is doing the same thing! I bought it for the gym exclusively and its not working!
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