15 GB (Hard Drive), 3800 Songs, 5.6 oz., Audio Files: MP3, WAV, AAC, MP3 VBR, AIFF. Display Size: 2 inch
At just over half an inch thick, the iPod fits comfortably in the palm of your hand and slips easily into your pocket -- and your life. Merely 5.6 ounces, it weighs less than two Compact Discs, and even many cell phones. And yet the iPod gives you a huge 15GB, 20GB or 40GB hard drive -- big enough to hold 10,000 songs. Do the math: that’s four weeks of music played continuously, 24/7 -- or one new song a day for the next 27 years.
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MPN: M8946LL/A
Storage Capacity: 15 GB
Number of Songs: 3800
Family Line: iPod Third Gen.
Main Storage Type: Hard Drive
Audio Format: MP3, WAV, AAC, MP3 VBR, AIFF
MP3 Bit-Rate: 32 kbps - 320 kbps
Frequency Respone: 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz
On Screen Display: ID3 Tag Info, Battery Level
Screen Size: 2 inch
Interface: Firewire, USB 2.0
Additional Features: Voice Recorder, Games, Sleep Timer
Power Source: Internal Battery, AC/DC Adapter, Rechargeable via FireWire cable
Battery Type: Rechargeable Lithium Battery
Battery Life: Up to 8 hrs.
Width: 2.4 in.
Depth: 0.62 in.
Height: 4.1 in.
Weight: 5.6 oz.
Warranty: 1 Year
Product ID: 20759036
Release Date: 8 September, 2003
Is the iPod really THAT good...?
Author's Rating:
Pros: Small, Holds ALOT of songs for it size, Very Cool looking
Cons: Battery life, Scratching up to easily, File downloads, trendyness
The Bottom Line: I'd recommend it for the user who doesn't listen to it for more than an hour besides that Nope.
Review: Well I'd like to start my epinions career out with something that I'm quite knowledgeable about, that being electronics. Ever since the Apple iPod came out I've ALWAYS wanted one. Seeing people at school walking around listening to music on this tiny... Read Full Review by formula93fbody, Feb 8, 2006
Author's Rating:
Pros: Small, Light Weight, and Huge Storage Space
Cons: Expensive
The Bottom Line: Great music player, huge storage space, but for a price.
Review: I bought my own iPod about 2 years ago and I am still in love with it. I am thinking about paying the $100 for battery replacement program from Apple, but not now since I have a car charger. I bought this piece for $300 from CompUSA. Later I also... Read Full Review by vchand, Dec 21, 2005
Everyone's getting one...doesn't mean you should
Author's Rating:
Pros: Excellent sound, iTunes, ease of use
Cons: Expensive, battery life, ear buds
The Bottom Line: Buy a 4th generation or newer for the better battery life and lower prices.
Review: I purchased the 15 GB iPod in March 2004. I did not know it didn't work with Windows 98 so I scrambled to figure out how it could be possible. I ended up installing a FireWire card and using a program called EphPod since iTunes was for Windows 2000 and... Read Full Review by raindownonme78, May 2, 2005
Author's Rating:
Pros: Touch wheel, Automatic Orginization, On-The-Go playlist, sleep timer, backlight, basically everything
Cons: Apple Headphones, that come with it, blow quickly
The Bottom Line: null
Review: I got my 15g iPod in May 2004. Since May 2004, it's been the love of my life. It is, without a doubt, the best portable music player in the WORLD! I only have 1 problem with it, but that beef is a large one. I use my iPod every day, but I cant stop... Read Full Review by lipton44, Feb 2, 2005
Currently the Best Portable on the Market!
Author's Rating:
Pros: Ease of Use, It's an iPod, Apple minimalism and Quality.
Cons: Price, Not very scratch-resistant.
The Bottom Line: null
Review: What else can be said that others haven't metioned? This is the better version of the iPod. The all-touch interface is much better than the new clickwheels. And plus, it looks better! Anyways, this player was $400 when I bought it, and the new price... Read Full Review by drewski59, Jan 19, 2005
Author's Rating:
Pros: Fast, Reliable, Fun, Excellent Quality, Affordable, Easy to Use
Cons: Difficulty connecting to a windows system
The Bottom Line: null
Review: I bought this product last year as a Christmas present for myself. This is, by far, the BEST portable media player that I have ever owned and I have experimented with quite a few of them. This device does almost everything that even a palm pilot does... Read Full Review by kaisslave, Jan 10, 2005
IPOD is the best mp3 player ever
Author's Rating:
Pros: evtremely easy to use, backlight, cool touch pad
Cons: none whatso ever
The Bottom Line: null
Review: the ipod is probably the best mp3 player ever and is unbelivable easy to use and anyone that didnt give it 5 stars is electrinically disabled!!! (no... Read Full Review by nanawowo, Dec 3, 2004
Author's Rating:
Pros: Durability, dependabilty, and sleek design. Can find accesories all over.
Cons: iTunes transfer programcan be a little complicated to use with a windows computer
The Bottom Line: null
Review: The Ipod is a great MP# player! The durable design allows dependability for use during sporty activity (I use mine when snowboarding) The hard drive is very fast and wastes no time finding a selected song. The ear bud headphones that the ipod come with... Read Full Review by jessimac4, Nov 11, 2004
Author's Rating:
Pros: User friendly interface, awesome amount of gb, can be docked onto speakers.
Cons: low battery-life, is upgraded too quickly.
The Bottom Line: null
Review: I love my ipod! The usability is quite simple. The Itunes software can induce the uncontrollable urge to organize your music down to the album cover (which is a great thing, you'll see all of the info stream across your lcd) The Ipod can hold... Read Full Review by jmodesigns, Nov 6, 2004
Author's Rating:
Pros: Great style, speed, and great storage!!!
Cons: Scratches just looking at it, and gloves leave finger prints. Battery life is HORRIBLE!!!
The Bottom Line: null
Review: I bought my 15GB iPod about a year ago and since then I've used it on a regular basis (every two or so days). I have to say that the looks of the iPod can't be beat and the storage capacity is amazing. Past that I don't have anything good to say. The... Read Full Review by shick, Oct 1, 2004
A New Perspective on the iPod—The Product That Could
Author's Rating:
Pros: A tool with many overlooked capabilities.
Cons: Some aftermarket features/accessories border on the ridiculous.
The Bottom Line: Who knew that it was more than just the MP3 player next door!
Review: Why did I decide to write a review the iPod? Imagine my surprise at seeing it missing from Epinions'list of"Top 10 MP3 and Digital Media Players."Apple seems to drive the intense blitzkrieg focus on digital music distribution and playback with the... Read Full Review by dncswknivs, Sep 20, 2004
Author's Rating:
Pros: holds a lot of music
Cons: overpriced, useless software, no battery life
The Bottom Line: go with something else, you may not have as much music to listen to, but youll save yourself money and time
Review: recently my freinds little brother found a 3rd gen 15GB ipod. and offered to trade it to me for my 100$ cd player, on account of his computer could not support it, and he does not have internet. so i naturally traded. and got an early birthday present of... Read Full Review by darius182, Aug 18, 2004
Jukebox Shootout I: The Apple of my eye.
Author's Rating:
Pros: Design, intuitive interface, well engineered
Cons: Not too great battery life, incapable of usb transfer without accessories.
The Bottom Line: Excellent all around player. Highly recommended, espescially now that prices have dropped.
Review: This review will be the first of a series of two reviews, covering both the 3rd Gen Apple Ipod (15gb) and the Creative Zen Xtra (30gb). Not only do you get a full review of each product, but also special'shootout'sections where I compare and contrast... Read Full Review by Action_Snark, Aug 17, 2004
Author's Rating:
Pros: Great sound, status symbol, fast FireWire transmission speeds.
Cons: iTunes is hopeless, USB2.0 is faster, can't match up to the competition, etc.
The Bottom Line: Don't buy the iPod before investigating the superior competition.
Review: As I'm sure you would know if you have read my other epinions, I'm quite the techno-geek. I’ll buy anything that flashes, connects to the internet, plays music and washes the dishes. I've bought MD recorders, many mobile phones, PDAs, even computers,... Read Full Review by sanjayschrapel, Aug 13, 2004
Author's Rating:
Pros: Nice size, nice look and feel, large display, intuitive menu system
Cons: Compatibility with windows PCs, battery charging, touchy controls, hard to move music files.
The Bottom Line: Windows users - do your research before you buy. You may find other jukeboxes are more Windows friendly.
Review: Since most reviews concentrate on the pros, I'll highlight some cons. Not things that would have stopped me buying the iPod, but things that would have been nice to know. 1) You will need a special adapter for using iPOD with a Windows PC that doesn't... Read Full Review by timbo64, Jul 12, 2004
Should'a Done This a Long Time Ago
Author's Rating:
Pros: Great sound, excellent portability, simple to use, well built.
Cons: Uncomfortable"ear buds", screen scratches easily.
The Bottom Line: iPod's head and shoulders above the rest. Pay the extra few bucks and you'll never regret it.
Review: As a major Mac fan going back many years I can't explain why I avoided the iPod for so long. I've tried several brands but finally I saw the light and went out and purchased the iPod. After over 20 years of nothing but positive experience with Apple... Read Full Review by ibacon, Jun 10, 2004
iPod: changed the way I listen to music forever.
Author's Rating:
Pros: Very small and light yet huge in capacity, design, easy to use.
Cons: Easily gets scratches and fingerprints, battery life is somewhat short.
The Bottom Line: The iPod really changed the way I listen to music, I strongly recommend anyone to get one of these.
Review: The last time I was on a plane, something which I thought was bad happened to me. I left my CD player in the seat's pocket. I had no way to listen to music now, so I decided to buy something new, something bigger and better. I now know that losing the CD... Read Full Review by r0llth3mdic3, May 31, 2004
The greatest single product ever invented
Author's Rating:
Pros: -very easy to use -incredible sound quality -3700 song maximum
Cons: -need to charge up often
The Bottom Line: null
Review: The iPod is by far, the greatest mp3 player ever created. Every aspect of the iPod is incredible, even the box. The sound quality of the iPod is excellent and when you can store up to 3700 songs, it seems like your own on-demand concert, first row at... Read Full Review by sports88crazy, May 13, 2004
I'm going back to ARCHOS MP3 Players!
Author's Rating:
Pros: Sleek, thin, good looking, chiquè, touch pad controls.
Cons: No audio input, mic, folder browsing, video recording, or charge/PC interface simultaniously. Firewire only. Expensive.
The Bottom Line: If want features and value-for-money, get the ARCHOS AV series. If you want portability, coolness, atractivity, get this.
Review: Before I begin, let me just say that I've had 2 ARCHOS mass storage MP3 Players: the"Jukebox Recorder 20", and the"Jukebox AV120". 2 years altogether. You don't have to look too much into the iPod to realize it's the best looking ever mass storage... Read Full Review by oliveiros_jr, Apr 23, 2004
Author's Rating:
Pros: Capacity, Looks, Easy-to-use interface
Cons: Expensive, battery not easily replaced, battery life between charges not the best
The Bottom Line: Great product, fantastic capacity and easy to use.
Review: I bought the IPOD for one reason: it can store almost ALL of my CDs. Whatever I feel like listening to, it's right there. And Apple did a great job on the design. From the box it comes in to the unit itself, it's beautiful. Controls and software are... Read Full Review by gberger, Apr 4, 2004
The Best - Nothing Else Is Even Close
Author's Rating:
Pros: Industry standard, easy to use, great sound, Itunes
Cons: Poor battery life, hard to read screen
The Bottom Line: The Ipod is the gold standard in this category. It's worth the $100 or so premium over other models.
Review: I’m sitting on an airplane, listening to my 15GB Ipod, basically in a world of my own (the New York Times calls it an“Ipod Cocoon”). I have created my own personal radio station, complete with my 3,5000 favorite songs. I play them randomly, and the Ipod... Read Full Review by jordango, Feb 19, 2004
Great MP3 player for a great price!
Author's Rating:
Pros: Beautiful design Doubles as a hard drive Variety of features Good sound quality Supports AAC
Cons: Fairly expensive Touch-buttons hard to use
The Bottom Line: I would recommend this to anybody looking for an MP3 player because of the amount of features, hard drive space, and price.
Review: I bought my 15GB iPod in June, as soon as I could order it in Canada. I waited anxiously for the package, and it arrived in 4 or 5 days. It came faster than I expected =) The box that it came in was well thought out. If you've ever owned a piece of... Read Full Review by blorp, Feb 13, 2004
Glad I'm finally on the iPod train.
Author's Rating:
Pros: Great looks, sounds good, nice capacity.
Cons: No gapless playback, equalizer relatively useless.
The Bottom Line: I would recommend this product to anyone who likes their music and likes to have it in style. Great looking product and even better function.
Review: I don't think it's any earth shattering news that the Apple iPod is a fantastic product. However, I finally reached threshold to get one, and now I want to share my happiness. Firstly - I'm glad that I waited (unintentionally,) for the third... Read Full Review by wilyliam, Feb 5, 2004
Is there REALLY anything else?
Author's Rating:
Pros: It's the REAL thing.
Cons: 4 hour battery life. Beats up very quickly.
The Bottom Line: If you're going to buy and mp3 player, just get the iPOD. There really isn't anything else.
Review: I don't mean to sound pretentious with the title of this review, but honestly, there doesn't seem to be another worthwhile option. This is coming from someone who helped design one of the iPod's competitors and was saddened to see it fail. In the end... Read Full Review by das20, Feb 4, 2004
Another toy for the gadget guru
Author's Rating:
Pros: Great MP3 player, external hard drive and pseudo"PDA capabilities"for the novice.
Cons: Pricey, non-color screen.
The Bottom Line: Certainly pick one up if your budget allows. No tech household is complete without one.
Review: Packaging When you open up the little cube, you'll see that everything has its place. Included in the package you'll get the dock, remote, carrying case, earbud headphones (and an extra pair of foamy things), AC adapter, dock connector to... Read Full Review by ivy-rose, Dec 30, 2003
Author's Rating:
Pros: Small, lot of memory, nice appearance
Cons: Everything broke. Was easily fixed but I would have rather it not broke. Earbud headphones
The Bottom Line: Great piece of machinery as I'm sure you know. I would recommend it to anyone.
Review: I love my ipod. It's an amazing piece of machinery for a music obsessed person such as myself, but I'm going to start off with the things I read in other reviews before I bought it, that I never had problems with, and then I'm going tell you which one's... Read Full Review by ciarabro, Dec 13, 2003
Do not buy an ipod if you listen to hip-hop (any bass).
Author's Rating:
Pros: Excelent menu system and playlist options. Very easy to get the songs you want playing.
Cons: Worst audio quality in any portible music device.
The Bottom Line: null
Review: The ipod is great in many ways: its gorgeous, it has a good size considering the available space and it has an ingenious system of buttons and menus that make finding music a snap. There is one problem: It isnt good if you like listening to music. I... Read Full Review by ian_collins, Dec 3, 2003
Want your ipod to work, buy a mac. Getting your ipod to like windows.
Author's Rating:
Pros: Design, Slim Profile, Capacity, Ease of use, accesories, packaging
Cons: PC compatability, gets dirty easily, price
The Bottom Line: I recommend this to all people who want the best MP3 player/PDA/harddrive, this this will really change the way you do things, for the better. I give it an A+++
Review: Apple has done a great job updating the ipod, the design is sleeker, yet has a very solid feel... Read Full Review by markymark84, Aug 17, 2003
Author's Rating:
Pros: Size, Capacity, Ease of Use, iTunes
Cons: Locks up, Fingerprints
The Bottom Line: This is a wonderful little device. I’m not sure how I lived without it!
Review: I can still remember when the first iPods were introduced. Everyone wondered what Apple was up too... Read Full Review by mr_indiana, Aug 16, 2003
Author's Rating:
Pros: looks, space, extra features, playlists, browse, buttons, ease of use, light
Cons: price, durability, sometimes music match is hard to operate, firewire
The Bottom Line: With it's sleek design, mountains of memory, and extra features, the Ipod's worth the $400 and I doubt that I'll ever use a cd player again.
Review: I think the title explains it. Before i got the ipod, i had a Rio Sonicblue. It was pretty good, but... Read Full Review by colonialfarmer, Aug 11, 2003
Author's Rating:
Pros: elegant design, easy to use
Cons: a tad expensive
The Bottom Line: It works wonders for my music and is a must have.
Review: After some research I decided to spend my hard earned bucks on an iPod. Although there are cheaper... Read Full Review by boote67, Aug 10, 2003
Author's Rating:
Pros: Styling, size, capacity
Cons: Battery life, easily scratched, disposable
The Bottom Line: Buy one if you have the money and don't mind replacing it in a year or 2.
Review: I've only had my 15Gb iPod for 2 weeks now and am getting over the initial lust. Granted, it is a b... Read Full Review by phigir, Aug 5, 2003
Author's Rating:
Pros: Sleek, Powerful, Small Size
Cons: Some bugs, expensive, not able to retrieve music after
The Bottom Line: Bugs and glitches aside, Apple has reinvented the way we enjoyed music
Review: The night I brought my new iPod home, I was full of buyer's guilt. I couldn't believe I spent $400 o... Read Full Review by jvideo228, Jul 7, 2003
A Must-Have for gadget fiends!!
Author's Rating:
Pros: SO LIGHT! Very clean design and sound. Love the touch-sensitive navigation pad!
Cons: Music Match Software (PC users) is rotten. Battery life could be better.
The Bottom Line: First-time buyers and the PC challenged should perhaps reconsider... but if you can deal with Music Match Software, buy it!!!
Review: I was intrigued by the first generation iPods, but never made the leap. Recently, I met up with a f... Read Full Review by orangekrona, Jun 27, 2003
iPod: Changing the way people listen to music
Author's Rating:
Pros: Significantly sleeker; PC connectivity improved; Better display; fine usability improvements; streamlined sync process; AAC; iTMS
Cons: induces uncontrollable SCRATCH and FINGERPRINT obsession; MusicMatch stinks; battery life lacking; cost somewhat prohibitive
The Bottom Line: The iPod is dripping with style and is the finest high capacity digital music device in its class. In this incarnation, it becomes more attractive to more people, rightly so.
Review: Make no mistake about it : The iPod is for people who love music; LOTS of music. Its an expensive ga... Read Full Review by iBen, Jun 17, 2003
UPDATE 06/04 - after a year, very happy with my iPod!
Author's Rating:
Pros: After a year, going great. Big storage and great design make this a KEEPER.
Cons: After a year, NONE. Very happy with iPod.
The Bottom Line: An excellent player with the best UI. After a year with it, I can't imagine being without my iPod.
Review: (Initial review - 06/03) First, let me say, I am a former Mac user forced to Windows by Corporate America. I know how wonderful the Mac experience can be and I continue to be a closet supporter. So, when my dear husband bought me this IPod, I was in... Read Full Review by talairys, Jun 21, 2004
iPod... I use mine for music. *UPDATED*
Author's Rating:
Pros: Design, size, navigation, sound, integration with Macs, functions as hard drive.
Cons: Pause/click between tracks (FIXED), occasional lockups (FIXED)
The Bottom Line: Elegance as only Apple could design.
Review: I've had my new iPod for a few weeks now, so I can finally give it an honest review. I'll be giving this review from the perspective of a Mac user. A lot of the functions I'll be speaking of just aren't available to Windows users yet (you poor babies)... Read Full Review by pixeljerk, Aug 9, 2003
Author's Rating:
Pros: Light, Interface, Capacity and Navigation.
Cons: Battery, features, price,"PDA capabilities."
The Bottom Line: Better MP3 players exist. I suggest consumers looking into this product research a bit more.
Review: Reading reviews from Mac Addicts can be pure torture. They can be really hypocritical, biased and highly misleading. Reading reviews from solid PC Users loyal to Windows can be annoying, full of insults and also misleading. Well, do not fear! I, a lon... Read Full Review by kenikov, Sep 19, 2003
Author's Rating:
Pros: Ample storage, ease of use, increasingly great design
Cons: quirky system software, can only use specific type of firewire cable, ultra scratchable
The Bottom Line: Cautiously recommended
Review: OK. It is an amazing thing, and increasingly so as time goes on. The 15 G is more than enough for everyone but those who need to carry around several full-length motion pictures with them. It's all great, until it isn't. The system software caused... Read Full Review by automatts, May 23, 2003
A few steps forward, a few steps back.
Author's Rating:
Pros: VERY small form factor, Slightly improved sound quality, Much improved screen
Cons: Somewhat shorter battery life, Proprietary cable for charging
The Bottom Line: Some tradeoffs had to be made in order to shrink its size, but all in all it's just as excellent a value as the original.
Review: Note: This epinion is for the WINDOWS version of the 15GB ipod. I will move this epinion into the appropriate section when they make it available. I am an owner of the original Ipod 20GB. I have been through quite a few MP3 players in... Read Full Review by kweckstrom, May 25, 2003
