Apple 16GB iPod touch

★★★★★
4.6

based on 261 reviews  

 

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★★★★☆
4.1

 

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Pros

  • Sleek/compact (112)
  • Simple controls (106)
  • Easy setup (104)
  • Great sound (102)
  • Reliable (100)
  • Lots of storage (85)
  • Tough (38)
  • Good value (6)
  • High quality (6)
  • Unbreakable screen (5)
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Cons

  • Insufficient storage (12)
  • Screen breaks easily (9)
  • Confusing / difficult controls (8)
  • Difficult to set up (8)
  • Freezes up (7)
  • Poor battery life (6)
  • Poor sound quality (6)
  • Pricey (6)
  • Bulky (2)

Best Uses

  • Travel (109)
  • Good for commuting (83)
  • Gym / working out (61)
  • Work (61)
  • Sports (30)
  • Anywhere (6)
  • Music (3)
  • Internet (2)
  • Around the house (1)
  • At college (1)
 
 
 

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iPod touch 16GB (1st generation) Multi-touch interface, Gorgeous 3.5-inch widescreen display, Wi-Fi web browsing and Music downloads from iTunes. Five new hands-on applications.View rich HTML email with photos as well as PDF, Word, and Excel attachments. Get maps, directions, and real-time traffic information. Take notes and read stock and weather reports.Customizable Home Screen.Make the iPod touch Home screen your own. Change what’s in the Dock. Rearrange the icons. And make room for even more. You can add up to eight Home screen pages and fill them with Web Clips.Mail.iPod touch is the first iPod with Mail. And it's the best email you've ever seen on a handheld device. This mail application lets you view rich HTML email with graphics and photos displayed inline, as well as PDF, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel attachments.Maps.Get directions and check traffic with Google Maps. Even find yourself, wherever you are. Using some local Wi-Fi networks (if Wi-Fi is turned on), iPod touch finds your approximate location and gives directions from there. Mark specific locations, find the best route between them, and search for points of interest along the way. With a hybrid map and satellite view, you can see major street names on top of satellite images.Widgets.Widgets are small, incredibly handy applications you can use every day. Three of the most useful widgets now live front and center on your Home screen. - WeatherGet a five-day weather forecast, including highs and lows, for cities around the world. Save your favorite locations so you can check the weather anytime. - NotesTake notes, make a to-do list, or jot down a reminder using the easy-to-use touch keypad. Then save or email them.- StocksCheck your stocks and track the market over one day, one week, one month, three months, six months, one year, or two years. Multi-touch interface.iPod touch features the same revolutionary interface as iPhone. Built to take full advantage of the large 3.5-inch display, the multi-touch interface lets you control everything using only your fingers. So you can glide through albums with Cover Flow, flick through photos and enlarge them with a pinch, or zoom in and out on a section of a web page. And iPod touch features a touchscreen QWERTY keyboard perfect for browsing the web in Safari, searching for videos on YouTube, finding music on the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, entering calendar events, or adding new contacts.Gorgeous 3.5-inch widescreen display.The 3.5-inch display gives you video like nothing you’ve seen before on a portable device. Watch your favorite movie. Catch up on television shows, anywhere. Enjoy video podcasts. Play music videos. All using multi-touch technology that lets you bring up onscreen controls a tap.iPod touch holds up to 20,000 photos you sync via iTunes. Flick to scroll through thumbnails. Tap to view full screen. Rotate for landscape format. Or perform some sleight of hand by opening two fingers to zoom in. You can even play slideshows, complete with music and transitions. Set any photo as your wallpaper to personalize your iPod touch...with a touch.Wi-Fi web browsing.With Apple’s Safari browser built in, iPod touch is the only iPod that gives you wireless access to the web, everywhere you go. See websites the way they were designed to be seen. Sync your bookmarks or add a few as you go. Search the web using the touchscreen keyboard. Zoom in and out by tapping the multi-touch display.Got a bit of a YouTube addiction? iPod touch feeds it from anywhere with a special YouTube player built right in. Watch featured videos, check out the most viewed, search for something specific, then bookmark your favorites for future reference. It’s all the fun of YouTube — pocket-size.Music downloads from iTunes.With iPod touch, you can discover new music anywhere. Built-in wireless capability gives you access to the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, where you can buy songs with a tap. Browse New Releases, What’s Hot, and Just Added lists. Or find exactly what you’re looking for with a quick search. Tap a song to preview it or tap Buy to purchase it. From anywhere.

Specification Description
Model MA627LL/A, MA627LL/B, MA627LLA, MA627LLB
UPC 646084501196
Audio Video Store and Play Audio and Video
Battery Type Rechargeable Battery
Color Black
Compatible Formats AAC
Compatible Formats AIFF
Compatible Formats Apple Lossless
Compatible Formats M4V
Compatible Formats MOV
Compatible Formats MP3
Compatible Formats MP4
Compatible Formats WAV
Depth (Inches) .31
File Storage - Data Yes
File Storage - iTunes Yes
File Storage - MP2 Yes
File Storage - MP3 Yes
File Storage - MP4 Yes
File Storage - Photos Yes
Frequency Response 20 - 20,000 Hz
Headphone Jack (1) Rear Output
Height (Inches) 4.3
iPod Dock Connector (1) Rear Input
iPod Model iPod touch
LCD Display Size (Inches) 3.5
Screen Size (Approximate Diagonal) 3.5
Storage Capacity 16GB
Storage Capacity (GB) 16
Storage Capacity (GB) 8
Storage Type Flash Memory
Width (Inches) 2.4

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Last update: Sep 7, 2009

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★★★★★
5.0
The Best Mp3 You Will Ever Get

"First the iPod, then the iPod Nano. Now the iPod Touch. The iPod Touch is an extremely different iPod compared to the older iPods. There is not a clickwheel. Instead, you control all of your music with a touch of a finger. When you first open the box, the iPod Touch has to be the best looking hardware. Compared to the iPhone, the iPod Touch is slim, sleek, and it feels good. The stand it the box makes it even b..." Read Full Review »

Jul 24, 2008 by Anonymous

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★★★☆☆
3.0
I would not buy this product again.

"It looks great playing my video podcast. But skips on my music track.It's bad..the distortion of sound-drives me nuts. Not my imagination. So, I tested it. I played the same song via Itunes on my computer result:no distortion or skip...perfect CD perfect sound-disk had no scratches. So, it's the Ipod. And forget about that stupid controling Itune that would be another story.For this kind of money, Apple shoul..." Read Full Review »

Nov 13, 2008 by janto

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Apple 16GB iPod touch Review

The Best Mp3 You Will Ever Get

★★★★★
5.0

"First the iPod, then the iPod Nano. Now the iPod Touch.



The iPod Touch is an extremely different iPod compared to the older iPods. There is not a clickwheel. Instead, you control all of your music with a touch of a finger.

When you first open the box, the iPod Touch has to be the best looking hardw …"  Read Full Review »

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Jul 24 2008
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Apple 16GB iPod touch Review

iPod touch is the best

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Easy To Set Up
  • Great Sound
  • Lots of Storage
  • Reliable Performance
  • Simple Controls
  • More »

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • At Work
  • Commuting
  • Gym / Working Out
  • Travel
 

"I was impressed from the moment I started my new iPod up.

It is very user friendly and fun. It immediately established itself with my home wifi system.



It picks up on any Itunes purchases easy and installs them.

It was a little complicated the first time I moved over my mp3's and my own video …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Nov 27 2008
MrBufferlow
Salem, OR
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[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Apple 16GB iPod touch Review

Great Product, loving it

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Easy To Set Up
  • Great Sound
  • Lots of Storage
  • Reliable Performance
  • Simple Controls
  • More »

    Cons

  • needs a case
  • Needs a DC Charger

    Best Uses

  • Commuting
  • Travel
 

"The toughest decisions to make after deciding to get the Touch, is what SIZE, and whether to get the upgraded software. Most of the time, it's cheaper to upgrade the software yourself, so I saved [$] I don't consider myself someone who has tons of music, or listens to it every waking hour, but dec …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Jul 5 2008
splendidsteve
Portland OR
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[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Apple 16GB iPod touch Review

hype is right!

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Easy To Set Up
  • Reliable Performance
  • Simple Controls
  • Sleek/Compact

    Cons

  • Battery life isnt great
  • Pricey

    Best Uses

  • Commuting
  • Travel
 

"I've had this for a few weeks now and can truly say this device is superb. Wi-Fi works well, connects easily (even to my security enabled network at home). Great intuitive interface, great free aps available, great device all around.

Now for the cons: it is pricey and battery life is pretty good, n …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Aug 27 2008
Jamison
Charlotte, NC
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[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Apple 16GB iPod touch Review

It blew my mind away!

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Great Sound
  • Lots of Storage
  • Reliable Performance
  • Sleek/Compact
  • Tough

    Cons

  • Minor Control Issues

    Best Uses

  • Commuting
  • Gym / Working Out
  • Travel
 

"Right before I made my purchase, I really started having doubts about spending so much money for the iPod that I wanted. Now I can't believe that I took so long to get such a great product! I use my ipod everyday from waking up in the morning with it's alarm clock, to surfing the web and watching my …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Oct 1 2008
President Waffle
Spanish Fort, AL
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