Apple iPod touch 32 GB
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend other bitrates supported * plays MP3, WAV, AAC, AIFF (uncompressed), Apple Lossless, and Audible files (formats 2, 3 and 4) * displays photos converted from JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF and PNG formats * plays video in MPEG-4 and QuickTime formats * built-in lithium ion rechargeable battery provides up to 22 hours music playback; up to 5 hours video playback * 32GB hard drive holds approximately: 40 hours of video, 20,000 photos, or 468 hours at 128 Kbps * Product details and pricing info |
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383 Customer Reviews Posted
- Pleasantly surprised
- After I received my ipod touch I didn't really know what to expect. All I knew is I needed more storage space and I thought the touch aspect was cool. I had no idea it came with wifi. So when I got it and saw that you could watch youtube video's i was hooked.
The screen is surprisingly big which is nice. The headphones it comes with are a slight upgrade from the old ipod nano headphones I have.
The itunes browsing feature is very cool as well. Now that they released all the different applications for it, there's no reason not to get one if you're looking to purchase an mp3 player. It does take a while to get the hang of navigating it.
I would also recommend buying a protective case for it. Only once you're holding the touch do you realize just how thin it is. I bought the griffin iclear which is working fine. - 2008-07-24, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Great for Travel
- I purchased this device primarily to use on a recent trip to Mexico. The resort we stayed had wireless internet so I was able to keep up with my mail. The screen really is a bit small but it is a worthwhile trade off to not have to carry a laptop. I also moved all my music and recorded books to the device and it holds everything. I like the controls a lot better than I did my old i-pod. If the I-phone ever becomes available with Verizon I am sure that my wife would upgrade. This is a very useful device.
- 2008-07-24, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Great touch, but
- The battery is shock, for the price that we pay Apple Inc, they can't make a battery last longer than two hours.
- 2008-07-24, 0 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A major disappointment...
- When the Touch was introduced, this new iPod left me, the happy owner of seven predecessors, unusually cold. I couldn't understand why not the WHOLE front of the device was a screen, creating not only a stunning look but also a real Wide-Screen. The aspect ratio of the current screen is 1:1.5 which is certainly not the genuine Wide-Screen 9:16 / 1:1.78 format. On top of that, the whole thing looked a little bit too toyish for my taste. And again Apple practically ignored the fact that the Euro and the USD are two different currencies which means that this 32 GB Touch costs 725 USD in the Euroland Apple stores [I'm not allowed to shop in the US stores]. I know this sounds whiny and the solution is simply to avoid the Apple store and find some Asian web-site, but Apple just comes across as insulting instead of inviting this way.
However, in spite of all that I bought one, and well...actually owning and using it indeed leaves me cold. I miss the click-wheel, which may be less spectacular but in my opinion is so much more clever and user friendly than the Touch operating scheme. I find the last one fragmented, and without the possibility to go forth and back, step by step. I'm a bit tired to always have to return to the 'home' button before going on. The user-functions are not part of one unifying concept like with the -rightly famous- wheel. They should have kept it, hidden in the touch-screen and magically appearing when needed.
I have no idea why there's so little room for film titles and why they are not listed in the same position as the screen:'lenghtwise' instead of 'widthwise'. Especially with TV-series this is an annoyance because the episode-numbers are off-screen when the lenght of the title exceeds two words.[PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong and inform me that this setting can be changed]. I perceive it as very peculiar that the audio functions of the device are made into a visual spectacle [the gravity-sensitive rotating of album covers; cover-flow; the 'opening of album-contents' etc] while the video 'department' has actually made a step back in time and development. When, for example, you take a break watching a film or tv-episode, there is no indication which film or episode you were/are watching on the list: on former models the title was given a blue background. No more. When you pause and want to finish what you started you'll see your film library, starting with A. That is actually the whole range of the video 'special effects': a list of films, nothing else. No newly added zoom function, no slow-motion, no picture by picture watching facility. No 'travelling' possibility across a Cinemascope [aspect ratio 1 : 2.35] format film, so you still have to watch those as a coloured stripe between two black ones. Why introduce a 'big screen' device and then do nothing with it [except thus for the audio-function visual circus, but isn't audio primarily meant for listening and video for watching?]
Of course Apple has again made some great accessories redundant, I can't for instance use a splendid portable charger with the Touch [it was universal: worked with every cell-phone, camera, and iPod untill now] which is a nuisance because as always the built-in battery doesn't suffice.
For the audiophiles: don't expect any improvement in sound-quality since there isn't. Bass is allright but the higher frequencies have a metallic sounding piercing sharpness [I'm not talking about the supplied in-ears here, I don't even unwrap them]. The 5.5 gen is still superior in my experience.
If you like gadgets it's certainly worth the money to buy the 2.0 upgrade which allows you to purchase them. Most of them are silly and sometimes funny. You can add games, for instance, or play a little music. But don't expect any fundamental changes.
The following is my own fault, so I can't blame this machine for it: I just don't get the importance of the wi-fi thing. I have a laptop which I always have with me and I haven't discovered what the advantage is to do the 'wireless things' with the Touch instead of my laptop. And why sent e-mails with the Touch when you can sms and mms with your phone? Downloading music or video while I'm on the move is, in my experience, very uncomfortable. I have other things to do or on my mind then. I bought the Touch for the big screen and the less fragile Flash-memory. And the supposedly amazing technical qualities of course...but I'm sorry: I'm not impressed or amused by them.
I DO like the glass screen btw!
As my review makes clear: I'm too often wondering why Apple did NOT create certain possibilities with a device that proves that it CAN. - 2008-07-24, 2 of 5 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Best mobile device on the market!
- There are so many features on this device, it's not just a media player, it's an UMPC (ultra-mobile PC). Now with the new application software available for both the iPod Touch and the iPhone, you can install applications like you can a PC (use iTunes to download or download at a WiFi spot). Since it has the internet, a PDA, email, and can install apps on it, it could replace the need to carry a laptop for some instances. The battery life for the internet is about 2 hours, but if you don't use the Wi-Fi, it can last up to 22 hours. I love this device, and I put 4 out of 5 stars because of only 2 hour battery life for WiFi, otherwise, it would have gotten a 5!
- 2008-07-23, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
