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IPOD: multimedia device.


IPOD

Multimedia Device

Price: US$399

www.apple.com

* The Good

The screen is crisp and clear. Sixty gigabytes of memory stores thousand of songs and photos and hundreds of videos

* The Bad

A little on the bulky bulk·y  
adj. bulk·i·er, bulk·i·est
1. Having considerable bulk; massive.

2. Of large size for its weight: a bulky knit.

3. Clumsy to manage; unwieldy.
 side and the selection wheel takes some getting used to. Requires music purchase from Apple's iTunes store The iTunes Store is an online business run by Apple Inc. which sells media files that are accessed through its iTunes application.

Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28 2003, it proved the viability of online music sales.
 

* Who Should Buy

The gold standard for many. If you need constant access to 15,000 songs and 25,000 photos or 150 hours of video, this device is for you

* Who Should Not

People who want just a few hundred songs. The smaller, cheaper and simpler iPod Shuffle The smallest and most basic iPod, and the only iPod without a display screen. Designed for people who just want to press start and play their tunes sequentially or at random, the shuffle holds up to 240 songs in 1GB of flash memory.  model plays only music and has no screen but is much better suited for the less demanding user
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