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7.2
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8.0
PC Mag Jan 20, 2005

Minimalism has always been a guiding principle at Apple, and the new iPod shuffle is an outstanding example. The slim white shell encases a 512MB or 1GB flash-based player, with nothing more than a four-way rocker ring and play/pause button on the front and a power switch and battery-check button on...

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CNET Jan 25, 2005

The iPod Shuffle, with its ultralow price, its dead-simple design, and its iTunes integration, is virtually guaranteed to be a hit, especially among those looking for a second iPod.

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5.0
synical synical

Won this in a lucky draw and it is my first Apple product. When I got it, I thought of selling it but decided to keep it in the end. I refer to it as my "overpriced thumb drive with an earphone jack". The earbuds that came with this crapped out after three and a half years, which I...

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9.0
danhallock danhallock

This is probably my favorite iPod ever, and the one I've listened to by far the most music on. It's so frictionless, and unlike the iPod Touch, for example, there's nothing to distract from its core purpose — music.

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1.0
7imkim 7imkim

There's probably still music on it, but I don't remember what and the lack of a screen leaves me not caring enough to find out. Pros: I bought a cool decal for it that makes it look like a stick of Spearmint gum. It's light weight. It probably won't break easily. Cons:...

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9.0
cqdkpn cqdkpn

It's been a while since I had this little guy. At the time I bought it, it was a pretty decent buy for a flash MP3 player. Of course, it wasn't the best bang for the buck; it's an iPod. It was small, so much so that it did not have a screen. It did not even have a clip. Yet I...

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9.0
jedadiah jedadiah

Thing was awesome. I used it as a thumb drive as well as a media player. Someone even wrote a python script that would allow you to add files to the shuffles playlist that were downloaded to the shuffle sans itunes. very portable, such that i didn't realize it was in a pocket when i did...

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3.0
DonnEdwards DonnEdwards

I bought my first iPod Shuffle because I could use it to listen to Audible audio books. I loved it. Then after a few months the earphones gave out. And I felt ripped off because Apple doesn't sell replacements. I felt even more ripped off because Apple refused to allow me to buy anything...

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9.0
pcproctor pcproctor

I love this little iPod! There's something nice about loading 1GB of your tunes, and letting them shuffle through the day. Simple, perfect in the iTunes ecosystem, and tiny! (yeah, for the time.)

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