| I got my eyes set on a iPod mini, as it looked good for | | | | in line or on a bus, it could be a great way to pass the |
| quite some reasons: it's small enough to put inside a | | | | time; but even the breakout rip-off is only entertaining |
| pant's pocket, it has a lot of accessories to choose | | | | for about 5 minutes.I even thought that maybe I could |
| from and it obviously has enough hype you begin to | | | | upload some text files to read some e-book, but the |
| wonder what all the fuss is about.But you really have | | | | screen is not big enough for that, and reading is so |
| to see the cons of it and cut all the hype. It looked | | | | cramped it's just not worth it.The biggest gripe is that |
| good from the start; it's small and simple, easy to use | | | | you cannot change the volume, unless you are on the |
| and has that nice Apple logo. But quickly the | | | | 'Now Playing' menu! Any other player has dedicated |
| downsides surfaced, and they sure are annoying.Firstly, | | | | buttons for this basic function, but in its decidedly |
| the headphones are horrible: they are so | | | | minimalist point of view, it's a pain to go search for that |
| uncomfortable they are totally unusable, and also they | | | | specific menu just to adjust for a small change in a |
| do not sound good at all. Well, any other $5 headphone | | | | song. It supposedly was thought out carefully, but I see |
| will do, so that's not that bad. (It's also not advisable to | | | | a lot of problems in the interface.Also, there seems to |
| use them, as the white color alerts any potential | | | | be a big problem with the duration of its internal, |
| muggers you have an easy sellable item.)The interface | | | | non-replaceable battery. After 2 months of use, I did |
| seems a good idea, with the scroll being able to be | | | | notice, it does not hold a charge for long now. After |
| controlled with a circular motion. For scrolling fast it's | | | | two house of continuous play, it just shuts down. Other |
| great, but for selecting carefully one item, it's difficult. | | | | reports on the web also say the battery fails, and has |
| Also, for 'marking' a song for how many stars, it | | | | to be replaced.I have also read on the web that the |
| sometimes works, sometimes you spend a full minute | | | | headphone connector is badly soldered and you |
| twiddling it to get it right. Any other player with a | | | | eventually have to open it up and resolder it again.I |
| sensible scroller works much better.I was excited to | | | | wouldn't buy it again. The iriver or the Creative seem |
| know it had games to play, so when I'm bored waiting | | | | to be a lot better options. |