Apple iPod 20 GB White M9282LL/A (4th Generation) | 
| Brand: Apple
List Price: $269.99
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Rating:  539 reviews
Sales Rank: 1623
Color: White
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: M9282LL/A
Model: M9282LL/A
UPC: 018908524603
EAN: 0018908524603
ASIN: B0002OZXHO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 20 GB model holds up to 5,000 songs; supports AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (32 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible, AIFF, Apple Lossless and WAV | | • | Up to 12 hours battery life when fully charged (typically 4 hours); fast-charge in as little as 2 hours | | • | Mac OS X or Windows 2000 and XP compatible; FireWire and USB 2.0 interface for fastest digital transfer available | | • | Feature upgrades from previous version include new Click Wheel, slimmer case, and easier navigation | | • | Comes with earbud headphones, AC adapter, FireWire cable, and USB 2.0 cable (dock not included) |
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Product Description
Incorporating the fabulous Apple Click Wheel that was first introduced on iPod mini. Offering up to 12 hours of battery life. Weighing in at just 5.6 ounces. And getting slightly thinner with each new generation. iPod continues to define the perfect digital music player for Mac and Windows. 20GBHolds approximately 5000 songs5.6 ounces2.4 x 4.1 x .57 inchesApple EarphonesAC AdapterFireWire cableUSB 2.0 cableA musical dream come true, the fourth-generation iPod offers huge capacity, letting you easily slip thousands of songs into your pocket. And enjoy it wherever you go. In the car. On the treadmill. At the office. Around the house.Though ease of use has always been the hallmark of iPod, Apple believes in constantly moving perfection forward. So iPod now incorporates the same touch-sensitive Apple Click Wheel that debuted on iPod mini. Without lifting that trusty thumb of yours from the wheel, you can easily select playlists, scroll through thousands of songs, and start the music playing. Want that song to play from the beginning again? A single click will do the trick.You can put the Apple Click Wheel to use the next time you want to set your music to shuffle. Right there on the main menu ? where it?s very easy to find ? you?ll find a new option ? Shuffle Songs. Everyone?s favorite option for mixing things up, Shuffle Songs randomly plays the songs in your music library. You?ll never guess what?s coming up next, so you?re always surprised ...
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| Customer Reviews: Read 534 more reviews...
 Take The Plunge November 6, 2004
Frank A. Whorton (Grand Forks, ND)
390 out of 453 found this review helpful
First, let me start off by saying, I know this is a lot of money. But if you've tried the other 20 Gig players, you'll know that none compare to this. I can run with mine on an armband and still screw around with the songs and volume while running.
iTunes kicks major ass over any other download service with free videos, iMixes, and 30 seconds intros to over a million songs. It also has a billboard feature where you can go to any city over about 50,000 and see what songs are on the top playlists for that area. It also shows the top downloaded songs in each genre updated constantly.
But back to the iPod -- I really can't find a bad thing with mine yet. Batteries still going strong...one charge lasts twelve hours. I did get the plan to replace my batteries if they ever die from Best Buy. Recharge takes about 2 hours to 80% then another 2 hours to 100% and then you are good for 12 hours. I just plug in every night. Comes with earbuds, charger, Firewire connector, and USB2 connector. Only thing you really should buy is an armband neoprene protector since back stainless steel can scratch. Have 11 hours on now and only about 695 meg used on the hard drive. I'd tell you more, but just trust me, you'll love it.
Incredibly pleased with my 20gb iPod November 12, 2004
Will Anderson (Kansas City, USA)
63 out of 64 found this review helpful
First I'll preface this review by saying that I have gone through several MP3 players and CD players, and I have no bias towards specific companies. Next I'll present you with a list of Pros and Cons:
Pros:
- very sexy and clean look.
- incredible sound quality, even mp3's almost sound CD quality, those little earbuds are incredible.
- good battery life, the 12 hours suggested by Apple is a little bit optimistic. I usually get about 11-ish hours after a full recharge and without the backlight on and at medium volume.
- very fast battery recharge.
- seamless and fast transfers, and although Apple says that it won't work with USB 1.0, it does work (albeit at a slower transfer rate).
- comes with everything you need
- the click wheel is very functional and I have yet to have any problems with it.
- very very slim and lite, I keep it in my pocket all day at school and don't notice it being there at all.
- very easy to conceal, watching a boring movie in Biology? Just pull out the 'pod and run the earbuds up the back of your shirt, it works very well actually ;). Yeah that's right Ms. Grotewiel, I don't watch your pathetic films, you dolt.
- easy to navigate menus.
- the games are a nice addition, but I never really play them.
- if you hold the menu button, the backlight will come on. This is an incredibly handy feature.
- if you order online from apple.com you can have 2 lines of text with 27 characters each laser engraved on the back, as well for a limited time their is free/one day shipping.
Cons:
- it scratches pretty easily (I personally don't have a problem with it, but some perfectionists might).
- yes it does have a high price.
- although the internal batteries only last 18 months, you can buy a warrantee from Best Buy and just say that the batteries are not functioning correctly, and they'll give you a new one. As well Apple is in the middle of a lawsuit for it, so you can count on a refund from them pretty soon if your batteries are worn out.
- as the saying goes 'white earbuds = mug me'. I've never heard any stories about having an iPod stolen, but I'm sure they're fairly desirable.
- iTunes is a little bit clumsy, but you don't have to use it to listen to music on your computer, I just use it to transfer music to my iPod. Also you can download a free plug-in for Winamp 5.0 (also free, and a better music playing program) that allows winamp to sync with your iPod. I have yet to use the plug-in for winamp, but I've heard positive things about it.
So when it comes down to it, the Pros far outweigh the Cons (some of the cons aren't cons at all!). Sure it is fairly pricey, but almost all 20gb mp3 players are around this price range, and the extra money is worth all of the advantages. If you're considering buying an iPod Mini, I would recommend the 20gb fourth generation over it any day. 16 more gigabytes for only $50 more is definitely worth it (and the 20gb is a better shape and isn't a lame metallic color). In conclusion, I strongly urge anybody in the market for a good mp3 player to buy a 20gb iPod, you WILL be pleased.
 pretty but flawed. overpriced. October 19, 2004
almosthappy (San Diego, CA, California)
46 out of 69 found this review helpful
I've never been a fan of Apple's - a whiny wannabe monopoly beleaguered with a culture of pretentiousness and indifference to customer service. But I couldn't resist an iPod: in term of aesthetics, the iPods are almost flawless. So I got myself a 4G 20GB model. Once I actually started to play around with it, I've uncovered many serious issues with this VERY PRICY player that cannot be compensated merely by its pretty appearance.
1.The navigational system on the player itself is very easy to use and extremely intuitive. But the intuitiveness stops there. Setting it up to work with my Wintel XP machine was a headache. After installing all the required software, I was stuck with a "Do not disconnect" screen for several hours, before I finally figured out the incompatibilities. I had to reformat, download the latest iTune and iPod updater from Apple (the included CDROM is completely useless). The provided documentation and the Apple support website are jokes. I had to spend a great amount of time scouring the online forums to find the information I was looking for.
2.iTunes is possibly the worst playlist/player management software in the world. The iTune has no concept of multiple users, which is causing a huge problem for people who has multiple iPods. iTune should work just like Palm Desktop. Unfortunately, in term of design, it's a piece of software that resembles something hacked up by a developer with only CS100 on his CV.
3.I use iPod both in the office and at home. Juggling between two iTune is almost as fun as getting a prostate exam. I spent hours of building up a library at home. I took the iPod to office, and bam, all my music are gone after an auto sync.
4. iPod can be used as a hard drive. Great. But when I explore the iPod through Windows Explorer, where the heck are my music? I understand that iPod is probably under pressure from the music industry (and possibly internally from its iTune store division) to hide direct access to music data. This major-label friendly design decision is a great incovenience to users. An iPod should work just like a digital camera: the data can be accessed through a UI, like iTune, but it should also be directly accessible - even from txt-based DOS if I feel like it.
5.Battery. If you're pessimistic and always worry about the future, like me, the you should start worrying. In about a year or two, you pretty iPod will be a three hundred dollar paper weight. Unless you are willing to shell out another 99 dollars for the Apple battery replacement, which, according to the warranty, may be an USED component.
In conclusion, if you could resist the temptation of a pretty shell, there are much cheaper and more robust models out there; otherwise welcome to an ambivalent love affair with a seriously flawed beauty.
Apple will not repair after warranty is over! February 8, 2005
Gadget Girl
37 out of 44 found this review helpful
If your hard-drive breaks just like mine after one year, you will get to hear this for the first time. Two of the apple reps told me "You'd better buy our protection plan for your new one!" On top of that they said "Or you can REPLACE yours by another "refurbished" unit for $250!" After all an iPod is a circuitry with a hard-drive. By having NO repair service after the warranty, does it mean that their fancy circuitry has no value at all?
Battery is another problem. Just like many Li-ion batteries of cellphones, the battery is going to lose its capacity by almost half after a year or two with almost certainty regardless of how careful you have been handling it. Unlike cellphones, you can not just buy a replacement for $15-20. The iPod battery replacement cost is around $110+ after shipping and all.
Have you read the fine prints before the purchase? I sure did not. The beauty of the iPod blinded me. Now that mine is dead, I'm now reading them... They clearly say... Apple does not repair.. battery...hard-drive...whatever. Of course, their replacement prices are madly expensive.
Though iPod has been in the market for some time, it just became popular quite recently. Yet, there are many flaws that may eventualy drive iPod from its huge market share in the near future. I wanted to see when most people have lived out their warranty.
After 14 months with it, Apple simply told me to shrug at my iPod's death... and buy and a new one.
BEST THING EVER! September 10, 2004
yashmooseyaloose
34 out of 42 found this review helpful
this ipod is the best thing that has ever happened to me, and the 4th generation ipod will revolutionize the music buisness. Not only is the ipod easy to use, but so is itunes and apple even made it for windows now. (yippy!). The click wheel they added on the new ipod just blew me away. At first it looked at it and thought, "how could this possibly work?" Then i tried it out and let me tell you, don't be fooled. The click wheel makes it easier and more elegant! And of course to top it all off, the sound quality is great.
The only down side to the ipod, (and that actually goes for all ipods) is that they scratch very easily, and they have yet to come up with a neo preme for the ipod click wheel. Just on my first day of having the ipod i stuck it in my breef case. when i took it out, the click wheel had been scratched and my screen had a huge scratch running all the way through it. So in the mean time, i am using the palm pilot screen covers to protect it. It works for now.
Overall, it is a great product. but if you already have a mini or the third generation, no need to get this one (unless your out of memery).
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