Geeks.com sent us over for a whirl the highest capacity available iPod mp3 player, the 120 GB version of the iPod Classic. In the era of the touchscreen iPods and smartphones, how is the Classic design holding up?
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Then he starts talking about how its the "biggest innovations of this decade", but the Zune's have radio tuners and wifi built in, and more features. It also starts spitting out all the audio formats (or lack thereof), without mentioning players such as the Sansa Clip, that support FLAC and Ogg. Why no comparisons? How many "audiophiles" store their music in Apple Lossless (a format, which is only compatible with one player, and has little industry support).
I haven't used a zune, but this was clearly written with a very pro-Apple attitude. No comparisons are made between anything other then iPod's, which makes me wonder if the photo was stolen! Please, submit articles like this to Apple news sites. I'd rather see articles comparing what is being reviewed with the competition, and what its advantages or disadvantages are.
Was this written by an Apple employee perhaps, or was the reviewer bribed by Geeks.com to turn it into an advert? All I know, is that this is a strange review, although, calling it a review would be pushing it, because no reviewer is 100% happy with his product, any review will draw comparisons with other products, and finally, the mention of ITMS sounds suspiciously like something one would hear from Apple Sales Training.
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Yeah.. I'd have to agree. There are a lot of strange things here though, that make me wonder about this article.
Firstly, a Zune 120GB is also available: http://www.zune.net/en-us/products/mp3players/zune120/specs.htm . Strangely enough whilst the article has a photo comparing the Zune 120 and iPod classic, not once does it mention the Zune.
Then he starts talking about how its the "biggest innovations of this decade", but the Zune's have radio tuners and wifi built in, and more features. It also starts spitting out all the audio formats (or lack thereof), without mentioning players such as the Sansa Clip, that support FLAC and Ogg. Why no comparisons? How many "audiophiles" store their music in Apple Lossless (a format, which is only compatible with one player, and has little industry support).
I haven't used a zune, but this was clearly written with a very pro-Apple attitude. No comparisons are made between anything other then iPod's, which makes me wonder if the photo was stolen! Please, submit articles like this to Apple news sites. I'd rather see articles comparing what is being reviewed with the competition, and what its advantages or disadvantages are.
Was this written by an Apple employee perhaps, or was the reviewer bribed by Geeks.com to turn it into an advert? All I know, is that this is a strange review, although, calling it a review would be pushing it, because no reviewer is 100% happy with his product, any review will draw comparisons with other products, and finally, the mention of ITMS sounds suspiciously like something one would hear from Apple Sales Training.