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Apple IPod Touch 8GB

Manufacturer: Apple
Model: MB528LL/A
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Howstuffworks
Excellent
The Apple iPod touch is a shining example of what a true portable media player should be like. It earns a Best Buy from us, despite being somewhat expensive, for its touchscreen interface as well as the audio and video playback quality.

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Stuff. TV
Excellent
This is one of the sharpest bits of tech we've ever seen – it's just let down by the fact that iPhone does more, and iPod Classic has more room. But frankly, even knowing that, our heart still say 'yes'

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PCmag
Excellent
With an excellent interface and elegant design, the iPod touch is simply the best portable media player ever made. Recent updates only make it even better.

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Tech Radar
Excellent
This is, without doubt, one of the most desirable PMPs it's been my pleasure to stroke. It's oh so sleek, beautifully designed and every interaction you have with it is satisfying - well, mostly.

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Lesnumeriques
Excellent
Encore une fois, Apple se fait remarquer grâce à un concept révolutionnaire. On regrette que ce Touch soit commercialisé dans l'ombre du décevant iPhone, car il aurait dû lui ravir la vedette. Voici enfin un vrai baladeur vidéo : pratique, beau, et doté d

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Bright Hand
Very Good
With the iPod touch only costing $300 for the entry model, it was an answer to my prayers. As soon as it was announced I was on a mission find one as soon as I could.

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Hometheatermag
Very Good
Its all been leading up to this. Airport crowds, metal detectors, ticket prices, and malodorous seat neighbors notwithstanding, now is a really good time to be a commuter. Speculation has run wild for years about potential changes to the iPod and i...

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Register Hardware
Very Good
It's not perfect - the price is too high, and there are some niggles about its interaction with iTunes. But you can't help but be wowed by its graphical bravura, decent-size video playback and - joy upon joy - high-speed handheld web browsing. Got an iPod

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Laptopmag
Very Good
Innovative multitouch interface, Speedy Web surfing and over-the-air music downloads, Gorgeous display, Very thin design Can’t download video over the air, Lacks stereo Bluetooth As with other iPods, the touch lacks a user-replaceable battery, a mem

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Apple long has had the MP3-market in its firm hands. Ever since the first iPod was released they somehow have managed to win the hearts of millions of customers even if their players never have been at the technological forefront. A big part of the su...

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Tech2
Very Good
Sleek design, Fast interface, High on interactivity, Good sound, Wi-fi enabled, Impressive coverflow Can be managed only through iTunes, Battery life a bit iffy while viewing videos Good news! After a long wait we finally got hold of the iPod Touch. Apple

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Si nous devions ne noter que linterface, cest sans aucun doute que nous lui mettrions la note maximale. Mais il nous faut tenir compte de quelques détails. Pour commencer, lautonomie est un peu faiblarde si le wifi est activé. Le calendrier, dans l...

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Le tour extérieurSafari, navigateur internetLa video sur YouTubeCalendrier et contactsHorloge et calculatriceMusiqueClip videosPhotos et iTunesRéglages et compatibilitésComparatif iPhone et conclusioniPod Touch 16 Go – LE Test Depuis le mois de...

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Cnet
Very Good
Photo gallery: iPod Touch (second generation) As the less-gifted sibling of Apple's celebrated iPhone, the iPod Touch has had to work hard to prove itself. Now in its second generation, Apple has finally given the iPod Touch a chance to shine by lowering

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Webuser
Very Good
The sensational widescreen and internet connectivity, not to mention the status-symbol factor, make this a very desirable piece of kit. Criticism for its lack of support for third-party applications, though, is entirely justified. More Internet Devices...

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Cnet
Very Good
We think the iPod Touch is a great product with lots to offer, but its premium price tag should give some shoppers pause. Don't assume that Apple's most expensive iPod is the best solution for your needs. If you're planning on watching a lot of video, hig

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Digitaltrends
Very Good
Aside from a couple minor limitations, the 16GB iPod touch is truly amazing. It's one of those products that probably has competitors in frantic states of insomnia, burning right through their R&D budgets trying to keep up. The iPod touch is gorgeous - th

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With its silver and black design, the iPhone touch is a stylish, cool handheld. As you doubtless know by now, you can find music, videos and more on a widescreen display with the touch of a finger. The interface uses new software to present the appropriat

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GoodGearGuide
Very Good
Touch screen operates very well, large screen, wireless connectivity, host of features Expensive, not much storage for video files, screen attracts fingerprints The Final Word While it may cost a pretty penny, the iPod touch is a brilliant portable media

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PCpro
Very Good
Like an iPhone without the phone. Pricey and flawed, but the screen and iTunes Store access are killer.

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BildLjudHemma
Very Good
Javisst är den på pricken lik en iPhone, men det går inte att ringa med iPod Touch. Inte har den kamera heller. Men resten är nästan likadant: en lika genial 3,5-tums, tryckkänslig skärm som bryter alla konventioner för tryckskärmar samt inbyggd trådlö...

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Cnet
Very Good
The Apple iPod touch has a large, video-worthy screen, a cutting-edge interface, and Wi-Fi Internet and music download capabilities. The iPod touch may cost too much for you, depending on your needs. It has a small capacity for a portable video player. Th

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PCauthority
Very Good
The similarities between the iPhone and the touch are striking. Both have 3.5in 480 x 320 touchscreens. Both run a touchscreen version of OS X, offering apps such as the Safari web browser and a YouTube video viewer. Both units use flash memory for sto...

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Cnet
Very Good
Wireless functions; design; interface; browser; bright, clear screen Fingerprints on the screen; limited memory if youre planning to watch a lot of video For better or worse, the iPod touch is clearly the iPhones baby brother. Like most products that roll

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Lyd & Bilde
Very Good
Småapparater blir mer og mer like hverandre. I dag finner man GPS-navigasjon i mobiltelefonen og filmvisning i GPS-navigatoren. Den samme utviklingen ser vi selvsagt også på mp3-spillere som i dag gjør litt av hvert. Grensene viskes ut i og med at man ka.

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Den nye iPod touch er ualmindelig smuk. Den har også den bedste brugerflade, denne anmelder nogen siden har set i en afspiller.Intet mindre. Når man først har prøvet Apples to-finger, tommelvenlige trykfølsomme skærm, undrer man sig over, hvordan ma...

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Techtree
Very Good
It's a great unique product, but with a few flaws. If you got the moolah, go for it!

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ITP.net
Very Good
Overall the Touch is a very desirable gadget, if perhaps a tad overpriced at the moment. But, you have to wonder, what will version 2.0 be like...?

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The iPod touch isn't everything a Wi-Fi aficionado could want, but it extends the iPod's usefulness in interesting new ways. If you've got a huge music library, you'll probably prefer the iPod classic, which offers an amazing 160GB for $349 and also displ

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Vnunet
Very Good
It’s true that the iPod Touch expensive given that it only has 8GB of storage; rival video players have larger screens and much greater capacities for much more attractive prices. However, the touch-screen controls are enormously impressive, and wireless

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In the hyper-competitive world of consumer electronics, it’s highly unusual for one branded product to dominate its market for years on end. Yet, that’s what Apple’s iPod media player, now approaching its sixth anniversary, has managed to do. One reason i

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It's a cool gadget and an insight into the future of the iPod line, but at the same time, the asking price of the Touch could score you a couple of iPod Nanos with the same storage but far better battery life, or an iPod Classic with far more storage spac

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Is the new iPod Touch the best iPod ever? We're not so sure. It would have been a clearer call if Apple had been content to make the Touch just an iPhone sans phone, but the company stripped out a few handy features without any obvious reason other than t

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PCworld
Very Good
It’s a beautifully designed player that’s incredibly fun to use. If Apple can resolve these initial quality-control issues, we’d recommend it to anyone looking for a mobile video player, a portable web browser or a high-class way to cart around the highli

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It's a beautiful looking and wonderfully functional pocket companion, and if you've got the depth of wallet to support it, you'll never want to be apart from it again.

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Macworld
Very Good
The iPod touch possesses the iPhone’s stunning widescreen display, which is perfect for video playback; the stunning multi-touch interface for browsing your music and video clips; plus the WiFi connection featuring the much acclaimed ‘full version’ of Saf

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Maclife
Very Good
Nice screen. Innovative interface. Access to iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. Can’t edit calendar. No volume control on device. No games. No email. Missing some apps found on the iPhone. Reports of display problems with earlyshipping units. As a media pla

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I would not have thought to post a review of the touch after so many others, except that I keep running into review after review that does nothing but list the iPhone features not in the touch. So, in an effort to promote good, rational buying decisi...

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Trustedreviews
Very Good
A few years back anyone who took even the slightest interest in computers was regarded with sniggering suspicion and treated as a figure of fun. To employ a much-overused term, they were seen as geeks: a group of hairy, unwashed, pimply, young ...

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Laptoplogic
Very Good
Beautiful and big widescreen display, MultiTouch interface, True web browsing via WiFi, YouTube!, iTunes WiFi Store, Thin and light, Battery life Limited storage space, Expensive, No dedicated Volume controls, Where are the other apps/widgets??, Canȁ

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Arstechnica
Very Good
Slim profile, lightweight iTunes Store well implemented 3.5" display is great for video Snappiness of UI Built-in web browser WiFi support iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store delivers No e-mail client Lack of ability to edit calendar items Screen quality isnt as goo

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Forget the touch-sensitive wheel that set Apple’s iPod family apart from the rest of the music and video players in the market. The iPod Touch is here and will definitely change the way we look at portable media players. But can we afford the change

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PCadvisor
Very Good
Apples new 32GB iPod touch very nearly lives up to the dream of the phone-less iPhone. When Apple unveiled the iPod touch our initial reaction was lukewarm. Its video wasnt as bright and defined as that of the iPhone. It offered an unnecessarily h...

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Avreview
Very Good
Yes ladies and gentlemen its that time again, the time when Apple introduces another breakthrough product in the form of the iPod Touch (and definitely not the iTouch as had been rumoured). Its a touch-sensitive media player that owes its sexy slim d...

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Varför Apple väljer att riskera att urvattna telefonens aha-effekt med en look-a-like mediespelare? Var en av de funderingar jag hade när iPod Touch presenterades i början av september. Men efter att jag nu har fått bekanta mi...

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Cnet
Very Good
Photo gallery: iPod Touch Editors' note: On September 9, 2008, Apple released their second-generation version of the iPod Touch and discontinued the older model described on this page. Our full review of the iPod Touch (second-generation) can be found he

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Cooltechzone
Very Good
Apple's iPhone seems to be a much better device compared to the Touch, but obviously, the Touch is designed to replace the iPhone as a dedicated music player. It continues to be an iconic device that's going to crush the competition and marks another win

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PCworld
Very Good
Includes a Web browser and WiFi, Beautiful design, easy to operate Expensive, Dark videos can be difficult to see The iPod Touch’s beautiful design, useful apps, touch screen, and built-in Wi-Fi outweigh minor audio-quality issues.

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ZD Net
Very Good
Well just look at it. Its gorgeous, Pretty interface, Best sounding iPod ever, Bright, clear and crisp widescreen, Cover Flow Expensive and poor value, Cant be operated blind like previous iPods, Fingerprints everywhere, and scratches on the back, Thirdpa

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