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After many years putting it off, I finally got a touch for myself. Like everything in life, you can only decide whether it is good or bad according to your necessities. If you are after a stylish, great sounding and a great value for money digital music player, then look no further. This little beauty will keep you coming back for more for a long time. The apps available are plentiful for any possible need you might have, and a lot of them free to boot. The way you interact with it is truly the most intuitive way to access your data, at least with the current technological standards we have.
Now for the bad: The touch screen is a battery sucker, so if you have the weekend free and want to do some serious gaming or other screen intensive activity, then you should stay around some energy source. If only listening to music, you should be OK. My other main gripe with it is the way Apple locks down access to your own data within its ecosystem, that means you are not allowed to freely access your music, pics and other files outside the windows/apple environment (I’m mostly a Linux user) and the itunes software is essential for any basic operation. Another huge disappointment is not being able to delete files using only the player itself: you must connect it to your pc in order to do such a simple task. Also your library of songs should be in either mp3 or apple’s format, as the touch is unable to play ogg, which was my format of choice.
So the bottom line is this: if you are not a power user or don’t mind being restricted to what apple offers you, then you will love this product. If you want a player with a wider selection of what formats you can play, or a simple mtp/drag and drop kind of player, then you’d be advised to look further.
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