Typical price: £55
What is it: Tiny clip-on MP3 player with an incredibly simple interface
What we think: If you like your music playback simple and your device nearly invisible it'll suit you well, but absentminded users should steer clear
Average user rating
8.0
excellent
Average user rating from 8 users
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Apple iPod Shuffle (2nd gen, 1GB) user reviews
November 19, 2006
Posted by: Russell Cox
"Excellent design"
What I like:
Concept and firmness of the designers: they knew what they wanted in the market.
What I don't like:
Earphones provided.
Review:
The only thing I find dangerous from a commercial point of view is the mistake made with those poor Apple earphones. The inclusion of modest Sennheiser CX300 or AKG K27i would not have been so expensive -- you can buy the CX300 in Spain (black and silver, not white colour) for a mere €26, £17.60 -- and the improvement is notable and worth mentioning. CNET.co.uk reviewer is wrong about the absence of the screen, the concept of the design makes the longed and heartfelt desired screen useless, uncomfortable, inadequate and irrelevant.
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