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Apple iPod shuffle 4 GB Blue (3rd Generation) OLD MODEL |  | Brand: Apple
Category: CE
List Price: $79.99
Buy Used: $45.00
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Seller: Sugar Cat
Rating:  265 reviews
Sales Rank: 1466
Color: Blue
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Display Size: 0
Size: 4 GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 1.6 x 3.4 x 2.6
MPN: MC328LL/A
Model: MC328LL/A
UPC: 885909345250
EAN: 0885909345250
ASIN: B002M3SOO2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| » | 4 GB capacity for 1,000 songs | | » | Up to 10 hours of music playback when fully charged | | » | Clips to your sleeve, belt, or your gym shorts for music wherever you go | | » | Supports AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV audio formats | | » | One-year limited warranty with single incident of complimentary telephone technical support |
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Product Description
To create the world’s smallest music player, we moved the controls from iPod shuffle to the earphone cord. This makes iPod shuffle smaller than ever, and the controls are right where you can reach them. So when you want to play, pause, or skip to the next tune, you don’t have to fumble for your iPod shuffle — just follow the cord and press a button.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 265
 If You Are Buying for Exercise... Don't!!! September 3, 2010
C. Reynolds
This thing is the worst ever. I have been the biggest proponent of the Shuffle since the original Shuffle came out. This is like taking a step back in time back when electronics were not intuitive and not reliable. It is not functional with headphones other than Apple's. It is barely functional with Apple's headphones. This is terrible. I can't stress enough how frustrating this device is. I honestly am not happy with just getting my money back. I want my time back and my sanity back. Try running 18 miles and 14 of those without music because your "cutting edge" music player won't work with your sport headphones and when you try to "reset" it with the apple headphones you stuck in your pocket because you were prepared for this, it still doesn't work. Argh!!! I'm still mad about this product.
Piece of junk September 2, 2010
S. Conroy (Portland, OR USA)
I bought this for my husband because his generation 2 shuffle was toast and the used ones cost more than this new one. I think he used it twice before it stopped holding a charge for more than 20 minutes. Since his workouts are longer than 20 minutes, it is pretty useless. It must be the sweat issue. I wish I had known this. What a waste of money.
 Neat Combination! September 2, 2010
John Powell III (Houston, Texas - United States)
Hi All, this is a combined review of the following items, used in conjunction:
A.) Apple 3rd Generation iPod shuffle 4 GB;
B.) Scosche TapSTICK Polycarbonate Case with Integrated Controls; &
C.) Skullcandy S4CHBZ-BC Chops Earbuds.
I'm mot sure, but I think you can verify that I ordered all 3 of these at the same time. The thing you have to take my word for is that I use them all together. Well, I do -- so there.
What I was after was a small mp3 player to use while running. I'm legally-blind, so that brings problems into the picture about controlling anything that's too complex or has a touch screen, so I was a bit worried about using the Shuffle. I have an iPod Nano 16Gb that I keep audiobooks on, and it works great for me, but that is a Nano, and this is a Shuffle. Less depth of item, less depth of software, therefore less depth of control I thought.
Then, I read the reviews about the latest gen-Shuffle's issue with the controls being near the ear/head on the earbud line, and shorting out when the person begins to sweat. WTF? Who uses a Shuffle except when they are working out = sweating? I didn't understand that. It scared me off for a bit, I admit. I run during the heat of the day here in Houston when the sun's directly overhead so I can locate the curb. Generally, it's about 100F degrees. Sweating could be an issue...
Anyway, that scared me off of the new Shuffle until I read the reviews that tied the iPod Shuffle to the Tapstic controller. There are some good reviews (go read them) of th iPod when used with the Tapstick controller, and I'm here to tell you, they have it right. The combination works like a dream.
I tied my purchase to the Skullcandy quasi-earbuds, so I've got a IPod Shuffle 4Gb, 3rd Gen, controlled and located within a Tapstick controller, feeding the audio through Skullcandy earbuds, which really aren't, truly, earbuds IMO, they are sort of half-way between true "in-ear" earbud speakers, and "cover" ear-phones. I do like 'em though.
The Skullcandy "earbuds'" sound is good, but a bit, and I mean only a bit, "thin" compared to a true "in-ear" ear-bud. The bass is light, and there a slight high-end register, but it's thoroughly enjoyable while running. Don't get me wrong, I give the sound quality an 8 of 10. Maybe I have weird-shaped ears, I don't know. They are the only ears I know how to use.
The iPod itself is just that, an IPod. Load it thru iTunes, with all it's coolness and drawbacks. Play your music randomnly simply by turning the player on, simple. Trying to actually skip around through the songs? Not so simple. Try to do it without missing stride? Forget about it. Leave it alone, suffer through the song you shouldn't have put in the mix, that's the easiest solution.
The player is tiny, you won't even know it is there. If you get the 4Gb player, you get about 800 songs or so (average of 5K per song), and that's a lot of music -- it is over 40 hours! The audio quality of the Skullcandy earbud-things is quite good. They have tiny over-the-ear "hooks" and the speakers fit sort of into the ears like earbuds, so I suppose they "could" fit in that category.
All in all, I give this combination, as a combination, 4.5 out of 5.
IPOD Shuffle September 1, 2010
Jeffrey R. Coates
I agree! I thought maybe I just got a bad one. I lost the receipt, so I purchased a second Shuffle. Junk!!! Apple, you should be ashamed. I have a lot of Apple products and they work flawlessly. You knew these Shuffles weren't working right, but you still continue to market them as a great product.... Frustrated and disappointed customer
 Good device, requires proprietary hardware August 31, 2010
Phillip Crockett (Salt Lake City, Utah United States)
I'm mostly happy with the 3rd generation shuffle. I'm replacing two 2nd gen shuffles and am happy with some of the updates:
Functionality to easily switch between playlists.
Book playlist allows me to rewind past the beginning of the current track to get back to the end of a previous chapter.
Allows for multiple song playlists which can be accessed separately or under 'All Songs'.
The battery life is slightly lower (10 hours as opposed to 12 hours) but it's not a deal breaker.
The main issue which bothers me about this device is the control scheme. I don't mind that the device must be controlled from the headphones. In fact, while using the shuffle at the gym this has more than once helped me avoid skipping tracks when my hip brushed against workout equipment.
What bothers me is the lack of hardware adapters for the controls. If Apple wants to keep things proprietary, fine. I'd happily buy an upgraded set of headphones from them which are more comfortable than the stock, or a tape adapter equipped with the control functions (I spend a lot of time in my car and like to listen to the iPod through my car speakers using an audio tape adapter). Because of the lack of accessories, however, I was forced to buy a third party adapter made by Belkin. It doesn't get much wear and tear in my car but it's obviously not as durable as the first party hardware and must be installed so close to the shuffle itself it voids the benefits I've seen with having the controls so easily located right near my ear.
I'd happily update my review to 5 stars if Apple were to provide more accessory support.
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