Apple iPod

“It was amazing, and I remember the surprise I had when it would make that little piezo click on scroll.”

“Holding down the Play/Pause button is not discoverable at all but once you knew it was perfect.”

“it was easily the least-reliable Apple product I ever owned due to that internal 1.8" HDD”

“Part of the appeal of the iPod is that it only had just as much hardware and software as it needed and was simple”

“I use at least one of them almost every day, and sync them with my Macs monthly.”

“The iPod aren't supported anymore, they require iTunes which is no longer available on macOS.”

“These unforunately are missing the iconic click wheel in favor of a tiny touch screen. The 7th gen even has Bluetooth 4.0.”

“These unforunately are missing the iconic click wheel in favor of a tiny touch screen”

“Apple's magic was always the mixture of the two Steves. Technical but stylish.”

“People will spend more on a Mac or an iPod because it's better than the competition.”

“Slashdot's review of the iPod was "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame."”

“The iPod was the first MP3 player to incorporate the then brand new 1.8" Toshiba hard drives”

“they normally show up with the version 3 that everyone else wished they'd thought of”

“the overall experience of the iPod was actually somewhat sub par because of the overuse of that one feature”

“The only Apple products that I can think of that haven't degraded in quality over time are the iPods”

“I did the same when I tried to copy a friends music from his iPod to my iTunes library.”

“The iPod's click wheel was amazing. Grab one if you have the chance and play a bit with it.”

“iPods and AirPort Express units from 20+ years ago still work in modern macOS too.”

“my 2nd gen iPod still holds a charge and has all the MP3's I've ripped from my cds”

“The 2005 iPod was state of the art and you couldn't buy a memory card for it.”

“The iPod was definitely known for a high quality DAC+amp, but do we know what's inside each older or budget Android device?”

“the main limiting factor for how much music you can keep on an iPod is the number of songs”

“The original iPod was an offline device with high quality interfaces and it "just worked."”

“The older ipods had a slider switch that disables all buttons and screen inputs, which was awesome”

“Jobs made sure the iPhone and before it the iPod and before it the iMac were products worth wanting”

“With iPods you save hundreds of dollars per year, and you get to keep your music”

“his era at Apple produced exceptional products that redefined their categories”

“The click wheel hardware and software implementation (especially the UI response time) was (and still is) revolutionary.”

“It's so nice to sit in a chair, close my eyes, and listen to a soundtrack or an old album.”

“Not every blog post needs to be Jony Ive waxing on about the purity of the iPod”

“Apple has done a much better job at maintaining their stuff compared to Google”

“No simple drag and drop onto a mounted USB drive like all other mp3 players back in the day.”

“used iPods for budget-conscious groups that are also looking to make a fashion statement”

“You cannot buy a dedicated MP3 player today with the software polish and quality of life that an iPod had in the early 2000s”

“the software polish and quality of life that an iPod had in the early 2000s”

“The iPod was very innovative (first time you could have all your music with you on the go”

“Except for the constant glitching and crashing, the iPod had a really great user interface.”

“they are still a damn good mp3 player, especially when you swap in a brand new battery and a gigantic-capacity SD card”

“Syncing and creating playlists with other players was usually awful, slow, and the bundled software was not much better.”

“it was better than the competition simply because Apple had access to better hardware”