Because we are dedicated to honest customer opinions Apple iPod 20GB with Click Wheel - 4th Generation [M9282B/A] (Electronics), we have also included Amazon's customer reviews for this item (of which 5 are displayed below). Amazon customers have given Apple iPod 20GB with Click Wheel - 4th Generation [M9282B/A] an average rating of 4.0/5.
Top Amazon Review
Long Term Ipod user. I bought my ipod in October 2004 and I can say that it has been a pleasure to own. I have used it nearly every day since the day I bought it and even now my battery last more than eight hours before requiring a recharge. All I can go in is my own experience and I would definitely recommend buying it.
Customer Review 1
Spent a fortune, got a mega let down . I saved hard to be able to buy my son his greatest, desired wish on which to store his beloved music - Apple iPod 20GB. Within 12 months and 1 week he could only charge its battery, the "click wheel" clicks alright, but resulting in no music playback!!! We were told yesterday in the Apple Store, Bath that it would cost £200 at least to mend, so much for their high profile boast of recyling their goods!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOT IMPRESSED BY MY FIRST AQUISITION FROM THE MIGHTY APPLE ORGANISATION.
Customer Review 2
LISTEN UP PEOPLE! Is THIS progress? NO longevity or reliability if used every day. £10 a month is NOT good value.. I used my ipod nearly every day for 18 months and it's given up the ghost once and for all, as the hard disk doesn't work anymore. How apple can charge such a high price for a product that is so unreliable, and has only a limited life before needing work on the hard disk or battery is beyond me. The question i ask myself is: is it worth paying apple £10 a month (based on a £180 product only lasting 18 months), just to have my music all on one player? Well, i'm really not sure. If the product was half the price then i'd probably go out right now and buy a shiny new one. The second question i'm asking myself is: is it actually more convenient to have all my music on one player, given the time you ponce around on itunes and with the ipod itself? Is the digital music age going to be better? The jury is out.
Anyway, back to the ipod itself. The screen needs to be covered with a layer to stop it getting really badly scratched, but that's the least of your problems with one of these things. Mine starting to 'stick' in menus after only a few days, but by toggling the hold switch it would work ok again. Unfortunately this problem became decididly worse after the year guarantee was up, to the point that on many occasions i wasn't able to select what i wanted to hear because the click wheel did not work despite lots of fiddling around. So I ended up listening to the same playlist or just putting it on shuffle, which is ok, but hardly convenient for times i wanted to hear something specific, and sure isn't user friendly.
I don't know what apple charge for fixing ipods but it should be a pittance if they continue to price the product so high. The fact that apple hasn't been held properly accountable for the product is quite staggering. If all the electrical appliances you used everyday packed-up after a year and a half, or didn't work properly from early on into its life then you'd want to know why they are so unreliable, and know how the product got past the product testing stage and satisfied product standards, consumer groups, etc, and actually got launched, or is there some kind of acceptance that expenrsive products don't really have to stand up to every day use? (it's seems to be the same with mobile phones). As far as i know, apple have not come up with a suitable reason why this product is priced so high yet lasts so poorly. Apple go on about the fact it's so stylish but that's very lame in my view. If it was twice the size, had naff looking rubber buttons but was reliable and had a life of, say, 3 years, then i'm sure no one would be complaining. Style over substance just doesn't cut it with me i'm afraid. I hope apple drop the price or competitors can offer an itunes compatible product that beats the pants off the ipod, i'm hoping it's soon but in the meantime.... I did keep all my CDs (yes i think CDs are ok, and you get a nice plastic case and sleeve notes, and proper artwork, unlike a download). Now where's my trusty old discman???.....
Customer Review 3
Thought it was fabulous... at first. I bought my ipod last year before travelling to Oz and New Zealand and it was great for those long flights ( battery lasting - just - the 12 hour flights).I loved the way it was easy to download linking up with itunes. Great..... until I came back and used it at home to accompany me jogging. Then it started to play up - stopping mid flow ( regularly) even though the button lock was on. Having difficulty getting the wheel click to register my selections - or whizzing past. Then it decided to stop completely - even though the button lock was off. Of course it is well past its one year guarantee so I now have a pretty heap of junk.
I understand that if you want to actually carry it around with you you are better off with the nano or shuffle as the hard drive can become disconnected. Er.... isn't the whole idea that it is portable? Frankly, if you want the brand and the image buy the ipod - but if you want to use an mp3 player - get something else!
Customer Review 4
Wonderful when it works- heartbreakingly often, it doesn't. I love my ipod. However, when it broke down for the umpteenth time, the regent street apple "genius" told me (now!) that since it has a hard disk drive, i.e. moving parts, carrying it around makes it likely to dislodge the disc needing it to be replaced (which, by the way, costs almost as much as an ipod) Apparently, if you're intending to use it as a portable player, you're better off with a nano or shuffle but if you get a regular ipod, carrying it can have similar consequences to dropping it- not exactly what one would like to hear of a mp3 personal player. I'm trying to enjoy my shuffle, but it doesn't quite have the allure of my (dead) ipod!
