Review iPod Touch 2nd Generation

Here I present a review of the new iPod Touch 2nd Generation. After waiting some time, finally arrived 2nd Generation iPod Touch in my hands. After using it more or less two weeks, I will share my experience with this iPod Touch 2nd Generation. Whatever advantages it offers and what deficiencies exist in this new product. Please you see.

Multimedia player is Apple's official output dibandrol price of $ 229 for 8 GB version, $ 299 for 16 GB version, and $ 399 for 32 GB version. If you buy in Indonesia, for the 16 GB with an average sale price between $ 310 - $ 325, you multiply your stay with the current dollar exchange rates are more expensive, expensive.

Standard features of the iPod Touch is 2nd Generation: Music, Movies + TV Show, Games, Wi-Fi iTunes Music Store, Home Screen, Safari, Mail, Maps, YouTube, Photos, Calendar, Contacs, Stocks, Weather, Notes, Calculator , and another feature that does not exist on the iPod Touch 1st generation is support for Nike + iPod.

Here's the full review:

Design

Design of 2nd Generation iPod Touch is really very beautiful. Very thin and comfortable in the grip of my big hands. With a glossy black front panel, with anti-scratch screen brilliant, and the back that is really 'polish', shiny and can be made to look in the mirror. Home button is pressed and soft enough easily accessible, external buttons for volume which was previously absent in the first generation, the Hold button on the left side, plug the data cable at the bottom, and next to the earphone jack plug the data cable.

But unfortunately, as beautiful as it was extremely luxurious appearance can be easily damaged due to a patch of visible fingerprints. iPod Touch dirty really easy. You should frequently clean it with a microfiber-cloth supplied in plastic box. My advice, use a silicon case (usually called 'condom') or a screen protector or the like to protect it from your fingerprints. In addition, the back of a shiny iPod Touch is very easy to be scratched! Even with goretan nails, can provide a thin scratch marks. I've got just scrapes it until now disposable silicon case. Another weakness is the frequent nyetrum rear panel when the changer. So, be careful.

Screen

IPod Touch screen do not match with other mobile devices that soft-soft when pressed, Ipod Touch screen is hard as glass. Even has an anti-scratch, so you want to use string-string key or cutter motor, will not leave marks, unless you are too far menggeseknya. With the support of the Multi-Touch technology, operation is really fun and easy, unlike other mobile devices that must use the stylus, the iPod Touch, you are only allowed to touch using your finger. So really only in touch. With Multi-Touchnya technology, you can enlarge or reduce the image / photo just by touching two fingers of your hand, then widen the distance of your finger.

To play games or watching video, the iPod Touch screen gives excellent results. You can also adjust brightness on the screen, from the most somber to the most brightly lit. Shortcomings inherent only fingerprints on the screen.

Voice

The sound quality is very good served iPod Touch, although not the best. With standard earphones that white milk, it has been enough to get stereo sound quality. For quality iPod Touch internal speakers spelled out mediocre. Not too bad not too well. Maximum volume was loud and shrill inclined.

Applications & Games

Not only music, videos and photos you can just enjoy the iPod Touch second generation of this. You can also cram dozens of innovative applications and games-games fun into it. With the support of his Accelometer technology, you can play games with the fun. For example, if you're playing games, racing to turn the direction you just shake your iPod to the right or left. There's even an application that asks you for iPod shuffle-ocok to produce unique sounds. With E-Mail application that supports Microsoft's integrated Excange - mobile me - Gmail - Yahoo! Mail - and others, you can read and reply to e-mails directly from the iPod Touch via Wi-Fi. Maps application that displays two-dimensional maps and satellite images of the earth, requires a Wi-Fi Internet connection. And other applications that exist in the iTunes Store you can download, some free some paid.

Performance

Performance of the iPod Touch in my opinion quite quickly. To play a video sized 1 GB more, require initial loading only 1-2 seconds only. To display images in a large enough resolution was quite rushed, stay dragged your fingers. For business copy data from your computer to the iPod Touch 2nd Generation, the process is actually very, very fast. 1 GB file to copy to the iPod Touch no more than 1 minute! Really fast.

With such excellent performance which are, in my opinion ternyat disappointing battery performance. The batteries run out very quickly. To fill batereai of the state of 0% to 100% it took 4 hours! If from 0% to 80%, it took about two hours. When used for gaming, really kesedot batteries. To save battery, can be a way to dim the screen brightness. Update software version 2.2 with the size of the download reaches 277 MB is not too much to give improved performance.

Other deficiencies were not the iPod Touch 2nd Generation Hard Disk External mendukup as, despite using SSD technology (Solid State Disk). It was useless if the hard disk has a super-fast SSD but could only be used for transverse multimedia files to iPod only. You can not see the directories in the iPod Touch sususan is, therefore, to perform transverse non-multimedia data (music, video, photos), you have to use Wi-Fi connection. Quite cumbersome. Medium for multimedia files and applications, can pass to iTunes.

Sales Package

Hmm, this one can say exactly good and less well in my opinion. With the plastic box which is only about the size of the palm of my hand, feels very minimalist to the product with this price is quite expensive. As seen in the photo below, the sales package contains a 2nd Generation iPod Touch, earphones, USB data cable, Universal Dock Connector, Polishing Cloth (Micro-fiber Cloth), and a simple guidebook will be missed. If you do not already have iTunes, you must first download at Apple's Web site. Troublesome indeed. For the price, I say relatively. Finishing with a wah and a luxurious design, and with the technology owned by his, I think it was reasonable for the price, although I wish I could even cheaper. Hihi.

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Among a review about the iPod Touch 2nd Generation from me. Feel free to decide for itself about the iPod Touch, want to buy it or not. This article is my opinion, so maybe different with other people's opinions. If you have any questions, go ahead. I will answer as much as me.