Completely industructable long battery!

I love the 2nd Gen IPOD shuffle. These things are indestructible. Lets put it this way I have washed and dried my old one twice. It fell off of my motorcycle jacket going 35 MPH. My friend's always say if a device can last a year with me then it is darned good device because I am hard on electronics.

I usually only have to charge once a week. That is with daily driving on the bike. I love that it clips to my jacket right next to my helmet and integrated speakers. The buttons are easy to use even with gloves on while riding. I can't look down while riding so this is a plus to me. There is no way I would get a 3rd gen due to the fact of it not working with my helmet speakers.

Of course I managed to lose to of these babies on day! I didn't see the one fall off of my jacket and the zipper on my tank bag wasn't zipped. Needless to say these little boogers can be easy to lose. I am hopefully getting one off of here in the next few days. I hate having to plug an extender into my helmet and then having to listen to whatever I can on my IPOD color. Plus, I'm scared to death of dropping it off the bike.

If you can grab one of these babies get one!

ipod shuffle 2nd generation

i hae purched 2 ipod nanos love them . and two ipos shuffles 2 nd gen. the shuffle holds a ton of songs at least 250, maby more, they are indestructable
perfect for my 5 year old grandson and my 26 year old daughter , you sync with your itunes library and play lists . you hear the song you love period and unlike cd's no skipping crappy songs cause ther are none ublike radio no endless top 10 dj;s talking and commercials , the shuffle is light weight and clips anyware great loud sound perfect.

Great size and simple to use

While this is the older (obsolete) model from iPod, I believe it is among the finest. Its beauty is in its simplicity. I purchased my original iPod to use when I go running. The large circular button is easy to find without having to stop and look at your iPod to control its features. Additionally, the built in clip holds it firmly to either your shirt or shorts. Once you memorize the position of the buttons, you can easily FF or REV and song you like or don't like with one click. I have since purchased additional units for family and friends who work out. Its so light weight, you hardly know its there. Too bad the changed the model, this one still has its niche.

Sometimes newer is NOT better.

Small, good capacity and long battery life. Controls are simple and the device is quite durable. Clip it to a shirt collar and go. It's perfect for the traveler.

I can't figure what Ipod were thinking when they removed the control of the device FROM the device. The ONLY reason I can imagine is plain greed. Proprietary control of earbud sales? A certain way to drop sales of what USED to be a marvelous music player.

It works as advertised

This device plays mp3s, looks purple, holds 1 GB of data, shuffles songs, and has the Apple logo on it. Basically, everything that you would expect from a purple Apple 1GB mp3 player called a Shuffle. My only complaint is that it is tied to iTunes without extra work on my part (I can put music on it in Linux, but it's hardly an advertised feature.) Since this device never claimed to not be tied to iTunes, I give it an excellent rating.

We bought this one because with Apple, things seem to tend to work as advertised. Sure, you pay extra for the cute little apple on it, but we bought another manufacturer's mp3 player before, and things did not work as well.