iPod Touch versus iPhone – Part Three

Back in October, I wrote this article discussing the iPod Touch versus the iPhone. Well I did in fact purchase a 16GB iPod about a month ago and overall, I have to say that I like it. There are some things that I’m not in love with but the pros definitely outweigh the cons.

The pros about it are basically the same as they always have been with a few additions. I have always liked the iPod line and the Touch is no exception. I really enjoy the Safari browser on it and the ease that web pages display on it. In my last post, I have written that I wasn’t looking forward to that too much but I was wrong. It blows away anything my Dash can do. I also really like that iTunes is nice enough to transfer any songs that I purchase from my iPod to iTunes. For some reason, I was thinking that was going to be a huge pain.

For the cons, I have a few. The most glaring is that on my home computer (64 bit) cannot find my new iPod correctly because Apple won’t allow it. I’m totally fine with that but I’m not fine with the fact that my 2 older iPods work perfectly on it. Apparently someone at Apple decided to take a crap on the new iPod and anyone who uses Windows 64 bit OS’s. That’s what I can’t get. I even submitted an email to Apple on their site about a week ago but still no answer. Oh well. Just sucks that I can’t use my iPod on my home computer. I also just attempted to upgrade my iTunes to 7.6 and was told that the installer requires that I use Vista 64-bit rather than XP 64-bit. Kinda funny since every version up until now has worked.

I also do not like the fact that I had to jailbreak the iPod to get it to add extra programs. That’s something I should be able to do anytime. I’m pretty sure on Macs that you are allowed to add new programs whenever you want. I should be able to do that on my pocket Mac/iPod.

Just yesterday, Apple announced that it was adding 5 new programs to the iPod Touch. Mail and Google Maps are the only two that concern me too much (Notes, Weather, and Stocks are the other 3). I was excited about this only to learn that for being such a good customer, I get the fun of spending $20 for those. Thanks Apple. Even if I wanted them, I can’t because iTunes won’t work on my computer. But above that, someone will offer them for free in a week I’m sure. so I’ll wait until then

Overall, I give my iPod Touch a 7/10. It still is an excellent music player but if Apple is going to tease me with extra features, I’m going to expect them.