Review Criteria

Four criteria up for review:

-Price

-Ease of Manipulation

-Life Expectancy

-Usefulness to the Individual



Price)

How much the individual wants to spend depends on their intended usage of the product. If the individual needs to utilize the

device’s basic functions and experience an average taste of each component, then they are looking at spending the starting

price of $199.00 for an 8GB (Gigabyte) iTouch. However if the user intends to store mass media including hours of video and

movies and thousands of songs, they can spend up to $399.00 for a 64GB device (www.apple.com). For the average user

however, the 8GB version is ideal and is reasonably priced considering its many useful functions and storage room.


Ease of Manipulation)

With a 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen 
Multi-Touch display (www.apple.com), voice-recognition software, and a built-in

speaker, the iTouch is very easy to manipulate whether you are technically savvy or a basic user. Even if the screen becomes

scratched or cracked it is still able to function properly and display HD (High Definition) quality images at 480-by-320-pixel

resolution at 163 pixels per inch (www.apple.com).


Life Expectancy)

Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery has a daily life expectancy of thirty hours of audio playback or six hours of video

playback. The device itself comes with a one-year warranty from the manufacturer, but is expected to last many years. I

myself, have had my 16GB iTouch for two years and it still works flawlessly.


Usefulness to the Individual)

This item can do so many different things simultaneously that virtually anybody can find a use for it. Teenagers can use it

to listen to music, play games, take notes in class, store their contacts, and share photos, and professional graduates can

check e-mails, synchronize their calendar, use its built-in

calculator, look at this week’s weather forecast, and check the performance information for their stock. Because it is capable

of doing so many things for so many people, it may be considered a very useful device no matter who you are and what your

intended usage is.