Apple Universal Dock for iPod (White)(OLD VERSION)

by Apple

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 2.1 x 2.1 inches ; 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000VRU4JO
• Item model number: MB125G/A
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)

Product Description

APPLE UNIVERSAL DOCK (OLD VERSION)

Customer Reviews

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188 of 195 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Oh, come on now, Apple!, November 20, 2007

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Aaron Gleason (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Universal Dock for iPod (White)(OLD VERSION) (Electronics)

For those of you who know me, I'm a BIG TIME Apple fanboi. I have 3 Macs (my wife has two), 2 iPods (my wife has one), and I'm running Mac OS X Leopard on all my computers using the family pack. I love Apple.

Until this product.

Does it do what it says? Technically, yes. It allows you to "dock" your iPod and control music from the remote and play video using the appropriate video cable (I have an iPod Classic 80GB which requires a different video cable from previous iPods).

What it does not do is allow you to control your iPod as you would expect. For example, the remote control is the standard Apple remote that comes with modern (read: Intel-based) Macs. It features a "menu" button. This button is completely NON-FUNCTIONAL with the Apple Universal Dock. It does not work like the menu button on the iPod. (This is stated in the manual.)

If you have your iPod attached to the TV and you move the selection using the wheel to one of your TV shows and press Play (the center button) on the remote, MUSIC starts playing. Huh?! This is completely different than the functionality on the front panel of the iPod.

If you start playing a video using the iPod's controls, pressing the next button >>| on the remote does NOT skip to the next video. Again, pressing Menu does nothing. Pressing the previous button |<< does return the video to the beginning and holding the next and previous buttons does fast-forward the video, but if you cannot skip to the next video, what's the purpose?

If you intend to use this dock for video purposes as I was, save your money. Get the appropriate video cable and be done with it. The Apple Universal Dock adds nothing for you.

If you are going to use the Apple Universal Dock to control music, then it should work for you, except that the Menu button doesn't perform any functions, so you can't switch playlists.

It's obvious to me why Apple disabled comments and voting on this product on their website.

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Apple Product Ever, March 23, 2008

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R. Arrighi "everything apple" (Ridge, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Universal Dock for iPod (White)(OLD VERSION) (Electronics)

First of all, I love everything Apple except for this product. The menu button on the remote has no function, what's that about? I purchased the conponent A/V cable which enables me to watch and hear my music and music videos on my HD TV. It works GREAT! The remote that comes with this docking station does not permit me to select the next music video after finishing playing one, totally unacceptable since that's why I purchased this unit in the first place. Save your money!!!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It's not what you expect..., November 20, 2008

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Leonardo PACH (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Universal Dock for iPod (White)(OLD VERSION) (Electronics)

I understood the dock+remote would allow me to connect my iPod to the audio/video inputs of my equipment and control my iPod remotely. Well, it depends on what you consider "control the iPod remotely" to be. It does allow me to play/pause/skip, but it doesn't allow me to navigate the iPod menu. So, if you want to browse your songs/videos/photos, or if you want to switch from watching a video to listen a song, you need to reach for your iPod and use it. That restricts *a lot* the usefulness of the remote. (I don't understand how the other 2 reviews could be positive at all...)