"What You Must Know Before Purchasing Any iPod to Computer Software..."

Published: Dec 15, 2008

If you've done a Google search for iPod to Computer software, you may have noticed there are literally dozens of software to choose from. All these brands claim to work better than the rest, but not all of them do. Some are much better than others. Here at DVDtoiPodReview.com we wanted to find out which ones give you the absolute most for your money.

To do this, we purchased 18 different brands of this software and tested them using 3 different iPods...

1. iPod Classic 120 Gig - Generation 6.5, This is the latest version of the iPod Classic. It has advanced security which can be difficult for some software to breakthrough.

2. iPod Nano 2 Gig -1st Generation, This is an older iPod and uses flash memory instead of a hard drive to store music. It's a good test to make sure the software works on all iPods.

3. iPod Touch 32 Gig - 2nd Generation, This would be the deciding iPod. The latest generation Touch is the most advanced iPod to date.

We also took note of user friendliness, ease of installation, and the different features included with the software.

Our Shocking Discovery...

Time and time again we found software failed to transfer the contents of our latest generation iPods. Doing so would result in an error message, or worse crash the software along with your computer.

Of the software that did seem to work, when playing the transferred files, the quality was not the same. Some were choppy, others had strange muffling sounds. It seems Apple had a trick up their sleeve to prevent transfering files without iTunes. Needless to say playing music or watching video with problems like these is extremely frustrating.

Even more disturbing, a few came with data mining spyware. This was a real shock, we would never expect retail software to include spyware.

Conclusion:

Now even though many programs did not live up to our expectations, we did manage to find a few that truly stood out. For one, these all transferred our test iPod's contents without crashing. Second, when playing the transferred files, they had perfect quality. If you are planning to buy iPod to computer software... then these are the programs to use.

Here's the iPod to Computer Software We Recommend The Most

Editor's Top Choice

Cucusoft iPod to Computer

The Cucusoft software was the number one product we tested. It was one of the few that worked on all our test iPods. We could easily back up music, movies, and photos, on multiple computers and keep the quality intact. Also since it works without iTunes we could combine the files of different iPods on one computer.

Stand Out Features:

Easily and quickly backup your songs, videos, photos, playlists, podcasts and more from your iTouch/iPhone/iPod to any folder on your PC

Manage iPhone/iTouch/iPod content, import and export files between devices and computers

Supports all iPod/iPhone/iTouch models

Quickly auto-scans and automatically displays all iPod/iPhone’s content

Supports all iPod devices including iPod/iPod Nano/iPod shuffle, also iPhone and iTouch

Plays video files directly without third party player

Lets you manage your iPod on any computer

Allows you to transfer photos from iPhone/iTouch/iPod directly to your computer

Rating Chart: Cucusoft iPod to Computer Software

Test Rating: 5/5 Where to Buy: Click Here     User Rating: 4.9/5 Step By Step Tutorial: Click Here     Price: $29.95 Guarantee: 30 Day Full Money Back

Second Place

Tansee iPod To Computer

Tansee iPod to computer is our second choice and the last one on our list. The test results showed they were able to easily transfer all our iPod files onto the computer's hard drive. They do have a different style user interface than the others. For new users this could be a little more difficult to operate. Nevertheless the software was able to easily back up all files without iTunes.

Third Place

4th Place

Editor's Top Choice For Mac

Comments:

I bought the Cucusoft back up software and just finished using it for the first time. It was very easy, I hardly looked at the manual. It found my iPod instantly and automatically organized the files under the correct tabs. After that all I had to do was click start transfer and choose the appropriote folder. This is a great tool. I have hundredas of dollars worth of music that I'll never have to worry about losing again. Thanks guys!

Adrian Cortez, Arizona

The software does what it claims, thanks guys.

Gus Whalers, Florida

Thanks for the reviews. I have been using several products and they all work great. I use the dvd to ipod software for converting movies, and now just picked up the ipod to computer software.

Dan Watson, California

I bought the Cucusoft iPod to Computer. This has been great software. It's simple but works everytime. I've now stored the contents of 3 different iPods on my computer. Next I'm thinking about buying the dvd to Ipod software.

Tara Hill, Nevada

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