A fantastic little player
 Oct 24th, 2005
Advantages:
Very small, very sleek, fantastic features
Disadvantages:
Does feel somewhat flimsy
Recommendable:
Yes
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Apple recently introduced the iPod Nano as the successor the the mini - a smaller, compact version of the "full" iPod. The mini broke ground when it first entered the market, a very small player, with good hard drive capacities. The nano takes the idea one step further, by creating an incredibly thin player, that is little bigger than a credit card. The nano has plenty of advantages over the mini. For starters, it uses Flash memory (the same medium as the iPod Shuffle) rather than a hard drive. As there are no moving components involved, the lifespan of the player is significantly increased. In addition, it has a full colour screen, the quality of which is absolutely superb. The graphics it displays are very crisp, and the animations are very smooth and fluid.
The sound quality out of this little unit is superb, although I'm still not convinced that the supplied earbuds are the best to use in the long-run. If you're serious about using this as a portable music player, I'd recommend saving your pennies up and buying a decent pair of Sony earphones when you get the chance. Although there have been many reports in the media about the screen scratching easily, I've yet to have a single scratch on the unit. It sits happily in my shirt pocket, safe and sounds.
The nano also packs in the full features of a 4th generation iPod, including games, a calendar, contact management, etc. Unfortunately, it does lack the video playback capability of the new 5th Generation iPod, although there are rumours flying around the internet that Apple will eventually release an update that will allow the nano to play video files. All in all, this player is brilliant, although I am somewhat concerned that you can buy a 4GB iPod Mini still for the same price as a 2GB iPod Nano. If you're not a fashion whore, and just want something to put all of your songs on, the mini might be better for you, if you can still get your hands on one!
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21.03.2006 21:29
Its good to see someone who can look on both the good and the bad side of the ipod nano and who is also realistic.
24.10.2005 20:51
I'd love one of these but I just think there are so many better things to spend that much money on. Good review, a bit more detail would improve it. Anneli