Apple iPod nano 2 GB Black (1st Generation) OLD MODEL
by Apple Computer
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Customer Review: Cool MP3 Player! Add some accessories to make it better
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the coolest MP3 player I've ever seen! You wont believe how thin it is until you try to hold it on your palm! Here are some reasons why I love this MP3 player:
- Incredibly small, thin, and very light.
- Well designed, fit on your palm, pocket, or pencil case.
- High resolution colour screen, shows albumart, photos, and games in colors.
- Superb sound.
- Click wheel; easy navigation as the original iPod.
- New features:
> World Clock
> Stopwatch
> Screen Lock
- now with iTunes 5, it's easy to sync AddressBook, Calendar, etc between Ms Outlook and iPod nano.
- with flash memory, the nano is 100% skip free; a true sport companion.
- headphone jack at the bottom, making it easier to read the screen (without rotating it first) when we take the nano out from our jeans pocket.
Although it comes with lots of advantages, yet:
- 4 GB is the maximum capacity possible.
- USB connection only.
- No charger adapter, you should use the USB connection to recharge the battery. It means the computer or laptop should be around you. Make sure you bring your laptop on your vacation.
- Only two colors available, black or white. No more pink, blue, green, etc.
Accessories that you may like:
- The lanyard. With this earphone, you can wear your iPod nano as necklace. No more tangle and you can change the music right away without reaching your pocket.
- The silicon case. This silicon case comes in colors and will change the look of your iPod nano. It will also protect your iPod from scratches and prevents it from sliding on a tilted table or slipped out of your pocket when you're sitting.
Overall this is a really great product! Before deciding to buy this MP3 player, make sure you have USB 2.0 on you computer or laptop. Some people had bought this nano and having USB 1 connection on their PC, making the song transfer a painful and time consuming process. It will takes hours to fill up your iPod nano with USB 1. Therefore, the existance of USB 2.0 on your PC is crucial. Also, if you are frequent traveller, it is a good idea to buy another accessory for recharging the battery og your iPod without connecting it to PC. Otherwise, you will have to bring your laptop with you or look for PCs on your vacation to recharge your nano.
Customer Review: Great Product, But....
Summary: 3 Stars
Someone bought a Nano for me for Christmas. iPods are a great product. We all love listening to music whenever and wherever we can. All iPods have a simple design, are easy to use/navigate, easy to install, and all have great features.
Granted, let's be honest, iPods are rather expensive memory devices, and we're really paying for the marketing costs.
But that isn't the reason for the 3 stars instead of 5.
There are 2 reasons for the removal of 2 stars, and the issues are actually related.
The overall single issue is power.
The first "sub-issue" is the lack of a power charger with your purchase. This is absurd. Would you buy a toaster if the salesperson told you the power cord was an extra $30? Of course not, but this situation is by design (it's called getting an extra $30 from the customer, this extra $30 is a/k/a "gravy" inside corporate America -- I should know, I work in corporate America).
If the lack of a general power source isn't insulting enough, consider the actual power you do get with the Nano.
The marketing materials say "the Nano's battery life, when fully charged, will last UP TO 14 hours."
"Up to" provides a lot of lateral space and is rather vague when you consider there are a possible 14 hours for the battery to ACTUALLY last.
But, anyway, when you see the phrase "up to 14 hours," and someone told you it didn't actually last for 14 hours, what would be your first guess as to the actuall staying power of the battery?
12 hours? Maybe 10 hours? At least 7 hours (hey, that's minus 50% already!).
Answer: at best, you'll get 5 hours, and that's the exception. The rule is probably 3-4 hours.
They don't give you a power cord and give you a battery that needs constant and repeated re-charging that's hooked to a computer?!?!?!?! If they aren't going to give you a power cord, at the very least give me a battery that lasts as long as you say it will. But to insult me TWICE by just taking the product out of the box???
If other iPods didn't have these 2 issues, I'd rather get one of those instead of the Nano. Don't be tricked into the marketing gimmetry of always having to have the smallest and latest gizmo (unless you have a need for that kind of Hollywood glamour).
Customer Review: Deserves much of the hype but there's room for improvement
Summary: 4 Stars
I've owned this iPod Nano (my first iPod ever) for a month now. Bought right here from this Amazon page. I'd always resisted iPods as overpriced, 'overdesigned' toys for the fashion victim but the Nano's size and clickwheel interface finally won me over to the Apple camp (for music players). Mine is black, but the included pouch and earphones are still white, so bear in mind if you're planning on using the included 'phones.
The interface is brilliant and the screen, while tiny, is of surprising quality; I'll never see my expensive Nokia mobile phone with the same eyes again - it's got a cheap, cheesy LCD in comparison. One 'user interface' problem: if you're macOS or windows user you'll have to use iTunes. I hate iTunes, but then again I use Linux and there are some 'alternative' iPod interfaces for that platform. They're not very 'polished' (whatever that really means) but I don't hate them so they're OK for me. ;-)
There are no moving parts so battery life is more than adequate. I can use mine for days, like my Nokia. However, the Nano doesn't come with a wall charger so you'll need to charge it using the included USB cable. That's a bit of a hassle because 1. you need a PC to do that and 2. it takes a long time (I reckon) to charge the iPod. Get an overpriced wall charger from Apple and you'll be happy.
I can't comment on the iPod's propensity to get scratched because I haven't removed the screen plastic yet. Can't comment on LCD fragility either - this has been so hyped I tend to baby my iPod, and my guess is you'll do it as well.
As for sound quality - and that's what really matters - the iPod is great if you get decent headphones or attach it to a small amp (I recommend Sonic Impact's T-Amp and a pair of JBL monitors). Don't judge the iPod using the standard earphones or you'll be disappointed!
All in all, the iPod Nano is expensive for what it is - $189-$199 for a 2GB mp3 player is a bit too much these days. But the elegant user interface and small size kinda compensate the extra cost. Then again, it's an Apple product so most people who buy it would happily pay $250 for it and then spend countless hours justifying themselves in online fora and places like Amazon.com. I should know, I owned two Macs I got smarter...
Customer Review: Very Useful, but a Bit Pricey...
Summary: 5 Stars
The Ipod is a well-designed compressed music file player with easy-to-use resident software. Forget about the photo angle - the images are just too small to be useful. The iPod nano is all about music.
It's hard to get away from the fact that it's expensive for what it is and you're chained to Apple's software (iTunes) to get the job done. But it does that job very well indeed. Legal internet intrusion, obvious and not so obvious, is way out of hand these days so I'm glad I've iTunes set up on a computer that is never online. (I buy CDs and copy directly to the hard drive using preferred software.)
ITunes is now only available as a 36MBish download, so too bad if you don't connect or don't have broadband. Doubtless Apple wants us all to visit its site on a regular basis and be uniquely identified and enticed to buy. Arguably, copying entire CDs or just our favourite tracks is the best approach for those who are definitely serious about their music rather than those who collect a mass of Chart songs and listen to them as if the whole process is some kind of fashion statement. Arguably!
Music on the move doesn't appeal to a lot of people. The headphones aren't great, background sound can be a nuisance, and there are health concerns over sound levels. Thankfully the iPod gives us the option to dock it with something substantial like Monitor Audio's excellent I-deck or smaller portable players such as Koda's Imoves. Or you can simply connect your player to your hi-fi with the appropriate lead.
I originally bought a 2GB iPod and quickly filled it. I have quite a collection of homemade compilation CDs that hold all my favourite tracks from the last 35 years and along with a few special complete albums they very neatly filled the 1.8GB capacity with 404 songs (the Yes album "Relayer" included). So I bought a 4GB iPod to take me much further with new rock releases and classical and Irish music too, and I much prefer the choice of 2 iPods.
To have all your favourite music residing in a couple of tiny players is a real boon. It's the most efficient way of managing and listening to music. Put them in Exspect EX410 cases - very well made.
Customer Review: I love my iPod!
Summary: 5 Stars
I used to own a 1GB iPod Shuffle, but I recently got a black 2GB iPod Nano for my 19th birthday. After having a Shuffle, the Nano is a BIG improvement.
Pros and cons of the Nano: (in my opinion)
Pros:
01. The screen - after having a Shuffle with no screen, now having one is great. It makes accessing my music so much easier. And it's a colour screen, so everything looks cool.
02. The capacity - I know there's a 4GB version but I got this for a gift, so I didn't get to choose the size. I have over 1000 songs on my computer only listen to like 500, so this size is perfect. Again, after having a Shuffle the upgrade is great.
03. The size - of course. This thing is as light as a feather and just as thin.
04. The fact that it charges through the computer - you don't need a dock to charge it, it plugs into a USB port. Very easy for me.
05. The sound is crisp and clear - I'm still using the same earphones as I used with my Shuffle (I gave the new earphones and the Shuffle to my Mum), and it sounds as good as ever.
06. All the little extras - apart from the music, you can store photos, play games, have contacts, a clock and various other things.
Cons:
01. The black version of the Nano gets smudged VERY easily. I've only had it for less then a week and already there is fingerprints all over it.
02. The fact that the battery slowly drains - you can't actually turn a Nano off. You just put it to sleep and the battery very slowly drains. This is going to annoy me as I sometimes don't use my iPod for weeks and then I'll go to turn it on and the battery is flat.
The cons are just trivalities - as I'm going to buy some covers and it only takes three hours to charge the Nano they don't really bother me.
It comes packaged with a CD-ROM with iTunes on it (I already had it), earphones, little buds for the earphones, a small instruction booklet and Apple stickers.
Overall, the Nano is a nifty little piece of technology that I'm glad I own. I love listening to music while I'm sitting on the bus, so to have the Nano and 500 songs of my collection at my fingertips is perfect. 5 stars.