Apple iPod nano 2 GB Black (1st Generation) OLD MODEL
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Customer Review: Sweet player, but is pricey and lacks an FM tuner + recording abilities
Summary: 3 Stars
Excellent functionality and features. Plays songs clearly and the size is phenomenal. The thing even has games on it (including solitare) that you can play while listening to music on it. Read other glowing reviews for the great features (since there are many), but I want to get to a possible cheaper alternative and also some of the downfalls of this device that other players offer.
The price and that there are no FM tuner or voice recording features are what pull down my rating. Yes, I cannot deny the iPod Nano is an amazing piece of technology, but seriously, these things cost a lot and there are other players that will due for most people at cheaper prices and with features the iPod Nano doesn't offer. Unless you are in need of keeping an enormous amount of music with you and/or need lots of room for multiple "books on tape" (converted to MP3s), a 1GB MP3 player is probably really what an individual needs. For a great 1GB player, check out the Creative Zen Nano Plus*.
*This device has an FM tuner, it will record the radio onto the player, it has a voice recorder, an input for recording CDs directly to the player, and its height and length are less than that of the iPod Nano (but the Nano is thinner).
Summary: great player and design, but also check out the Creative Zen Nano Plus and other players for alternative features that may be of interest plus a lower price. Also, if you do decide to get an iPod, get a white one since scratches don't show as much (they show up on the black one more).
Customer Review: too fragile!
Summary: 2 Stars
In my opinion, ipods aren't very good to have. My friend had an ipod and he treated it like a laptop. He bought a case for it, kept it out of the sun, never dropped, scratched or shook it, and looked after it. When he tried charging it overnight, hewoke up the next morning and it had gone to sleep. It wouldn't turn on again, and the screen was cracked. He took it back to the shop, and explained how he treated it, and what happened. The manager said it had been dropped, and didn't believe him when he said it was brand new and he took good care of it. He has sent it into Apple and has asked for a refund. He is still waiting to hear from them. Two of my other friends have them, and so does my uncle and my music teacher, and they haven't had trouble with them, but there have been a lot of problems with other people's ipods.
And, I'll bet at least half the people who own ipods only have them because they're cool and the 'in' thing to have. Apple has done a good job of marketing them, but in some cases have cut the corners.
If you want an ipod, why don't you get an iriver instead? The model I have has 5gb, can store photos, has an fm radio, fm recorder and voice recorder. Three things ipods don't have. They have a colour screen and they are at least $100 cheaper than an ipod nano. There has been no problems with mine, nor with the people I know who have them. They aren't the 'in' thing, but you get more for less.
Plus, nanos are pencil thin and I'll bet would snap easily!
Customer Review: Impossible to live without
Summary: 5 Stars
it took me a long time to get and ipod nano. and now that i do, i don't ever want to part with it.
It's fantastic. it's so incredibly small, i couldn't believe when i first saw. it fits on my hand, on any pocket, sometimes i even forget it's there.
i was scared of breaking it but it's very resistent and it has impressed me.
i love all the space it offers. i made the transition from a 128mb pendrive to a 2gb ipod.
there's no comparison. at first, i didn't had enough music to fill it so i had to ask friends for music reccomendations. i also used amazon's recomendations system.
i love all it's functions. i can read books or fics or even classwork. i can have all the lyrics to the songs. i can put thousands of photos. especially icons, who show all their color and majesty on the ipod screen.
i can make a million playlist for all diferent moods and whatever. i can order by album,artist,genre,composer, whatever i want.
if suddenly i want to listen to only a couple of songs, i can make playlists on the go.
i can listen to audiobooks and put them all there. not just a few chapters at a time.
i can listen to my whole library or just one playlist. put it in random or normal.
shuffle all my playlist. or the artist. or the songs.
i can play when i'm bored.
use it as a hard-drive to transport things.
keep my calendar.
there's three things i always need. my cell phone, my camera and my ipod.
Customer Review: Very good product
Summary: 4 Stars
Well, it's like this. First off, I didn't want to go with an Ipod because I thought of it as just an over advertised MP3 player, which happened to be more expensive than other players. After trying 3 different brands (Rio Carbon, Samsung YP-z5qs, and a Sansa e250, I began to think that perhaps, this product was really a nice product to go with.
Compared to my previous MP3 players, the sound quality is way lot better. ITunes is so easy to deal with when it comes to create playlists, transferring songs, and managing your music in general.
What I DON'T like about this product, and it's not a big deal, is the fact that the songs have to be converted to AAC format. Since I had bought some songs from Nampster, and VCast (just trying to do things the right way and pay for my music, so my favorite artists won't starve to death), I can't convert those songs I paid for into AAC files, because they are protected.
Overall this seems a superior product compared to my previous players, but I consider such an inconvenience having to convert my already MP3, or WMA files into AAC, so I can transfer them to my IPOD, not to mention that I am using more free space on my computer (I don't want to delete my WMA files, because I can burn my CDs on that format and play them in my car stereo.
As I mentioned before, the player seems very nice, but it looks very fragile also, so I would recommend you to get the extended warranty, (just to keep it safe)
Customer Review: Pleasantly surprised
Summary: 5 Stars
I have owned other MP3 players with similar storage capacities (most notably the relatively bulky RaveMP player). I was a little hesitant about the nano because everything Apple seems to be over-priced, however, I was very pleasantly surprised when I purchased the nano. It has excellent sound quality (and volume capability), with surprisingly sturdy construction for such a small piece of equipment.
I run marathons, so it's important to have a reliable MP3 player. The RaveMP was a good player, but the nano's construction, sound quality, customizable playlists, and it's ability to play MP4 music blows the Rave away. Battery life is also around 12-14 hours (depending on volume and viewing options), and stores pictures as well as music.
I would've liked to have an arm-band that fully covers the nano against the elements (running in the Northwest can get a little soggy), but the one I did purchase covers most of it, holds the player snuggly against my upper-arm, and runs about $30. I am hoping an arm-band similar to the full-size ipod is available soon.
I have friends with ipods, and found them to be a little heavy and bulky for running, but the nano seems to be the perfect size and it's viewing options and storage capacity makes it superior to the ipod shuffle in every way. Well worth the investment, but be careful not to leave it laying around, it'll disappear quick.