Apple iPod nano 4 GB Black (1st Generation) OLD MODEL
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Customer Review: iPod Black Nano Is Sweet-But the 4 Stars
I received my black iPod nano (my first ipod or anything Apple) six days ago, September 22. Let me tell you, this little baby is sweet..but as a first adopter, I think I may have got hosed on the casing.I put this in my pocket, with nothing else in the pocket like keys, change , etc., and wore it around town a few days (of course, showing off a bit). By the end of the second day there were scratches all over, deep ones, on the black casing, and worst of all , the screen. Also on the back silver casing.
I was distraught, but fortunately found some blogs that told me to use Brasso (NOT other polishes, which did not work). The Brasso made it new again, no damage! (note-don't use it on the spin wheel).
FYI, KEEP THE PLASTIC COVER THE NANO COMES WITH ON AND USE IT..I THREW MINE AWAY LIKE A FOOL!!! This will help until you get a case.
Besides the problems with the case (I will defintely buy a new case soon, I love it!! I have had it go FIFTEEN HOURS with no charge! I have about 600 songs on it, my contacts, and calendar.
Here are some suggestions:
* Everytime I sync the calendar/contacts, it adds another duplicate set of contacts. I need to figure this out or maybe it is a built in flaw.
*Having the calendar sync is nice. Built in alarms also.
*Have not done much with pics, but plan too.
*This is my first ipod, I am sure others have similar features, I love the ability to look up songs by ALBUM, ARTIST, RECENTLY PURCHASED, RECENTLY PLAYED, TOP 25, GENRE, etc. Nice feature.
* Volume is good, when played real loudly some minor distortion.
* Color screen and 4gig flash is awesome!
*Recharging via USB is a breeze! Hint: I bought the Apple power chargerto hook into outlet via USB, if you are are the road and don't have a computer power source you need this. NOT included in package.
All in all , I am pleased, with the size, battery life, color screen, and features. Just wished Apple had used some good material on the casing.All in all, four stars, if you wait until Apple corrects the casing, or use the soon to be on the market cases, you will be fine. I have also heard the PDA clear screen protectors work.
Customer Review: Best MP3 player bar none...accept no substitutions
Summary: 5 Stars
It looks like a work of art and is so small it fits in any of jean pockets.
This is the iPod to have lets get into why.
Size - I did not even fully comprehend how impressed I would be, when I held the Nano in my hands. Its thinner than a number 2 pencil and less wide then your inner jean pocket. The first time you see it your jaw just hits the floor in amazement. The seems around the edges are very neat and nearly impossible to notice. When holding the iPod Nano, you really get the feeling that you are holding something of appreciable quality.
Solid State - The iPod nano has not one moving part inside of its casing. The memory it uses is flash memory which you see digital camera memory cards using. It can be shaken and dropped and dont worry because this ipod isnt going to skip. That is how apple got this baby so thin.
Storage - This 4-gigabyte iPod Nano is the best value. It is only $50 more than the 2-gigabyte model, so you get twice as much storage, for only $50 more. But the beauty for you is that on eBay you can get it for even less! Yes thats right cheaper because that is the value of eBay.
Display - The display on the new iPod Nano is fantastic. It is 1.5 inches and is big enough to show 3 full lines of text so your album name and artist show up along with the song name. This baby even holds your photos and contacts. Photos look great on the 1.5 inch screen.
Click Wheel - The click wheel on this baby is great. Its slightly smaller than previous versions, but now it is apple designed and not a third parties part. So it feels even better and by having apple design it they were able to make the nano even thinner.
Color - White is the traditional iPod color, but now Apple realized that black is becoming the new white and you should too. The nano in black is beautiful.
Battery Life - Battery life is always an important feature. After all, what good is it having 1000 songs in your pocket if it only lasts 2 hours. Well have no fear the iPod nano brings in an impressive 14 hours of continuous play.
In conclusion all i have to say is get yourself an iPod nano. In terms of size, usability and compatibility accept no substitutions.
Customer Review: iPod nano Scores High
Summary: 4 Stars
The term "bigger is better" no longer applies to one of the latest additions to Apple's new iPod line. Measuring 3.5" x 1.6" x 0.27" and weighing 1.5 ounces, the new flash-based iPod nano offers a great product for consumers. Described as being "100-percent iPod" the nano comes as either a 2 GB with 500 songs ($199), or a 4GB with 1,000 songs ($249).
With the nano, comes all of the standard accessories that include the signature white headphones, a USB cable, manuals, an iTunes software disk and a dock adapter. Features include holding three days' worth of music, 14 hours of playing time, compadability with the music service iTunes, the touch-and-go click wheel, and a color screen display. The ability of updating photos and songs through iTunes is an interesting part of the nano.
"Nano-only" features include being able to set numerous clocks around the world accordingly, a stopwatch that allows users to store stats and record time similar to a stopwatch, and the addition of the screen lock, which enables users to "lock" the iPod by implementing a code that acts as a password. These three additions add a unique and favorable touch to the nano. The ability to create a "lock" that involves both the internal and external part of the iPod is likable, as well as the stopwatch option. But I find that the most informative and creative nano-only feature to be the ability to create clocks, letting users know what time it is around the world.
Although impressive, the ability to store and access photos is unfavorable due to the 1.5-inch LCD display, making the screen smaller than most cell phones. Another issue that can't go ignored is that the outside covering of the nano is highly vulnerable to scratches and marks, and in my opinion, prone to breaking and other abuse. The smallness factor can't go ignored either, but is appealing to most users.
Overall, if you are looking for a "cute" and different approach to the iPod market, the iPod nano would be a great product to buy. The iPod may be small but makes up for it in many other ways. Its distinct features and user-friendly display and photo capabilities make the iPod nano a whole and ideal product.
Customer Review: Frustrating because of ITunes software and support
Summary: 1 Stars
You can only load music into the Apple Ipod Nano through your computer on a program called ITunes. Loading the software onto your computer can be a major problem. I downloaded it and it refused to open. Apple's literature and online "support" was useless. Simply stated it is not user friendly, it does not tell you what to do in plain English. As usual a GOOGLE search with a few key words produced a number of boards loaded with people with the same problem. Thank goodness these people are kind enough to post solutions. In this case it has to do with the fact that the ITunes software has to operate with another program, a player called Quicktime. If both of these programs are not properly installed you will have a problem. The solution seems to be to first remove both programs entirely, restart your computer, and then install Quicktime (alone without ITunes) first before installing Itunes (alone without Quicktime). That's how I got it to work after 2 hours of repairing, installing, uninstalling, etc. Another problem is that it will not work (that means WORK after installation) unless it is installed and operates with "administrator privileges" meaning that if a child is using it they must have "administrator privileges" on the computer.
Second problem- After you finally get ITunes to run you learn that once files are downloaded onto the Ipod Nano the only way that they can be removed is through Itunes with the Ipod connected to the computer. You cannot delete them directly from the Ipod. Again instructions and support are not user friendly. They tell you to look somewhere on the screen (they are not specific) for the Ipod icon to start the delete process. What they don't tell you is that it only appears for a limited time upon the initial connection of the Ipod to the computer. If you don't find it before it disappears, you must disconnect and reconnect for it to reappear again, there is no way of just bringing it up on the screen again. And the deletion process is far from simple once you find the Ipod icon.
Basically this thing is nothing more that a portable computer jukebox. The process of loading and changing songs in it shouldn't be so difficult.
Customer Review: ipod nano pleased me well
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me just say that I had the ipod nano since around October 22 and I have never changed my opinion on it. Many people were complaining about the scratch issue before and it appears that it has faded away.
It is not really a big deal if you only treat it well. I have kept the screen protector on for 3 months and also but the black incase flip case for it. Now I don't have to worry about the condition about the ipod nano since I know it will be protected, and it is!
The only reason why I have wrote this short review was just to tell people that it's alright, the ipod nano is a strong piece of equipment that just has a fragile casing, but as long as you keep it protected, it would work and look good while doing it.
The second thing that I should point out is that the stock white ipod headphones that come with the ipod nano and all ipods in that manner are garbage. The sound clarity and bass are not the best, or possibly the worst in that matter. They also break after a while and by break I mean crack or popped, and also for some reason the cable freezes in the cold. Just get a good pair of Sony's MDR series or Sennsheiners and ur set.
The last thing that I want to add is that since iPods are used for carrying large amounts of data (especially songs and photos (now videos)) it would be wise to have a backup of all the files. As some of you might know the supplied software itunes is the only software that works with ipods and it does not feature ipod to pc syncronization, which means that when your computer crashes, you would probably want to put the songs back onto is using your ipod. There are a few programs that help support this such as Anapod or XPlay 2. I recommend xplay 2 since I got it free off limewire and it uses windows' like interface.
I managed to get all my songs back from my ipod to my computer using this, and you should to.
So there's my review. I highly recommeend buying the ipod nano since it is small and has large amounts of storage considering it's size, just remember to buy a case, headphones, and sync software. :)