Apple iPod nano First Gen. Black (2 GB, MA099LL/A) MP3 Player

Smaller than a cell phone, lighter than a man's wallet, as easy to use as instant Coffee. This is THE coolest iPod to come from Apple. The iPods are famous for their non-skipping, long lasting, and easy to use interface. This is no different. It's everything you love about the iPod then add more nice features and shrink it... twice. It's robust interface and no moving parts coupled with long battery life and even cleaner sound than the original iPod, this is definitely a winner. I can't tell you how many times people stare at it when I take it out to play with it.

The Good:
* Very cool
* Color screen
* Very thin .27 inches
* Small: 3.5 inches by 1.6 inches (62% smaller than the iPod Mini)
* Long battery life: Tested mine at over 12 hours
* Fast transfer of data: ~4 minutes to fill the 2 Gigs and ~8 minutes to fill the 4 Gig.
* Synchs with Microsoft Outlook
* Games
* Workout features like lap time
* World clock
* Screen lock to prevent thieves from using a stolen Nano
* Equalizer for the sound
* Photos
* Loads album image

The Bad:
* Very limited accessories at this time
* No voice recorder
* Can't zoom or pan video
* Chrome at the back picks up fingerprints easily
* Non-adjustable EQ
* Did crash on me once
* Album image only available if you purchased the song from iTunes. Uploading your CD doesn't work.
* Will likely be out of date in a few months as Apple quickly revs on the iPod product

Ipod nano is the best thing to happen to happen to digital music since the iPod itself. I bought this in hopes to have the next cool thing out there, ( i had a mini before and sold it to buy a nano because i didn't have 1000 songs and i wanted to have pictures)

When i first got it it was GREAT, i plugged it in and all the sudden within about ten minutes it was updated with the latest software and it had all my music and pictures on it. Then things went bad.

I was going on a trip that day and when i was back i noticed my iPod nano was scratched. it had not been abused, or even near something that could have scratched it. Go to any store with one on display and you'll see that pretty much whenever you touch it it scratches. YOU MUST BUY A SKIN AND SCREEN PROTECTORS OR IT WILL BE SCRATCHED UP LIKE AN OLD RECORD!

Because the screen is just under the plastic that covers the front of the nano the whole screen is very vulnerable to scartches and smudges which are very hard to get off on this certain plastic.

Positives:

small and sleek

holds all the music most people need

is great if you want pictures but not video

in my opinion sound quality is pretty good.


Negatives:

More Fragile Than a glass ornament

screen is too small for pictures

apple's customer support is really bad

no wall charger, a big problem for those of us that can't get to our usb ports easily on our cpu.


if you are looking for a great toy buy a psp. if you are looking for a mp3 player, try something else. if you must have this, get a knight's armour!

Aside from the cheap headphones Apple comes standard to give with their products, this gadget is rather neat. I blew out the regular white Apple headphones after only a weeks worth of use! I also would definitely recommend some kind of carrying case/protector for the Nano because even from just regular use, a good amount of wear and tear is going to result, this is inevitable regardless of how careful you are with the Nano. If you want to keep this thing looking great then a case is absolutely mandatory.

A very handy item for the gym or anyone participating in outdoor activities. The Nano fits well inside the palm of your hand and its light weight design won't be any trouble inside pockets. Comes equipped with four games and has picture capabilities. Sound quality is great once I upgraded to a better set of head phones, and at 2gb still is more than enough space to store my mp3 collection.

Granted the Nano uses more power than the IPod shuffle and has a color screen, I am still not too impressed on the battery life. From regular gym use I would only have to charge my shuffle every 1.5-2 weeks, my Nano needs a charge every few days it seems.

Weak battery life, cheap and easily breakable head phones, and the ever so easily scratchable case for the Nano make me reluctant to rate this product as Excellent. Still very good nonetheless. For people who would use this with more of an outdoor experience and could pass on the color screen, I would definitely go with the shuffle due to the cheaper price, lighter weight, and longer lasting battery life. I did not notice any sound quality differential between the nano and the shuffle.

This is great if you are not hevaily into music, and you dont need 20,000 songs on your ipod. This is for the people who like music and put their favorite songs on. The sound from the apple headphones are great, the design is sleek and looks cool. The only thing i didnt like is that it cant be dropped more than a couple times before you need a new one. However, you do have 1 years Apple warranty, but watch out, Apple is getting stricter on "accident" policies.
There are newer ones out, which are better quality (tech-wise, size-wise, etc.), however, i like the look of the original nano here with the black front cover, and reflective metal backing.