iPOd Nano review
I had seen the adverts on TV on how small the nano was but it
wasn't until I held one in my hands that I fully understood how
small and how impressive these MP3 players are.
Weighing only 42grams and a mere 90m by 40m and only 6.9m thick
(or thin) these little units are not going to fill your suitcase
when you go on holiday. Ideal for putting in your pocket, wallet
or purse you can take them anywhere, except the pool of course
as they are not waterproof. The small size does create concerns
for me with my children though. They can easily get lost if not
looked after and outside of the home could be easy prey to
pickpockets or thieves so beware.
They come in two colours white and black and two memory sizes
2gb and 4gb, theses can hold 500 and 1000 songs respectively.
For me this is more than enough songs but for those of you with
large CD collections, who want to put their whole collection in
one place, you may want to go for one the larger iPods.
The colour screen looks excellent and shows easy navigation
throughout, you can download your tunes into files, albums,
types of music etc. My only concern with the screen was, I felt
it may scratch easily and some of the cases that you can buy for
the nano still leave the screen exposed. My concern is when you
put your nano into your pocket or bag and catches something
metal. I had heard on the news there had been issues with the
early nanos , I still feel this could be an issue.
The main control in the centre of the unit was more touch
sensitive than I expected, I use my thumb to scroll the menu,
but it wasn't long before it was easy as pie, if fact working
really well with the gel case I had bought to protect it.
The sound is excellent, I can't tell the difference between CDs
and MP3s and I often think those who say they can, can't either.
You can download your music from iTunes, a legal way of owning
music. They are impressive boxed also where you open the box
like a book and see your nano inside. However you do not get any
form of charging your nano except for the computer leads that
come with it. This means if you wish to take your nano away from
your computer for a period of time you will need to buy a
separate mains charger. Which of course is larger than the unit
itself.
My final conclusion is that this little unit is a fantastic move
forward in the music player industry. I was impressed by the
larger iPods that my friends had, but it wasn't until the
appearance of the nano that I was suitably impressed to put my
hand in pocket to make a purchase. And I haven't been let down.