Customer Reviews
Good for beginners
Have never had an MP32 player before, so this one was perfect. Very small, so if you have issues with sight or touch screens, it could be a problem. Read more
by Gracie
Terribly disappointed
I have owned many iPods in the past (different generations of nanos, shuffles, iPod Touches and the basic iPods). I generally use my nano in the car to listen to music. Read more
by Kristy Webb
IPOD 8GB
My kids received the 16 GB for Christmas and if you hold down the power button it turns off, but my IPOD does not. This causes my battery to go dead all the time.
by A. C. MERRITT
Does what I want.
The nano i-pod is compact and has met my expectations. I only wish I had purchased the 16 GB. Live and learn.
by The Deacon
iPod nano 6th generation green 8GB
Well, it was technically my second ipod from the seller. The service was really good because the first ipod was defective so I exchanged it. The seller sent me a perfect one. Read more
by Lilia
worth it
Delivered in reasonable time. Love the new features and compact size. My only negative is the battery life which seems to be shorter than my previous generation Ipod.
by daniel
Great!
This is a wonderful product. I love that you can listen to the radio w/ it - great feature. It arrived w/in the time frame promised.
by A. Hibbs
not very user friendly
I had high hopes for the Ipod. I wanted to use it while on the treadmill. I found the touchpad unworkable. Read more
By Pamela Williams
Battery life stinks!!
Terrible, terrible terrible. After a full charge it will only last at most 30 minutes! I would expect something for $150 to atleast last for a few hours gees!
by booksrock
Bring back the old nano
This new nano really isn't that great for runners. The size of it is great however the touch screen to me sucks. Read more
by ALKANIA44
This review is from: Apple iPod nano 8 GB Graphite (6th Generation) NEWEST MODEL (Electronics)
With the announcement of the new Apple TV, and now the release of the drastically revised iPod Nano, it would appear that Apple is in the process of re-evaluating its product line and re-tooling the entries to match what it perceives to be the needs of the consumer.
With the Apple TV, they have correctly, I believe, simplified the complexity of the original offering, removed any notion of storage, which tended to confuse the average user, and prepared it for an app driven iOS future. They claimed these changes resulted from a close look at the usage of the current Apple TV, and that they made the changes they felt were needed to more closely match what was desired.
The Nano, I believe, follows the same path.
I have an iPhone and and the new Nano. I also have the previous generation Nano. I tend to agree with Apple: I never the older Nano once to watch a video. I never used the contacts, the calendar, nor did I play a game on the Nano. I bought it for jogging, I only used it for jogging.
All those things removed from the new Nano I currently do on my iPhone. These removed features were worthless to me and will not be missed.
But the Nano did do exactly what I wanted it to do: become smaller, and be easier to use. Though I am getting used to a virtual pause button vs. a physical button on the older model, I find the new Nano to sound a little better and is less intrusive during running.
Apple has apparently moved away from the "same feature set, different design" view and has moved to "what's best for the intended useage?" model. They now have a mature line of music players, each with a clear and intended purpose.
The Classic is for those who wish to carry their entire music collection with them.
The Touch is the top of the line universal player and application machine. Not intended for exercise, but rather for those who don't have an iPhone but want its best features.
The iPhone, a Touch with a phone built in. Same positioning as the Touch, but replaces your phone if you are in the market for a phone.
The Shuffle: the low cost entry point into the Apple ecosystem. Probably the only way Apple could offer any product under $100. With its small storage, and lack of screen, it appears to be essentially a gateway device for some to enter the Apple world.
And finally the Nano. Not the universal player anymore. Not the smaller iPod Classic, like its predecessors were. The Nano seems to be targeted to the highly mobile exercise crowd. The Nano is really only good for playing music, which, along with the Shuffle, make it the only "pure" iPod left. If you want a music player, and you want more than 2GB or storage, but you don't need apps or video or games because all you want to do is listen to music, than the Nano seems ideal. It fails when we try to make it something is clearly not intended to be. And for those who grieve at the loss of the features, I am sure Apple's answer is that "you really want a Touch." They're right, too. The days of the Nano needing to be a stripped down Touch or Classic vanished the day the Touch was released.
So, though not perfect, I think the design and intended use of the Nano fits in nicely into the Apple music player offerings.
