Item: Apple iPod Nano - 5th Gen
Rating: 1

flamingnora's review of Apple iPod Nano - 5th Gen

“This Apple iPod Nano lasted less than 2 months and it...”

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written by flamingnora on 12/02/2006

Good Points
Style - it's beautiful to look at and hold (as long as you keep it safely at home in a padded box).

Bad Points
Breaks very easily - it is too small to hold securely - very bad value for money.

General Comments
This Apple iPod Nano lasted less than 2 months and it was an extra special birthday present for a 16 year old who has a good record of taking care of things. She is devastated.

My son slings his zen micro all over the place and it is still going strong after 4 months - with few visible signs of wear and tear.

The Nano is for adults only and preferably those with experience of handling Ming vases.

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231363_Blondie2Kn2's Response to flamingnora's Review

Written on: 23/02/2006

I had exactly the same problem. Firstly I had a video ipod which lasted a month before it stopped playing songs and the battery wouldn't last, and the screen scratched within hours!!
Then when I exchanged it for the Ipod nano. After 2 weeks the pc didn't recognise the device when it was plugged into the usb port, and again the battery wouldn't last!
I've now completely lost faith with apple and have bought a Sony NWA1000 with 3x the memory for the same price, fingers crossed it'll last longer than 2 months!

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233346_Bnkers77's Response to flamingnora's Review

Written on: 10/03/2006

I would point out that the Nano is indeed very fragile in that it scratches very easily (as has been well documented) and it's small and light so perhaps doesn't withstand being thrown about as much as 'tougher' mp3s such as Creatives or iRivers. However it's exactly the unique size, lightness and design that are the Nano's key attractions. I'm incredibly clumsy and have dropped my Nano several times, I also use it everywhere including the gym. It has had no probs whatsoever. If you get a case for it from day 1, you should have no problems. It's a shame the gift turned out to disappoint, perhaps then, Nanos are more for the 'gadgety' adults?

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