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Piece of junk
My husband bought me the Nano for my birthday. It has never worked properly. The second it is unplugged from the power source, it goes to sleep and cannot be unfrozen until the battery drains completely, usually a day. This is apparently so frequent a problem that it is the #1 troubleshooting topic on the Apple support site. The Nano cannot transfer from mac to pc, despite the USB hookup. Customer service is virtually non-existent. On-line support consists email suggesting articles to read. The end. I decided finally after six months and 20 days to send the thing back, something I did not want to do because my Nano is engraved. Because I crossed the six month line, I have to pay $33 for shipping and handling because it has to arrive in THEIR box. The disclaimer page removes virtually all responsibility for anything needing repair and includes (starts off with) the promise to charge $100 for diagnostics unless a miracle occurs and they think the problem is actually on their end. If they actually fix the problem without charging me $100 or more, I will eat my Nano.. great innovation from apple. this was overall the best mp3 player i've owned. It was easy to navigate, had a relatively long battery life, color screen, and more. It worked great together with itunes. The only drawback was fragility, but it was nothing a good case couldn't fix. PROTECT THE SCREEN! if you don't, it will get scratched and maybe broken, pricy to fix. A great line of accessories, also. The new line of 2nd generation nanos have new and better features, but i'm sticking with my 4 gig because it is tired, true and still going strong after a year. Make sure you read the instructions for valuable info on how to reset and other much-needed things. Also, one last thing. If you have just switched to itunes seven and it prompts you to download new ipod software, make sure your songs are backed up because it erases them. Have Fun! Great Technology But Handle With Care I purchased an Apple 4 GB iPod Nano several months ago. I paid a little more than $[...] for it retail, and received it a week after placing my order. The first thing I noticed is how truly small this iPod is. They aren't kidding when they say it's small. Actually, it's about 1/2 the height of a new pencil. Because of its small size, it can be difficult at times to navigate through the various menus. Not to say it's an extremely difficult task. Just more so than with a regular sized iPod. In addition, the small size of the Nano makes it very fragile. I wouldn't recommend carrying one around in a pants pocket. I also wouldn't recommend dropping the Nano. It's very fragile by design. In fact, there are times when I try not to push too hard on the face for fear I'll break the product. In addition, the face scratches easily, so it's best to keep it protected at all times. As for the technology, I'm very happy with the amount of songs the Nano can hold. I've been adding a few songs a day since I purchased it, and still have 2GB of free space remaining. I'm currently at 1.5 days of continuous play. I'm guessing I could probably get 2.5 or 3 days out of it when full. I'm also happy with the number of accessories currently available on the market for the Nano. I had no problem finding an FM transmitter so I can listen to it in my ride. Aside from these good things, there is one big problem with the Nano, and iPods in general. It's the iTunes software. I've had numerous problems synching my Nano on a PC based machine. Several times I had to reset my Nano because the IPOD would not release from my machine after releasing it via iTunes. And heaven help you if you fall victim to Auto Synch on an already fully loaded iPod. Manual is always better in my opinion if you value the music you've stored. I also have found the big brother component of iTunes to be troubling. But that's an entirely different story. As for the Nano, I'm happy with mine. Unfortunately, I'm overly protective as well due to its fragile design. Waste of money 1st the ipod is expensive. It should at least come with a protective cover. 2nd i rarely used it and only when im in the gym. Quite to often when i go to turn the ipod on it goes into something called "disk mode" which freezes the unit up and cant be played. Theres not hard reset button so i have to go without listening to music for the hour or so im in the gym then take it home plug it in the cpu to get it to unfreeze. Im so pissed at this thing because im all exicted to finnaly listen to some music and get amped in the gym and the dang thing freezes. For the money i spent on this thing it shouldnt happen iPOD Nano 4 gb The product is very good and for such a little piece of equipment the sound is very good. The user manual leaves a lot to be desired as I did not find it very ueseful. For some reason, the program went bad and I had to erase all the memory and start over. The fact that we lost all we has saved was annoying but we still do like the product | |
