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Apple iPod Nano

Built-in Capacity: 8GB • Screen Size (inches): 2 • Voice Recording: No • FM tuner: No • Video Support: Yes • Photo Support: Yes • Price When Reviewed: $199
Apple iPod nano 3rd Generation 8GB MP3 Player - Blue (Front)
Apple iPod nano 3rd Generation 8GB MP3 Player - Blue (Front)
Apple iPod nano 3rd Generation 8GB MP3 Player - Blue
Apple iPod nano 3rd Generation 8GB MP3 Player - Blue
Apple iPod nano 3rd Generation 8GB MP3 Player - Blue
Apple iPod nano 3rd Generation 8GB MP3 Player - Blue
Apple iPod nano 3rd Generation 8GB MP3 Player - Blue
79.3 Good
Last updated
March 07, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Melissa J. Perenson
Pros
  • Slim, elegant design
  • Attractive video playback
Cons
  • Lacks radio
  • Doesn't allow voice recording
  • Pricing:Average: $199 (3/7/2008)
  • Performance:Very Good: 85
  • Features:Fair: 66
  • Design:Very Good: 82
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Average: $199

Average: $199

Performance Very Good: 85

Very Good: 85
PC World Tests
Maximum Usable Output Level, Average (dBV) -5 
Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Average (%) 0.04 
Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Average (dB) 81 
Crosstalk, Average (dB) -56 
Frequency Response Deviation, Average (dB) 2.9 

Features Fair: 66

Fair: 66
Capacity
Built-in Capacity 8GB 
SD card No 
mini SD No 
micro SD No 
Memory Stick Micro No 
Compact Flash No 
Smart Media No 
xD Picture Card No 
Memory Stick No 
Battery
Replaceable Battery No 
Hours of Play (Per vendor) 24 
Screen
Screen Size (inches) 2 
Screen Resolution 320 by 240 
ScreenType Color 
Size
Dimensions (inches) 2.8 by 2.1 by .3 
Weight (oz.) 1.7 
Connections
Line Out No 
Firewire No 
Headphone output Yes 
Microphone input No 
USB Yes 
Video Output No 
USB Host Adapter No 
Audio Formats
AAC Yes 
AIFF Yes 
Apple Lossless Yes 
Audible Yes 
MP3 Yes 
WAV Yes 
Equalizer Settings 22 
Voice Recording No 
Radio
FM tuner No 
FM Recording No 
Online Music Compatibility
Itunes Yes 
Rhapsody No 
Napster No 
Sony No 
Yahoo No 
Online Subscription Compatibility
Plays For Sure No 
Video Formats
Video Support Yes 
H 264 Yes 
MPEG4 Yes 
Photo Formats
Photo Support Yes 
JPG Yes 
BMP Yes 
PNG Yes 
GIF Yes 
Hardware List
USB cable Yes 
Firewire cable No 
Dock No 
AC Adapter No 
Remote Control No 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) 90-day 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support (hours) 12 
Saturday Support (hours) 12 
Sunday Support (hours) 12 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Not surprisingly, iPod users gave Apple high marks for making the product easy to use. The iPod's simple, elegant, and intuitive design may color the overall good feeling users have about the reliability of the devices. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of product arriving with problems Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Average 
Buyers' rating of product's Better than Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Better than Average 

Design Very Good: 82

Very Good: 82
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