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  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by: rilokiley

    Updated:10-21-07

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Small, thin, light, plays fluid video, the best user interface around, superb battery life, finally cost comparable to competitors of similar memory size, matte finish on front

    Weaknesses: Glossy finish on back prone to smudging and scratches, video requires conversion time before being playable on device, can be a little too small to watch lengthy videos, size and shape...

    Overall Evaluation: I've never owned an iPod before because none of the flash memory based iPods were capable of playing video. Additionally, they were more expensive compared to competitors of similar sizes. Now, the cost is about the same, this new Nano can play video, and everything is about right.The battery life literally lasts 24 hours on a single charge, and it still boasts the touch-sensitive click wheel that makes it ideal for long podcasts or audiobooks which is my primary use for the iPod. However, video doesn't play on the Nano unless you take time to convert it. The device's shiny back also picks up finger prints like crazy. The stout, thin shape also isn't as comfortable to hold as the iPod Classic or the old iPod Nano, but it does make it more pocketable.Highly recommended. I'd give it five stars if it weren't for the stupid glossy back.

  • Overall Rating
    2 stars 2 Star Review
    Reviewed by: aa111

    Updated:10-19-07

    Duration of ownership:3 Days

    Strengths: Sleek design, good navigation for mp3 files

    Weaknesses: Can't play any popular video formats. Must use ITunes to sync with computer.

    Overall Evaluation: I'd give player 4 stars for it's audio abilities and 0 for video, that's how I came up with average score of 2.The reason I gave 0 for video is because I couldn't play any of the video files I could find on my computer. Not the mpeg2 files I ripped from DVD, not the Avi files I downloaded from Internet, not Windows WMV files, not even Apple's own MOV format as recorded by my digital camera... Even when I used 3rd party software to convert videos to supposedly recognizable format, I still couldn't load them to Ipod.The curious thing is that MOV files, at least I was able to load in Itunes... but then it failed to sync them with Ipod anyway.The verdict: Forget video, it's a good, but overpriced mp3 player.

  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by: supaspecial

    Updated:10-07-07

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Small form factor, 8 GBs of space, matte finish, video capability

    Weaknesses: LCD is a little small to watch video for long periods of time, not much new software

    Overall Evaluation: This is the third iPod nano I've owned, and it's by far the best one. Just when you think they can't make it any smaller, they surprise you with this new slim form factor. I can barely feel it when it's in my pocket. The screen is bright and clear, though a bit too small to view videos comfortably for more than 30 minutes. The controls are intuitive, indicative of all the recent Apple products. There aren't too many new features (cover flow), but the new form factor makes this iPod a must-have.

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Apple iPod nano 3rd Generation 8GB MP3 Player - Black
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