You Should Only Buy the New iPod nano If You…

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  1. Want an iPod but can’t afford the iPod classic or touch
  2. Want an iPod but find the iPod classic or touch too bulky
  3. Are fine with a camera that can take videos but not pictures, at this kind of quality:
  4. Have waited long for an iPod with a built-in FM radio
  5. Have waited long for an iPod with a microphone
  6. Don’t mind the camera’s weird placement, which makes it easy to cover the lens accidentally with your finger
Name iPod nano
Brand Apple
Type Portable Media Player
Price P8,790 (8GB); P10,490 (16GB)

Some things to note:

  • The new iPod nano has a slightly larger screen than the previous-generation nano (2.2″ and 2″ respectively), with a higher resolution (240 x 376 and 240 x 320 respectively)
  • You cannot take videos while playing music or listening to the FM radio
  • Earphones are needed to activate the FM radio (the cord acts as an antenna, like on many mobile phones)
  • The built-in external speaker is definitely not best for listening to music
  • There seems to be no way to quickly copy captured video or audio through iTunes 9 (at least on Windows 7 RC); you have to directly access the iPod nano through Windows Explorer
  • Official prices: P8,790 for the 8GB variant; P10,490 for the 16GB version

In short, if you’re looking for a slim portable media player (PMP) that’s easy to use, you really can’t go wrong with the new iPod nano. It continues to be a sign of Apple’s dominance of the PMP market. At the same time, the new features aren’t compelling enough to make the fifth-generation nano a must-have for owners of older iPod nanos.

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3 Responses to “You Should Only Buy the New iPod nano If You…”

  1. parenghilton

    11:11 am Thu Dec 10 2009

    with that price tag go with the nokia 5530

  2. lorenz

    9:09 pm Fri Jan 15 2010

    very nice article on reasons why/why not buy an ipod nano. i was actually deciding if i need to buy newest 5g 16gb. i enjoy listening to audio books on my samsung phone. but it’s quite a hassle to untangle the earphones when i need to use them. do ipod earphones get tangled too much? does this also happen with ipod?

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