Comments on: iPod Updates, New iPod nano and New iPod touch

By: Libby

Libby — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:37:38 +0000

Im getting a new iPod soon and im not sure whether to get the new iPod nano or the touch, i know you said the new iPod is ugly but that doesnt bother me and neither does the shake to change song thing im really confused.

By: Wheeler

Wheeler — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:46:45 +0000

Cool i really want the new ipod nano now or the ipod touch. very well written very convincing!!

By: John Harris

John Harris — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:17:39 +0000

i don’t know what they could have put inside the new itouch since the older one has everything in it?

By: lt

lt — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:54:12 +0000

With the shake feature could you not just lock the ipod if you were running.

By: JonV

JonV — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:26:26 +0000

Fatty nano is much better to handle and pocket away. This tall nano is just another Zune copy. Nothing great to see here and violently shaking my nano to switch songs, no thanks. Stupidest idea, not ‘funnest’idea.

By: Fay

Fay — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:59:31 +0000

and @ 2 million’s post;
I would rather have an ipod nano then the classic, because they are easier to hide in class and detention, they are less bulky, and look pretty.

By: Fay

Fay — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:57:05 +0000

I hate the new ipod nano, but the ipod touch is better than before.
the new nano is uglier, and bigger. the shake to shuffle song would get annoying, because I run with it, and I don’t want my songs to be changing every two seconds.
the genius feature is okay, but I’d rather have the old ipod nano back. They should tell all ipod nanos, every generation, instead of these fugly ones.

By: Mike Ferri

Mike Ferri — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:27:55 +0000

I see Joe’s point… but calling it extortion is a bit harsh.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:38:14 +0000

@WKJkjdfh

I’m not bitching about the size of my iPod. I could if I wanted to, the 80GB that I bought at $249 has been replaced with a 120GB model for the same price. I’m only talking about software, and software which is available on what I can only assume is identical hardware with the exception of a different hard drive.

Let’s think of it this way: If I had a 160GB Classic, why would I want to DOWNGRADE just to get a new software feature that could easily be added to my existing 160GB model? Certainly you can’t argue that that’s technology getting better every year. That’s Apple trying to extort another $249 from me for a smaller device just so I can get a software upgrade.

By: WKJkjdfh

WKJkjdfh — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:36:16 +0000

@Jow

I didnt bitch when they came out with the updated 80g at $249 less than a year I bought my 30g for the same price. Its called technology, it tends to get better every year. Embrace change

By: New iPod Touch drops $100 « The Littlest Winslow

New iPod Touch drops $100 « The Littlest Winslow — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:13:55 +0000

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By: MrMark

MrMark — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:41:45 +0000

I purchased the first-gen Nano for reasons that STILL make it my favorite Nano: it is compact, elegantly and crisply designed, and it fits in my hand or any pocket like it’s not even in there. I appreciate the full-sized iPod the way I appreciate a Volvo: it lands with a thud. But the first/second gen Nanos are graceful in a way that the best Apple products are.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:18:22 +0000

I already have a Classic 80GB. What I’m wondering is if Apple plans to let us who already have a Classic have the new firmware that is on the 120GB which includes the Genius feature, or if we’re going to be left in the dust just because we don’t feel like buying a new iPod when ours is still only a year old. I can’t seem to find any information to confirm or deny this, nor can I seem to find out what the firmware number on the new Classic is.

By: millions

millions — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:48:04 +0000

Gotcha, that makes sense. I didn’t think about the medium.

By: Phil M

Phil M — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:03:58 +0000

I picked up the 2nd gen nano instead of the classic a couple years back because of the storage medium. I tend to drop the ipod, or kick it around, leave it in my pocket and do crazy stuff… The hard drive based ipod would not stand up to the abuse (in fact that’s how my first one died) but the flash memory based nano survives. There’s no moving parts!

Yeah I sacrifice the size and the price, but I’ve got 2 years in my nano so far, and as long as the battery holds up, I should be able to see the 5th or 6th gen nano’s before I need a replacement.

By: millions

millions — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:43:53 +0000

I’m looking at getting a an ipod classic. I can’t figure out why someone would pay for a nano? for an extra $100 you can go from 8GB to 120GB, or 50 bucks more to go from 16GB to 120GB. All the specs are the same, the classic has a bigger screen.

The only things better I can see about the nano is that it’s smaller, you can rotate the screen, and now it has the shake to shuffle gimmick, which is cool, but could be annoying if you’re running or working out!

Can someone share why you would rather have a nano than a classic? I feel like I’m missing something…

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By: Galley

Galley — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:22:35 +0000

The 4G nano definitely looks a lot better than the “fatty”.