Cheap Apple iPod Reviews #14 : Apple iPod nano 4 GB Silver (3rd Generation)

Cheap Apple iPod Reviews #14 : Apple iPod nano 4 GB Silver (3rd Generation)

Another success

By C. Wyndham (Illinois, USA)

Apple iPod Nano continues to blow away other manufacturers' media players with substantial, steady improvements to what are already great products. If you're an iPod fan already, you can be smug in the knowledge that this one sets the bar just that much higher.

The 2-inch, 320 x 240 screen of the new Apple iPod Nano, when it's sitting on my airline tray table, turns out to be about the same angular size as my TV when I watch it from my sofa at home. Cool! The picture quality is gorgeous, reminiscent of an iPhone.

The new Apple iPod Nano features a 24-hour battery life when used as a music player, and a 5-hour battery life when watching video, so you can watch at least a couple of full-length movies on a full charge. This is slightly shorter than the battery life on my 80GB (5th Gen.) video iPod, but it's a smaller unit, with a smaller battery. Makes sense.

The new split-screen operating system is slick. Now you can view all the details about a track in one glance, instead of waiting for the information to slowly scrawl past you.

As a gadget nut, and a fan of good design wherever I find it, I'm constantly impressed with the attention to detail evident in Apple's multimedia devices. The new Apple iPod Nano lives up to its predecessors nicely.

My older Apple iPods Nano are getting jealous. I think you'll love this thing.

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