MDC 5,892 Posted October 20, 2006 Early reviews are positive. I got an 8 gig. It's the same price as a 20 gig regular iPod, but it's much lighter and more portable and I'll be using it on walks and at the gym so I figured it would be a better drive. So far liking it very much. It holds 2,000 songs (assuming each song is 4 mins. long), almost exactly the amount of music I have on my laptop. The display is very nice and easy to figure out. It takes much less time to upload songs than it did on my old iPod shuffle. For $250 I feel like I got my money's worth. TIA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HTH 67 Posted October 20, 2006 Early reviews are positive. I got an 8 gig. It's the same price as a 20 gig regular iPod, but it's much lighter and more portable and I'll be using it on walks and at the gym so I figured it would be a better drive. So far liking it very much. It holds 2,000 songs (assuming each song is 4 mins. long), almost exactly the amount of music I have on my laptop. The display is very nice and easy to figure out. It takes much less time to upload songs than it did on my old iPod shuffle. For $250 I feel like I got my money's worth. TIA. I'll prolly put it on my Christmas list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 5,892 Posted October 20, 2006 I thought about adding it to my X-Mas list but my other iPod just broke and I couldn't live without one that long - I have a mile walk to and from work and listen to it constantly at the office. I also don't have a stereo anymore so I plug my speakers directly into my laptop or iPod. One thing I didn't mention - most album covers appear on the Nano screen as part of the display. Looks pretty cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FranksTanks 0 Posted October 20, 2006 It takes much less time to upload songs than it did on my old iPod shuffle. For $250 I feel like I got my money's worth. I think with the new iTunes and the new upgrades they just put out, the shuffle along with the other iPods are loading faster than ever. Even with sound check turned on (which used to slow it down to a crawl), my Shuffle just loaded 80 songs in about a minute or two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cdub100 3,381 Posted October 20, 2006 Early reviews are positive. I got an 8 gig. It's the same price as a 20 gig regular iPod, but it's much lighter and more portable and I'll be using it on walks and at the gym so I figured it would be a better drive. So far liking it very much. It holds 2,000 songs (assuming each song is 4 mins. long), almost exactly the amount of music I have on my laptop. The display is very nice and easy to figure out. It takes much less time to upload songs than it did on my old iPod shuffle. For $250 I feel like I got my money's worth. TIA. [edjr]You could of got it cheaper next year [/edjr] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porkbutt 861 Posted October 20, 2006 iTunes is the suck. can't even believe a company like Apple would release such crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 5,892 Posted October 20, 2006 I think with the new iTunes and the new upgrades they just put out, the shuffle along with the other iPods are loading faster than ever. Even with sound check turned on (which used to slow it down to a crawl), my Shuffle just loaded 80 songs in about a minute or two. Could be - I just added iTunes 7.0. Maybe that was the problem? One thing I'll say that sucks about iPod/Tunes though - they're now trying to restrict the number of machines you can play purchased songs on, so every now and then you'll actually have to enter a code to play tracks you've already purchased. Not a huge deal but I'm absolutely going to back up everything I buy online on CD. Pisses me off that Apple thinks it can restrict what you do with music you bought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FranksTanks 0 Posted October 20, 2006 Could be - I just added iTunes 7.0. Maybe that was the problem? One thing I'll say that sucks about iPod/Tunes though - they're now trying to restrict the number of machines you can play purchased songs on, so every now and then you'll actually have to enter a code to play tracks you've already purchased. Not a huge deal but I'm absolutely going to back up everything I buy online on CD. Pisses me off that Apple thinks it can restrict what you do with music you bought. They've alawys done that. I think you get up to 5 machines. If it's a huge issue, burn it to a disk, and then you can play it about anywhere. That seems to work for me. Other than that, just don't buy form iTunes or don't worry about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 5,892 Posted October 20, 2006 They've alawys done that. I think you get up to 5 machines. If it's a huge issue, burn it to a disk, and then you can play it about anywhere. That seems to work for me. Other than that, just don't buy form iTunes or don't worry about it. I only just began buying songs off iTunes so I never noticed. One annoying thing though - a few times recently it's asked me for a password to authorize the same laptop but when I entered the (correct) password it doesn't read it. The whole system seems a little buggy and I don't trust it - I'll burn everything I buy on iTunes as backup, and I'd sooner buy a $12 CD than a $10 "album" on iTunes. It's good for individual tracks and checking out music I might otherwise not buy, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FranksTanks 0 Posted October 20, 2006 I only just began buying songs off iTunes so I never noticed. One annoying thing though - a few times recently it's asked me for a password to authorize the same laptop but when I entered the (correct) password it doesn't read it. The whole system seems a little buggy and I don't trust it - I'll burn everything I buy on iTunes as backup, and I'd sooner buy a $12 CD than a $10 "album" on iTunes. It's good for individual tracks and checking out music I might otherwise not buy, though. That's weird. I've never had any problems like that with what I've bought. Once I've authorized it one time, it's good to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carrie 0 Posted October 21, 2006 They've alawys done that. I think you get up to 5 machines. If it's a huge issue, burn it to a disk, and then you can play it about anywhere. That seems to work for me. Other than that, just don't buy form iTunes or don't worry about it. Convert all your music to .mp3s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tarheel Boy 0 Posted October 21, 2006 I bought the iPod Nano back in August. I think I bought the 1 Gig. Can't remember, but it only holds about 250 songs which is more than enough for me. Anyway in August it was $150 and I recently saw that the price for that size dropped to $120, so Cdumb was right that the price will drop soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ILoveScratchTickets 0 Posted October 21, 2006 You got screwed! You could have gotten it much cheaper here: link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
