So..anyone bought the nano yet?

[chouk]

Got hands onto the new ipod nano at the store. yeah...it was super thin. Those with huge hands might just crush it. Hope to see reviews on this forum very soon.

 

[mynameis]

They has 2 on display at the Apple store, but no 4GB models for sale, so I didn't get one.

 

[caribiner23]

Nope, not getting one for a while. It looks pretty cool, though.

Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal just about wet himself while writing about the nano. The problem is that this sort of thing tends to make me look at it more skeptically. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I have a tendency to look more carefully on something that gets a lot of hype.

 

[mynameis]

but I have a tendency to look more carefully on something that gets a lot of hype.

Whats to think about? Since it replaced the mini, there is no chance of a color screen mini coming out. I only have about 2.2GB of music so I just need something around 4GB. Its small but not too small to use. I would buy one if I could find one.

 

[caribiner23]

Not my point.

This is not focused on the nano per se-- it's my own, personal way of reacting to mega-mega-mega-hype about anything.

If I am considering making a purchase of, say, a TV or a car, I want to know both positive and negative opinions about it, no matter how small those positive and negative opinions are. If all I hear is OHMYGODTHISISTHEMOSTAWESOMETHINGTHAT'SEVERCOMEOUTYOUGOTTAGETONEOHMYGODOHMYGODWHATAREYOUWAITINGFOR????? that makes me step back and say "Okay, wait a minute. I'm sure it's cool, but there has to be another side to this."

When I considered buying my original iPod, I was a PC user with a Rio MP3 player. I knew several people who had iPods and were members of what I like to call "The Breathless Corps" who had absolutely nothing even remotely negative to say about their iPods. It wasn't until I met a guy who had an iPod and said "Here's what you need to look for; you may not like iTunes at first, you may have a problem with your Firewire interface, but this feature is really cool, etc. etc." that I felt I had both sides to the story.

My point is merely that I am, by nature, a cautious person who tends to view mega-hype a detractor, not an drawing point.

The reality is that I already own a 15 GB 3G iPod and a 1 GB Shuffle, so my portable music device dance card is already full and I don't need another one. If anyone feels that the nano (or shuffle, or Creative Zen) fits their needs, it's not my place to question them-- this is just my approach to what works for me.

 

[mynameis]

My point is merely that I am, by nature, a cautious person who tends to view mega-hype a detractor, not an drawing point.

I would tend to ignore the hype all together and just buy something if it suites my needs and not buy something if it doesn't. I don't see why you would pass up something you wanted just because everybody else wants it.

 

[caribiner23]

Again, not my point.

What I am saying is that I am more apt to look at something with a critical eye if there's already a lot of hype around it. That's all.

 

[iWhat]

Mine came today from FedEx, but I went to sleep too late the other night, and I didn't hear them at the door this morning. So now I guess I'm going to wait until tomorrow to get it. Jeez, doesn't FedEx know that I'm out of service for the morning!

 

[Fallooza]

You should have slept on the front porch. I never miss the FedEx guy that way. Did ya know the Ex makes an arrow--> on the FedEx trucks :closed:

 

[iWhat]

I would sleep on the porch, but the newspaper guy freaks me out. He breathes hard. And I know he would try to smoother me in my sleep with a newspaper.

 

[rs2sensen]

Black 4GB on order.

For me, it wasn't the hype at all. I was looking at iPods, and was planning on a 6GB Silver Mini, when I heard rumor of a flash based model. A couple things interested me with that...

1. Flash reliability
2. Better Battery Life
3. Color Screen

Well, I was a bit disappointed when I first heard about the Nano's release. But, after thinking about it for a bit, I decided I was willing to give up a little battery life and 2GBs of storage, for the features that the Nano has to offer. Had they come out with a 6GB flash based nano, I'd be buying that. But B/W screens are on the outs, and I like to be current. If I really cared about space, I'd be buying a 20GB iPod. I just wish they would have kept some colors in the line. I'd like something in Silver to match my Powerbook.

 

[VakeJ]

You know I'm soooo tempted to purchase a black nano. But the way Apple's been updating their iPod's, I wonder if they'll come out with a 6GB nano for the Holiday season...you never know...

I've got 33GB's of music, so the 60GB iPod is very tempting (already maxed out 30GB photo!

 

[sursuciofla]

I bought one in 2008. It's very nice and 30gigs.

Hehe, that's when I'll probably buy one, whenever they get bigger. It's possible right now actually, because I have seen flash memory drives up to about 60GB, I think I remember one that was 100GB actually. I guess the problem is size though because just like HDD, the bigger it gets the BIGGER it gets. I see those being the current iPod replacement though.

 

[sursuciofla]

You know I'm soooo tempted to purchase a black nano

It is nice Apple has got this PC(Political Correctness) going on with the black/white thing but what about the Red and Yellow? I'm pretty yellow myself, hehe. Maybe green too for the ETs out there, they would love it.

 

[evolve]

I just ordered the ipod tiki. it comes in 3 colors: White, Black, and dark Black. its 160 gigs and also can receive FM/AM radio. The remote is actually the colored piece of the unit as the main reciever/HD is a chip inplanted in your bran right behind the left eye. All I have to do it think of a song and it will play in my head. ..........hahahahahahahahaha

 

[fco1922]

How can you purchase one?

Your question is ironic since even the Apple Store doesn't have the 4GB models in stock. Their website promises delivery in 3 days but when you call they tell you this is 'unlikely'.

 

[fco1922]

Impressed!

Wow...you bought one in 2008? The USA is definitely way ahead of Europe. It's only 2006 in London.

I bought one in 2008. It's very nice and 30gigs.

Hehe, that's when I'll probably buy one, whenever they get bigger. It's possible right now actually, because I have seen flash memory drives up to about 60GB, I think I remember one that was 100GB actually. I guess the problem is size though because just like HDD, the bigger it gets the BIGGER it gets. I see those being the current iPod replacement though.

 

[iWhat]

Yippee! I got my 4GB black iPod nano in the mail today. You all have my permission to hate me for a week. And if you already hated me, you have nothing to worry about then.

 

[alexmaccoll]

I really want one! I am in the process of ordering one in the UK. What are they like to use? Too small, light what?
ALex

 

[iWhat]

I feel like I'm following the growing cliché by saying "Yes, it's very small!". But you'll have to see it to believe it. I'll say this; I'm surprised Apple could get away with making an MP3 player this small. As for the weight, it seems light to me, so I'll say lighter than average, of what I would have thought. Anyways... once you all lay your eyes on it, wherever you go to see it, it may be love at first sight. And you'll blackout and soon find yourself walking away from the store with an iPod nano in hand. So be careful!