The iPod nano is as good as everyone says..

The iPod nano is as good as everyone says..

I resisted getting an ipod nano for many years – I’ve owned four or five different brands of PC-oriented mp3 players (creative, sandisk, rio, etc.) Over the years and I suspected that the ipod-lovers were exaggerating the hype. I gave in and got the iPod nano 3g because, well, I’m not sure — I guess I wondered whether it was really that good. And it turns out, yeah, it is.

Not even including the ability to watch videos, which is really fun, even though the screen is small (now I want a Touch!), the ipod nano interface, especially including the usability of Itunes, is far superior to any other player I’ve used.

Another reason I was hanging back was because I had a large collection of recordings in the wma format, which the ipod nano didn’t use to be able to play. I’m not sure when they added this codec, but now Itunes can convert wma files to mp3. It works smoothly and quickly, so that objection goes by the wayside too.

I also loved the idea of using my ipod nano as a PDA, overall it’s been fun to use and totally satisfying.

By: Dave R.