Apple iPod Nano 4GB 2nd Generation MP3 Player Reviews
703 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary
This MP3 player is a good all rounder.
“Easy to use, nice to look at and great sound quality.”
Alex, Essex
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703 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
90% of people recommend it.
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*not all purchasers provided a score or review
Sally, Wolverhampton
Score 10.0/10+ Easy to use
- No bad points
purchased 02 Nov 2007
Jenni, Upminster
Score 7.0/10+ Sturdier than the original ipod Nano.
- Does sometimes jam and have to wait for battery to run down before recharging and using it again.
purchased 06 Nov 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Easy to use and very light.
- None
purchased 05 Sep 2007
Mike, Hull
Score 10.0/10+ I was able to buy my son what he wantetd at a price I could afford and at no losss of quality
- None That I experienced
purchased 24 Oct 2007
Kay , Slough
Score 8.0/10+ Easy to use, very good sound quality, portably and lightweight. Hold loads of your favourity music.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 12 Nov 2007
Samantha, Isle of Wight
Score 8.0/10+ Bought for my husband for Xmas present. He uses it all the time when jogging and doing his gym exercises. Very good value for money as he is getting so much use out of it. Great compact design and used it with an armband, which he loves!
- Not a lot of explanation of how to use in packaging. Had to ask younger family members on how to start using! But once we worked it out, no problem now.
purchased 23 Oct 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 5.0/10+ Screen Size; Style. Cost:
- Very difficult to register product with Apple:
purchased 16 Dec 2007
Lesley, Aylesbury
+ Easy to use
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 14 Dec 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- I would like the volume to go abit higher and having a radio on the ipod would make it all the better product.
purchased 21 Oct 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ because its so small and light its graeet fpr taking to the gym and for when I'm out walking.
- don't have any.
purchased 12 Dec 2007
Jennifer, Harrogate
Score 10.0/10+ Is a great product for taking to the gym because is so light and compact.
- We are having huge difficulty finding downloadable movies to watch on it. Apple make it sound really easy to do this but it definitely is not!
purchased 27 Dec 2007
LEE, LEEDS
Score 10.0/10+ EASY TO USE AND SUPER SOUND
- CHARGE VIA P.C
purchased 07 Jan 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
+ easy to use. ideal first ipod.
- ear phones supplied are very uncomfortable. I have since got some new ones which are much better.
purchased 11 Oct 2007
bryn, port talbot
Score 10.0/10+ ease of use,good looks and quality build
- i tunes not accessable at peak times,i tunes too expensive to use.
purchased 04 Dec 2007
Richard, London
Score 9.0/10+ Everything but the battery
- Battery
purchased 17 Dec 2007
kim, bedford
Score 8.0/10+ looks good
- wont let me upload vidios
purchased 30 Nov 2007
lorna, newcastle , “fun bubbley outgoing”
Score 10.0/10+ It's portable light weight good for wasting abit of time when travelling
- does freeze from time to time but is easy wreckafied
purchased 14 Dec 2007
Heather, Dingwall
Score 10.0/10+ The ipod looks and sounds great, I can't live without it now
- none
purchased 13 Dec 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ I bought this product for my 8 year old daughter, it is easy to use and the sound quality is great.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 21 Oct 2007
Veronica, DONCASTER , “Truthful Music Lover”
Score 10.0/10
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Not complicated to use not bulky very lightweight and small doesnt take room up in handbags or pockets yet packs a powerfully loud volume awsome as you only expect this from larger audio systems speakers really stunning music videos just like watching a mini television. This is a fantastic way of carrying your entire favourite collection of music
cds after transferring them easily onto the ipod enjoy in privacy with the earphones or watch / play with a speakers / docking station the ipod video nano is pure genius i love it and wouldnt be without mine and would highly recommend Apple ipod nano to all.
- No bad points at all.
purchased 02 Dec 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser , “quiet; imaginative; passive”
Score 8.0/10+ The product is very nice to look at and it is small enough to carry round and fit in your pocket. The sound quality is good and the battery life is quite long. I also like the display on the screen and the fact that I am able to view videos. The picture quality is also good.
- It should have more options and also it should come with a clip to attach to us.
purchased 29 Dec 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Excellent Build Quality
- Cheaper would be nice
purchased 04 Jan 2008
wilson, deal , “chilled”
Score 10.0/10+ my son loves for watching movies as well as music
- none
purchased 20 Nov 2007
Matthew, Edinburgh , “Gadget fan.”
Score 10.0/10+ Excellent sound and great slimline style.
- Doesn't have radio capability.
purchased 20 Oct 2007
Rebecca, Nottingham , “Rebecca 21”
Score 9.0/10
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Small & light
Big screen with enough space to view everything
Battery lasts ages once fully charged
Loads of space for all the music i need
Can set all your different playlists on the PC and then view them on the nano
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You can't set it to shuffle your whole audio collection
You can't use the dial with gloves on
Doesn't clip on to clothing like the shuffle, even though it is small enough to do so
purchased 18 Dec 2007
julie, ayr , “mad, middleaged mental mother”
Score 9.0/10+ excellent protability and easy to use and download music onto
- poor availability of docking stations to listen to music with others, being unable to pick tune to listen to.
purchased 13 Dec 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ The Ipod is easy to use and understand, even for my 10 year old son.
- It took a little while to work out how to download the songs, but once you've got the hang of it it was easy.
purchased 20 Oct 2007
Sue , Castleford
Score 10.0/10+ Portable and slim
- non
purchased 29 Nov 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Its my daughters ipod”
Score 8.0/10+ I can get so much more choice of music on my new ipod, as is holds more I could not live without it.
- I prefered the previous product shape it was more slim lined
purchased 12 Dec 2007
Steve, Warrington
Score 8.0/10+ Excellent design with a great interface
- Doesn't come with any form of mains charging. No software - you have to download from Apple. No user manual
purchased 30 Nov 2007
sue, bromley
Score 10.0/10+ stylish, easy too use,
- I don't like the headphones but I will buy alternative ones
purchased 02 Jan 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Easy to use good sound and picture quality plenty of memory. Just Perfect!
- The only thing i can think of is the shiny back doesn't look too god covered in finger prints.
purchased 27 Dec 2007
Keith, Lincoln , “retired”
Score 8.0/10+ Portability
- Ear-phones wont stay in my ears all the time which distorts sound quality
purchased 11 Mar 2008
Vicki, Tunbridge Wells
Score 9.0/10+ Very portable, easy to use, fantasic colour
- Have to re-set quite often as the whole machine seems to just `freeze' but this isn't a huge issue as it re-sets straight away
purchased 11 May 2007
Amy, Huddersfield
Score 10.0/10+ The colour is great, the screen quality and the search option are much better than the old ones
- none i can think of
purchased 17 Sep 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Handy to carry,use, downloading of music and an excellent price and warranty
- Haven't found any - yet
purchased 09 Oct 2007
Carol, Pwllheli
Score 10.0/10+ Amazing 'A' grade efurb. bargain
- None so far, just as good as a new one
purchased 06 Oct 2007
Cha, London
Score 9.0/10+ Its small, light and looks good. Downloading songs and pictures is really easy and fast to do.
- It scratches easily. The headphones that came with it dont play very loud.
purchased 16 Jul 2007
Karen, Aldershot
Score 8.0/10+ Small and unobtrusive. Great sound. Easy to navigate.
- Needs a pocket/belt clip.
purchased 12 Sep 2007
phil, liverpool
Score 8.0/10+ small and punchy sound
- none really
purchased 06 Oct 2007
John , Newcastle-under-Lyme
Score 9.0/10+ Style, quality, features
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 08 Oct 2007
Richard, Alcester
Score 9.0/10+ Stylish and easy to use
- sometimes hard to turn off!
purchased 13 Mar 2007
Paul, Burnham on sea
Score 3.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- ON OUR SECOND ONE AND THAT HAS BROKE
purchased 03 May 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Design
- Price
purchased 29 Jun 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ BRILL LOVE IT
- NONE
purchased 22 Jul 2007
Gail, Cumbernauld
Score 5.0/10+ small & easy to carry
- nano keeps crashing requires to be reset frustrating for my daughter to use not impressed. Disappointed with apple as a manufacturer. Not up to the standard she was expecting for a company that size
purchased 24 Jun 2007
Michelle, Essex
Score 8.0/10+ very nice lightweight and easy to use
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 11 Aug 2007
PAULA, KIRKBY LIVERPOOL
Score 10.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- SOME TIMES IT STICKS AND WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE CHARGE TO RUN OUT TO CONTINUE
purchased 09 Jul 2007
Susan, Lanarkshire
Score 8.0/10+ easy to use, quality sound.
- a little fragile would recommend carry case
purchased 12 Sep 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Easy to carry around, plenty of accessories around to go with this product
- The instructions are rather vague and very basic - we had to ask around to find out how to use it correctly.
purchased 01 Nov 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ easy to use can have a large selection of music and photos
- does not always switch off first time
purchased 22 Aug 2007
Laurie , Harwich, Essex
Score 10.0/10+ Daughter loves it colour is great and looks really cool. Very easy to use, well to an 8 year old anyway.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 26 Oct 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ really easy to use, loud volume, easy to put tunes on and fairly indistructible
- using i-tunes from the internet not having a software disk
purchased 02 Nov 2007
Sean, Leicester
Score 9.0/10+ Excellent design. Easy to use. Good value due to replacement model.
- None.
purchased 11 Sep 2007
Tom, New Malden
Score 9.0/10+ portability and size, value for money, sound quality
- terrible earphones
purchased 16 Sep 2007
heather, eastleigh
Score 10.0/10+ excelent
- none
purchased 17 Sep 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 7.0/10+ bought for my son and he seemed to like it
- slips easily out of jeans pockets and was stolen !
purchased 23 Jul 2007
Ricky, Dagenham
Score 9.0/10+ Its light and slim therefore easy to keep out of hams way.
- Body surface scratches easy.
purchased 02 Oct 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ ease of use, slim design - very portable, good sound
- creating playlists
purchased 17 Sep 2007
Ev, Limavady
Score 10.0/10+ Very Good and very easy to use, good price.
- None
purchased 12 Oct 2007
charlotte, nottingham
Score 10.0/10+ It's small, lightweight and easily fits into your pocket. It has a large memory and can double as a memory stick.
- The itunes program is quite confusing to start off with. And, my ipod regularly freezes and wont turn off/play music. You have to wait for the battery to run down, recharge it and then turn back on... then it works fine.
purchased 21 Oct 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Good sound with an excellent control system
- Could do with DAB radio
purchased 06 Oct 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Easy to use. Lightweight.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 19 Oct 2007
lynda, cardiff
Score 9.0/10+ very small ideal for all aspects of every day living pop in your pocket when out , put it on a ipod for indoor use and the sound is massive who would think such a small gadget could make that noise
- none
purchased 17 Oct 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ price paid for quality item
- none i can think of
purchased 07 Oct 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- interface with car stereo is a bit of a palava
purchased 22 Sep 2007
Joanne, Plymouth
Score 10.0/10+ good design, amazing product and great value
- not having more features such as video but you would have to pay more for that
purchased 18 Oct 2007
Helen, Wirral
+ I love everything about it
- None, it represents everything needed for the price range
purchased 21 Oct 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ portable, small great memory
- I tunes is hard to use
purchased 17 Oct 2007
Debra, New Romney, Kent
Score 10.0/10+ Looks good, easy menu, great sound, got fab docking cube and really chuffed at price.
- None
purchased 19 Sep 2007
john, bradford
Score 9.0/10+ build quality and design
- small screen - small letters - poor eye sight!! not a good combination
purchased 07 Oct 2007
deborah , isle of arran
Score 10.0/10+ as it was reconditioned it was an ideal present for my 9 years old as it wasn't to dear
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 19 Oct 2007
furheen, newcastle upon tyne
Score 9.0/10+ easy to carry around anywhere due to size
- switching off can sometimes be a nuisance
purchased 02 Sep 2007
Amyrose, York
Score 10.0/10+ Superb had no troubles at all definatly recomend
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 07 Oct 2007
Andy, Shrewsbury
Score 9.0/10+ small easy to use once you work out what the controls do.
- no instruction manual
purchased 21 Oct 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Fits easily in a pocket, excellent sound quality.
- None.
purchased 14 Jul 2007
Rachel, Coventry
Score 8.0/10+ Excellent product with big memory capacity.
- Only uses apple software.
purchased 02 Jul 2007
Garry, Elgin
Score 9.0/10
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Lovely design and colour(green).
loads of memory space for music.
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Sliding volume can be awkward .
Can't shuffle individual playlists.
purchased 14 Jun 2007
Joanne, Chelmsford, Essex
Score 10.0/10+ Value for money. Compact & can store loads.
- None yet !
purchased 16 Jul 2007
marie, glasgow
Score 8.0/10+ my daughter loved it
- but it is not working now it wont charge will not turn on & off
purchased 04 Dec 2006
Philippa, Billericay
Score 9.0/10+ Excellent for travelling,the gym,using in the car or in fact anywhere. Great little device that saves carrying around CD's in the car and so little it even fits in a even the smallest of ladies handbags!
- Addictive, before you know it you have spent hours listening to bits and bobs.
purchased 12 Dec 2006
Julie, Beaconsfield
Score 8.0/10+ Nice compact system, easy to transport, sound is good for size.
- Connections could be a little bit more sturdy considering it is designed to be portable.
purchased 11 Dec 2006
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 5.0/10+ Tiny; good play list facility
- Can't use iTunes on other operating systems;can't transfer songs.
purchased 11 Dec 2006
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 7.0/10+ Good design slim packaging
- Needed internet to set up properly.
purchased 11 Dec 2006
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Overall excellent - really simple and easy to use
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 03 Nov 2007
Martin , Oxon
Score 10.0/10+ Best MP3 Player money can buy , Daughter Loves it .
- None found
purchased 28 Oct 2007
dougie, glasgow
Score 10.0/10+ the ease of use is fantastic and the quality of sound is brilliant!!!!
- none.....
purchased 16 Sep 2007
tim, swindon
Score 8.0/10+ does what it says on the tin
- can be quite fiddly to get it working
purchased 20 Aug 2007
Stephen, Lisburn
Score 10.0/10+ For it's size the Nano is amazing, it's my first i-pod and it is brilliant. I'm also very impressed with the wide range of accessories available for ulitising the i-pod in other ways.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 13 Sep 2007
mandy, leeds
Score 10.0/10+ very easy to use
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 14 Jul 2007
Daryl, Leicester
Score 10.0/10+ I really enjoyed the fact that it was so easy to get set-up and started and so easy to use once set-up.
- I have had a few problems with the Ipod itself and the memory and unsure where to question it to for help.
purchased 26 Aug 2007
Mark, Cambridge
Score 10.0/10+ iPod - awesome product!
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 05 Oct 2007
ruth, edinburgh
Score 10.0/10+ Excellent purchase with no faults
- nil
purchased 05 Oct 2007
Les, Liverpool
Score 10.0/10+ Excellent value for money, perfect condition
- none
purchased 06 Oct 2007
vinny, leicester
Score 9.0/10+ the price which i got it for value for money, a great mp3 player.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 07 Oct 2007
rachael, cheltenham
Score 10.0/10+ price
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 05 Oct 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ ease of use and weight
- Earphones not so comfortable
purchased 03 Jan 2009
Christine, Angus
Score 10.0/10+ very easy to use, excellent value for money
- none found so far
purchased 05 Jan 2009
Adrian, Birmingham
Score 8.0/10+ Design and ease of use.
- Expensive.
purchased 13 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- a bit too small
purchased 19 Mar 2009
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Product Features
Hard Disk Capacity in GB
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4 |
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MP4 Playback
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No |
Built-In Radio
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No |
Colour
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Black |
Colour
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White |
Music Playtime (hours)
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24 |
Screen Size in Inches
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1.5 |
Screen Resolution (pixels)
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176x132 |
Weight (g)
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42 |
Colour Screen
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Yes |
Photo Viewer
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Yes |
USB Port
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Yes |
Built-In Microphone
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No |
WMA Playback
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No |
WAV Playback
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Yes |
| OGG Playback | No |
| AAC Playback | Yes |
| WMV Playback | No |
DivX Playback
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No |
Dimensions (mm)
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40x90x7 |
Release Date
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1 Sep 2006 |
Bluetooth
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No |
Built-in Camera
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No |
| Audio Line-In Interface | No |
| Compact Flash Card | No |
| Memory Stick | No |
Colour Display
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Yes |
Manufacturer's Description
Only 6 mm (.26 inches) thin and 40 grams (1.41 oz) light, iPod nano packs a lot into its diminutive design. Up to 24 hours of battery life (1). 2GB, 4GB or 8GB of storage (2). A brighter colour display. A Dock connector that fits an entire ecosystem of iPod accessories. With features like these, iPod nano changes the way you experience your music and more. Click on a feature to see it on the iPod nano display, then read about it here.
Music
Finding and playing music on iPod nano is simple. Menu options let you browse by artist, composer, album, song, genre or playlist. Want to mix things up? Click Shuffle Songs. iPod nano makes your music look as good as it sounds, thanks to a 1.5-inch colour display. Album art appears alongside your song titles, so you see your music as you play it. And when you dare to wear iPod nano, that display guarantees you’ll say a lot without saying a word.
Podcasts
The iTunes Store features thousands of free podcasts — radio-type shows you subscribe to — including indie favourites and offerings from such big names as Ricky Gervais, BBC, National Geographic, Disney, The Daily Telegraph and many more. Browse and subscribe to podcasts, then sync them to your iPod nano and listen anytime, anywhere. Podcasts appear in their own menu on your iPod nano, so you can navigate them easily.
Audiobooks
The digital shelves of the iTunes Store are stocked with thousands of audiobooks — including such exclusives as the entire Harry Potter series — so you can catch up on your reading wherever iPod nano takes you. Browse audiobooks from their own menu on your iPod nano. iPod nano automatically recognises where you left off and bookmarks your place. You can even change the read speed to suit you.
Photos
iPod nano holds up to 25,000 photos (3) you can sync from your Mac or Windows PC via iTunes. Use the Click Wheel to scroll through photo thumbnails the same way you scroll through song titles. To see a photo full-screen, click the centre button. You can even view photo slideshows, complete with music. Just select Slideshow Settings and choose the time between slides, the transition effect and the music.
Extras
Calendars, contacts and the World Clock appear in the Extras menu, along with a few more handy items. Take the Screen Lock, for example. Spin the Click Wheel to choose a four-digit combination and protect your iPod nano from prying eyes. If you forget your combination, you can reset it at your next sync. Or use the built-in Stopwatch to log your best times. When it’s finally time to play, iPod nano features four fun games: Music Quiz, Solitaire, Brick and Parachute.
Settings
Customise menus, check capacity, change your language, change how your iPod nano sounds and more, all from the Settings menu. Click About to see how many songs are on your iPod nano and how much capacity you have left. Click Main Menu to select what items appear in your Main Menu. Tweak the built-in equalizer. Or set your maximum volume limit. Everything you need — from backlight timer to audiobook speed — appears in the Settings menu.
1. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and the number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/uk/batteries for more information.
2. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
3. Photo capacity is based on iPod-viewable photos transferred from iTunes.
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