Typical price: £129
What is it: A compact MP3 player with double the battery life of the first-generation nano
What we think: A more powerful nano with incremental improvements on the original
Compare the Apple iPod nano (2nd generation, 4GB)
Apple iPod nano (2nd generation, 4GB) compared to all other players
 Apple iPod nano (2nd generation, 4GB) |
 Apple iPod classic (2nd gen) |
 Apple iPod classic |
 Apple iPod Photo (30GB) |
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| Review date | 8 Jun 07 | 16 Sep 08 | 18 Sep 07 | 25 Mar 05 |
| Editor's rating |
8.0
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9.1
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9.0
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9.0
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| Price range | £129 |
£191.16 - £191.16
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| Review summary | The second-generation Apple iPod nano is like the successful offspring of an iPod Mini and a first-generation iPod nano. It's small, stylish, user-friendly and competitively priced -- an all-round great player and suitable for a variety of users Read full review |
120GB of storage and the addition of the Genius feature, makes up for the slightly reduced battery life over the previous model, reaffirming the iPod classic as our favourite portable audio player on record Read full review |
Apple has not only exceeded our expectations, it's exceeded ones we didn't even have. The iPod classic is a superb audio player with a huge wealth of well-integrated features and intuitive navigation. Our only real concern is that menus can be laggy. Apart from that, outstanding Read full review |
The iPod Photo is a beautiful and versatile device with a new, affordable price. The 30GB version is a particularly good value at only £45 more than the audio-only 20GB version Read full review |
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