Apple iPod nano (1st Gen, 2005)

7780 reviews

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 7780 reviews of Apple iPod nano (1st Gen, 2005). The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the price and size are on the whole positive. The portability and design also get good feedback. There are some mixed comments about the durability. Many are less positive about the reliability.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 216 user reviews of Apple iPod nano (1st Gen, 2005) from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.

92% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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Amazon.com review summary for Apple iPod nano (1st Gen, 2005)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 6121 user reviews of Apple iPod nano (1st Gen, 2005) from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the price and size. The portability and design also get good feedback, whereas many are less positive about the reliability. Comments are divided on the durability.

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87% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Expert review by : Riyad Emeran (trustedreviews.com)

iPod nano MP3 Player

The iPod nano is the kind of product that just makes you stop and stare - anyone that you show it to just wants to hold it and play with it, a bit like when I first showed people my PSP back in January. The nano shows that Apple isn’t sitting on its...

Sep, 2005

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Expert review by : Riyad Emeran (trustedreviews.com)

Apple iPod nano

Apple created a phenomenon with the iPod. Now it has reinvented that phenomenon with the iPod nano.

Sep, 2005

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Expert review by : Chris Hall (pocket-lint.com)

First Look: Apple iPod nano

Of all the devices that Apple refreshed at its September music event, it is the iPod nano that has had the most extreme makeover. Gone are the controls and the elongated screen, and in comes a square touchscreen design in its place. We got our hands on...

Compact, excellent build quality

Less functionality than before

Sep, 2010

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PC Plus review: Apple iPod nano

Imagine an iPod that's been shrunk to a third of the size and you have the nano.

Feb, 2006

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Expert review by (macformat.co.uk)

Apple iPod nano

The iPod minis with their colourful cases were incredibly popular back in their day, and with the new second generation iPod nanos, it seems things have come full circle - because colours are back

Solid build, Colours are back!, Even thinner than the original nanos, Scratch-resistant case, Improved battery life

Disappointing performance, 8GB player only comes in black, Can't play video or games

Sexy, stylish, thin and trendy - only the lack of video stand in their way of world domination

Nov, 2006

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Expert review by : Edward N Albro (techadvisor.co.uk)

Apple iPod nano

Nano nano. Once a comedy catchphrase in Mork and Mindy, it now adorns, bizarrely, a pair of audio players by Creative and Apple. The coincidence is utterly shazbut.

If you're already an iTunes devotee, or you want a featherweight and fashionable MP3 player, you'll find plenty to love about the iPod nano. It's worth the extra cost for its small size, decent storage and great colour screen.

Nov, 2005

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Expert review by : Quadophile (pcreview.co.uk)

iPod Nano

Having flash memory (solid state with no moving parts) unlike the iPod video which is hard drive based, it is by far the most durable and feature laden iPod one can buy for exclusively playing music on the go!

Jan, 2007

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Expert review by : Dave Oliver (avreview.co.uk)

Apple iPod nano

The very latest nano comes in an aluminium casing that's available in six colours, and if you go for the red, Apple has pledged a portion of the price of each one sold to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Its never portly dimensions are now even...

Looks terrific, unmatched functionality

Not the cheapest, erm, no radio

Nov, 2006

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Expert review by (itreviews.co.uk)

Apple - iPod Nano 4GB

redesigned, well-priced music player

Is the new Nano any good? No, it is very, very good indeed. There are one or two players that have better audio quality but nothing approaches Apple's ease of use, quality, style and now, for the first time, value for money. That's right; not only is...

Mar, 2006

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