Apple iPod nano (4GB, 3rd Generation, Silver) - Expert Reviews

Review summary: What makes an iPod an iPod? It can't be the interface, because Creative says it designed that (natch). Could it be the clickwheel? Well the new iPod touch doesn't have one of them so it can't be that either, really. So what is it? The answer is a word ...

Pros: Super slim, Sounds fantastic, Looks sexy, Versatile, 24-hour battery life

Cons: Almost too slim, Doesn't support non-Apple video formats

Verdict: The new 8GB iPod nano is an amazing device. Super slim, and yet packed with brilliant features, you could do a lot worse than to buy one

Review summary: When news of the new iPod Nano first leaked out onto the tech blogs last month, I was, like many, underwhelmed. Perhaps unconsciously tapping to our hard-wired aversion to obesity, I agreed that the squat design looked like crap compared...

Verdict: That, and four more things that surprised me about the neo-Nano, after the jump

Pros: Bigger, brighter screen, Video playback, Cover Flow and preview pane look sweet, Better value than ever, Audio quality much improved ...

Cons: ... but still not great, New look doesn't appeal to everyone, Video out cables cost AU$79!, Thinner Click Wheel hard to use

Verdict: Honey, I shrunk the iPod! The new nano has all the features of its big brother, the Classic, but in a smaller package with fewer gigabytes.

Review summary: Honey, I shrunk the iPod! The new nano has all the features of its big brother, the Classic, but in a smaller package with fewer gigabytes.

Pros: Bigger, brighter screen ; Video playback ; Cover Flow and preview pane look sweet ; Better value than ever ; Audio quality much improved

Cons: but still not great ; New look doesn't appeal to everyone ; Video out cables cost AU$79 ; Thinner Click Wheel hard to use

Verdict: While we're still not bowled over by its looks, by almost every other measure the new nano is a far better device. For the first time you won't have to be a feature pauper to enjoy a compact iPod. And it's reasonably priced too: the silver-only 4GB ...

Review summary: The squat, third-generation Nano plays video and comes with a brand new interface