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6 out of 9 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"EXCELLENT iPOD!"
Pros: Large Screen, Beautiful Screen, New Interface, New Small From Factor
Cons: New Small Form Factor, Cover Flow, Click Wheel
Summary: The iPod Nano third generation is a great product, but that's not to say it does not have "nano" sized issues. Before I write this know that I am very smitten with the new iPod Nano and it is a great product for any one who wants a small mp3 player. My three cons are from the small form factor because it is nice that it is small and thin, but a con because its width. The thing is just a tad too wide. If it was just the width of the screen it would be perfect but since its not, the width gets chalked up as a con. The Cover Flow is another issue I have. Since it is so small the processing is not that good and when you want to breeze through your album art, it lags quite a bit. Another beef I have with the cover flow is that when I try to port my own album arts to the iPod some of them show up as just black squares where the art would normally be.(If you know how to fix this could you please reply with an answer.) The Click Wheel is another minor issue because it is much thinner than the previous iPods and even if you have small fingers they still do not completely fill the click wheel space. With these small issues aside I find that the new iPod Nano is a big improvement over the last who generations and a must buy for any MP3 enthusiast. A+
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iTunes appears to need the album artist and album title spaces filled in to find the art. If it still can't find it, and you want to add it yourself, just right-click and "copy" (in Windows at least) what you want to import, then, as someone else said, just go to the song list in iTunes, right-click, choose "Get Info," select the "Artwork" tab, then right-click in the large field and PASTE.
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My main problem with the Nanos in the lack of expansion. My Tetrabyte drive has most of my CDs now and is 26G of MP3s, in 8G SD cards it's 4, but it's 4 reloads pf the Nano to get 1/4 of the collection each. Even the 20G IPod can't hold it all (40G is OK). I have the Lyra with CD Slot.
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"Another beef I have with the cover flow is that when I try to port my own album arts to the iPod some of them show up as just black squares where the art would normally be.(If you know how to fix this could you please reply with an answer.)"
Select the songs you wish to port. Rightclick "Get Info", drag your image into the Art Work box, click Ok.
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Apple iPod Nano (third generation, 8GB, black):
$379.99
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