Review: iPod nano (second generation)
source Mac World
by Christopher Breen
posted 2006-09-16
Updated mid-sized iPod finds inspiration in the past
Something borrowed, something new?
Only in the fast-paced world of technology would the words “What’s old is new again” refer to a product that’s been dead for barely a year. And yet, how else would you describe the second-generation (2G) iPod nano () but as the resurrection of the iPod mini—in the form of a “mini” mini?
Though the newest iPod nanos look positively Lilliputian when placed next to an iPod mini, they’re very much a restatement of the former. Available in capacities of 2, 4, and 8GB (priced at $149, $199, and $249, respectively) these iPods bear the same kind of scratch-resistant aluminum shell, rounded edges, and, in the 4GB version, colorful exterior, as the iPod mini. The lowest priced nano comes in silver; the 4GB model can be had in that same silver or a bright blue, green, or pink hue; and the 8GB nano is offered only in brushed-metal black. Like the iPod mini, the new nanos feel solid in your hand, more so than the original nano.
