Pluses/minuses of Apple iPod Nano for my teenage daughter. Please, only those w/experience.?

Question

Have heard software is questionable. Anyone with strong like/dislike; would appreciate your experience and input.

Answer 1

positive: lightweight. easy to move around.
negative: is easier to break than a CD player. [unless you throw it across a room, it'll stay together]

positive: all your songs are together, you don't have to bring several CDs with you if you are traveling.
negative: it only holds so much. the more expensive, the more songs it holds. [this shouldn't be much of a concern, who needs -or even knows- more than 2000 songs?]

positive: charging can be done on the computer.
negative: it dies pretty quickly. [i'd suggest getting one of those iHome speakers, so you can listen to it if you're in one room without headphones, and it charges while playing.]

positive: editing can be done on the computer through iTunes.
negative: iTunes is sometimes bad if your computer freezes easily.

positive: comes with.. cool looking headphones?
negative: those cool looking headphones don't work well after a while if they've been beaten up.

negative: sometimes they freeze for no reason. DRIVES YOU NUTS.
positive: apparently if you press the menu + center button at the same time, it works again. if only i had known that the numerous times it happened to me..


overall, i like mine.
the worst thing about it is just how quickly it dies and that you have to charge it on your computer, but if you get a speaker like i said, it really is no hassle at all.

Answer 2

I have a lot of friends with iPod nanos (I'm a teenage girl myself.) It really depends on how responsible she is, and how well she'll take care of it. A normal, full-sized iPod might be a better choice, simply because the nano is sort of . . . faulty. A lot of my friends have had to exchange/return theirs (reasons: broke in half, wouldn't turn on, stuff like that.) Minis are really the optimal choice, but I've heard they aren't selling those any more. I hope this answer helps!!! (P.S. If you've decided to go for it, Ebay will give you some brand-new iPods for a great deal. That's where my parents got mine.)

Answer 3

hey sup, Nope I certainly have been a residing house windows person for as long as i can remember (no offense to Apple loyals)... iPod is the only "Apple" subject that I ever offered. If iPod grew to become into basically properly suited with the Macintosh, then that'd have ruled me out... i'm not into Apple computers. by using the way, your daughter will love her iPod Nano... in actuality i admire MINE and plan on paying for a clean 8GB iPod Nano quickly! Peace out, LFI.

Answer 4

My daughter (13 years old) loves her nano. Haven't had any real issues with it. You can get car charger and a plug i the wall charger for it and it works great.