vowe's iPod choice
by Volker Weber
I have been asked a few times about what my choice for an iPod would be. That is actually quite easy to answer:
It's the iPod nano.
Reasons:
- It's the smallest of the lot. And the least delicate one. That alone would do it.
- It's also the fastest. No waiting for a disk to spin up, no need to switch on a locked display. It's instant.
- You don't have to look at it. The touch and the iPhone are two handed. Plus you need to look at the screen to do anything meaningful. The touch is even missing hardware volume buttons.
If you need maximum storage capacity, the obvious choice is the classic. It also handles better with the larger wheel. If you want to watch photos, it's the touch. For music however, it's the nano.
Then there are those who don't even need a display. The shuffle fits those people perfectly.
Comments
Isn't ipod touch just the iphone without crazy contract
but with Wifi and great browser?
Totally agree. The Nano rocks for day to day use and podcasting.
A 16 Gig version would be bliss... maybe in January...?
And what about the Zune8? All those features plus a larger screen and wireless sync!
http://www.zune.net/en-US/products/zune4gb8gb/default.htm
I wouldn't exactly call myself a fanboy for the Zunes, but the 2nd-gen devices (and Microsoft's software updates for 1st-gen devices - like my Zune30) are really starting to turn analyst and user heads.
My iPod Touch that I have really surprised me. ffmpeg and voila, the movies I watched on the flight were suddenly so much better (having just come in from JFK and fighting the jetlag). I would not give my Touch away really, I like it after just one day. Does the nano have the same display (pixels etc)? It probably has less.
(Ah, looking forward for Delta flights with the entertainment system from Frankfurt starting in March supposedly...)
