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Apple iPod Nano

82

Very Good
  • Pros
  • Very slim and lightweight
  • Voice recording support
  • Cons
  • No FM tuner
  • Must rotate unit on side to watch video
  • Pricing: Average: $199 (12/19/2008)
  • Performance: Superior: 94
  • Features: Fair: 64
  • Design: Very Good: 83
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Average: $199

Performance

Superior: 94
PC World Tests
Maximum Usable Output Level, Average (dBV) -3.1 
Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Average (%) 0.01 
Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Average (dB) 83 
Crosstalk, Average (dB) -63 
Frequency Response Deviation, Average (dB) 0.1 

Features

Fair: 64
Capacity
Built-in Capacity 16GB 
SD card No 
mini SD No 
micro SD No 
Memory Stick Micro No 
Compact Flash No 
Smart Media No 
xD Picture Card No 
Memory Stick No 
Battery
Replaceable Battery No 
Hours of Play (Per vendor) 24 
Screen
Screen Size (inches) 2 
Screen Resolution 320 by 240 
ScreenType Color 
Size
Dimensions (inches) 1.5 by 0.2 by 3.6 
Weight (oz.) 1.3 
Connections
Line Out No 
Firewire No 
Headphone output Yes 
Microphone input No 
USB No 
Video Output No 
USB Host Adapter Yes 
Audio Formats
AAC Yes 
AIFF Yes 
Apple Lossless Yes 
ASF No 
Audible Yes 
FLAC No 
MP3 Yes 
MPEG4 No 
OGG No 
WAV Yes 
WMA No 
WMA Lossless No 
Equalizer Settings 22 
Voice Recording Voice Recorder:No 
Radio
FM tuner No 
FM Recording No 
Online Music Compatibility
Itunes Yes 
Rhapsody No 
Napster No 
Sony No 
Yahoo No 
Online Subscription Compatibility
Plays For Sure No 
Video Formats
Video Support Video:Yes 
H 264 Yes 
MPEG4 Yes 
MPEG2 Yes 
MPEG1 Yes 
DivX4 No 
DivX5 No 
WMV No 
Motion JPEG No 
XviD No 
Other MOV 
Photo Formats
Photo Support Photo:Yes 
JPG Yes 
BMP Yes 
PNG Yes 
GIF Yes 
Other TIFF, PSD 
Hardware List
USB cable Yes 
Firewire cable No 
Dock No 
AC Adapter No 
Case No 
Remote Control No 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) 90-day 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support (hours) 12 
Saturday Support (hours) 12 
Sunday Support (hours) 12 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Not surprisingly, iPod users gave Apple high marks for making the product easy to use. The iPod's simple, elegant, and intuitive design may color the overall good feeling users have about the reliability of the devices. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of product arriving with problems Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Average 
Buyers' rating of product's Better than Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Better than Average 

Design

Very Good: 83
About the Test Center

Apple iPod Nano Review

by Nick Mediati, PC World

- The latest iPod Nano combines the larger screen of the third-generation Nano with the slender design and vibrant colors of the second-generation models. Taken as a whole, the fourth-generation iPod Nano marks the further evolution of an already-strong media player, but it will disappoint anyone who was expecting a complete overhaul.

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