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CNET Sep 13, 2006

The second-generation Apple iPod Nano is like the successful offspring of an iPod Mini and a first-generation iPod Nano. It's small, stylish, user-friendly, and competitively priced--a great player all around and suitable for a variety of users.

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6.0
sebastiandavies sebastiandavies

Its battery life is its best feature in my opinion. Also I got a red one and it looks quite good in red. Also playlists syncing from iTunes is good aswell. At end of day though its just a normal MP3 player with nothing special about it, and obviously overpriced for what it does, btu thats...

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9.0
atomer9 atomer9

I bought a Nano 2g 2GB about 2 1/2 years ago, just a while after the release date. I had not owned a MP3 player previously and the iPod Nano 2g won me over to the iPod side of the MP3 contest. Since buying it, I have also purchased an iPod Classic 6g 80GB. The iPod Nano 2g is a great device...

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8.0
BCingyou BCingyou

I've had my 2g nano for a couple of years now and it's been a workhorse. Best battery life of any of the three ipods I've had. Although the trend is towards touchscreen controls, I really like that you can easily control these without any need to unlock the screen: for example if...

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9.0
pika2000 pika2000

Pros: -Anodized aluminum. None of those scratchy surfaces like on the 1st gen nano. I never put mine in a case, and it was still look almost new by the time I sold it. -Perfect gapless playback on Lame MP3, and AAC. Plays music as intended by the artist. -All the benefits of an iPod (iTunes...

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10
deonplayground deonplayground

I bought it a few years ago when it was new for twice the price it is now a iPod Nano 5G 8GB with a camera...oh, well! The battery life on this one little gadget is really good, so is the usability, really easy to use. It's a shame that I only use it on my car, but what a sound it makes,...

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8.0
MJRoberts MJRoberts

Currently being used for my trips to the gym and fits the job perfectly. It holds enough music for a weeks work of workouts and the battery lasts even longer.

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9.0
DavidWmBrown DavidWmBrown

2nd-gen nano's generally improved a number of the small issues with the 1st-gen model... in particular, the durability and battery life was much improved.

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