Well, I’ve read the reviews of the iPod Nano, and seen the pictures. Yesterday though, Christine and I finally went to Comp USA, after dinner at Chili’s, to see if they have one so we could hold it in our hot little hands.

It was just as the reviews warned: once you hold it, the next thing you’ll be reaching for is your credit card! I successfully fought the urge to buy it right there and then. Instead I again weighed the advantages of a 4 gigabyte Nano versus a 20 gigabyte color iPod, with only a $50 difference to boot! The two displays they had gave me a good comparison on subtle, and not-so-subtle things. First, I noticed that the Nano’s screen is brighter than the 20 GB iPod, albeit a half-inch smaller. If you don’t have good eyes, you’ll be pulling out your glasses to see pictures stored on it, much less album cover artwork, which is smaller still! The Nano’s sheer smallness and weightlessness is very appealing for people who aren’t used to a weighty 20 GB pod. However, I’m used to it and I like the storage capacity of my current iPod. Over 1500 songs (files) on it now, a few being full-length albums! I could see using a Nano as a primary playlist player, with faves being on it and my larger collection being on my 20, but here’s another caveat: Photos! The Nano displays photos, but my 20GB does not. However, the Nano cannot display them on a TV, just on it’s small screen. If I got a new 20GB color iPod, it can display photos on both it’s screen and a TV.

So it’s settled. I’ll be getting two new 20 GB color iPods as soon as the money permits. The Nano was mighty tempting, though!

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