Apple iPod nano 1st Generation Black (2 GB)

Having had various mp3/wma players....mostly bought from the far east on ebay, I thought it was time to buy my son something "decent". I had heard stories about iPods.....battery life, fragility etc, but decided that not everything you hear is necessarily correct. I bought a Nano 2gb from Amazon. I didn't open it, but gave it to my son on his birthday last week....his face was a joy to see, but then came the inevitable "can you set it up while I'm in school?" Thanks Son!!
If you're used to installing new software on a PC, then iTunes is no different, just follow the wizard. The instruction manual is not much good, so after a bit of playing I managed to sort out how everything works.
The Nano is a beautiful peace of technology...sleak looks, much sturdier than I expected and yes, if you're worried about scratches, buy a skin..........there's literally thousands out there..5 quid will buy a decent clear one on ebay.
Back to the software.....iTunes will search your pc for music and convert it to the correct format, this won't affect any other music player software ie WM player. It won't however convert protected material..ie downloaded from internet music sites. Just a few hints...if you can "cut_n_paste" on your pc, then you will have no problems..simply select the tracks you want from the iTunes library "cut" them, select the iPod icon and "paste"..simple !!
As mentioned before protected material cannot be imported to iTunes, you will have to burn this material to a CD using WM player and then re-rip into your library. You can copy direct from a CD to iTunes, again using cut and paste, but I found it is easier to rip using WM player onto your pc, then get iTunes to search again.
All in all, I was very impressed with the Nano.....I just hope 2gb is enough (for now)

I had always wanted an ipod but never wanted to pay out for something that is just an mp3. Mine gave up the ghost and the replacement needed endless supplies of batteries. This was perfect and for £30 was a very good price. It holds loads of my audiobooks at a time and is instant when turned on. The only downside was the battery life was not great and soon deteriorated. To get over that I bought a car adapter for £1.99 and now it's always charged and is always on when I want it. My car has an audio jack point so it plays very nicely through my stereo. When I stop being tight I might see about getting another one with more capacity. But for now this is a great bargain and does exactly what I want.

i love the product ..and it has been left with some excellent tunes ...whoeverhad the ipod before shares the same taste in music..however i am unable to sync the ipod to itunes without wiping whats already on the ipod can anyone help with this?

Love this ipod,easy to use clear screen and great sound,brought seperate in ear earphones but the ones they come with are adequate.Would buy this product over and over again because its just a super little ipod!!!ive had 3 ipod dif gens but this one is the best!!Decided to buy it after my shuffle conked out and i would not go back to a shuffle now.!

the legendary ipod nano 1st gen
for those who know....
plays much louder than new ipod...its all about the music..and i nearly bought 5th gen loads of features but not loud enough for me so had to get ANOTHER 1st gen instead