They won’t be as well made, but they are so cheap that you won’t lose much by getting it wrong.įor example, you could buy a 16GB HccToo Music Player on Amazon for £18.98, saving £30 off the “list price” and £130 off the cost of a Nano. Many of these players look like knock-offs of the fifth-generation Nano. It would be much cheaper to buy a traditional MP3 player with basic audio functionality – including, of course, FM radio. In other words, if you buy a Nano, most of the money pays for features you don’t want.
Alternative MP3 playersĪpple extended the Nano’s life by adding features such as a photo library, video playback and some “fitness” features, such as a pedometer. In fact, they work exactly like other MP3 players: you download files to your PC using software such as Apple iTunes and Audible Manager, then transfer them to the portable device. While Apple isn’t making any more Nanos, existing devices will continue to work. However, the newer model requires a newer operating system: Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later, or Microsoft Windows 7 or later. Note that the latest 2015 Nano looks identical to the seventh-generation 2012 version, it just comes in fewer colours. The seventh-gen iPod Nano is launched in 2012. If the iPod works well for you, why not buy another, or get a price for fixing your broken one? I thought the fifth-generation iPod Nano (2009) was the best version, before Apple dropped the physical controls for a touch screen, but you can still buy a seventh-generation Nano with FM radio for £149, from Argos and other stores. I usually take the view that “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. It’s not like buying an MP3 player that will work unchanged for a decade or more, until the battery no longer holds a charge. You also get loads of annoying notifications.
Worse, smartphones need regular app updates and sometimes annual operating system upgrades. However, many current smartphones – including Apple’s – don’t have FM, and none has a DAB radio. Would an MP3 player from another maker still tie up with iTunes and Audible? Could I get one with a radio, preferably DAB? MarigoldĪpple is abandoning its traditional iPods because most people with smartphones now use them for everything. I am addicted to podcasts and books from Audible, and don’t often play music. The grandson declares that this is the moment to get a “proper” phone that will do everything, but I am refusing to submit to blackmail and have no wish to consult the internet at every opportunity. Meanwhile, I am happily using my 2008 model, which lacks a radio but is fine otherwise. I have a seventh-generation iPod that has just packed it in, but I hesitate to spend money on repairs if it is about to go obsolete. I was appalled to read that Apple is abandoning iPods.
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