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Old 03-07-2006, 17:34
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I am thinking of getting either one of these for my birthday in a few weeks

Which one is better?
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Old 03-07-2006, 17:41
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I vote for the ipod nano. I have the 1gb version, and i think its a great music player.The screens quite bright, and you can have photos and album art, which are pretty easily done through iTunes. The sound qualitys great IMO, and i reckon the battery lifes pretty amazing, and apple will replace/fix it anytime in the 1st year, if anything goes wrong.
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Old 03-07-2006, 17:57
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Originally Posted by Chrismcfall
I vote for the ipod nano. I have the 1gb version, and i think its a great music player.The screens quite bright, and you can have photos and album art, which are pretty easily done through iTunes. The sound qualitys great IMO, and i reckon the battery lifes pretty amazing,
Yes, i'd go for the Nano too, it's nice, small, reliable and slimmer than the Samsung.

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...and apple will replace/fix it anytime in the 1st year, if anything goes wrong.
So will any company, that's the law.
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Old 03-07-2006, 18:16
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Really? didnt know that! Anyway, what colour are you planning to get digi-guy?
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Old 03-07-2006, 18:19
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Originally Posted by Chrismcfall
Really? didnt know that! Anyway, what colour are you planning to get digi-guy?
Yes, by law anything bought (new) in the UK has to come with a minimum of a 12 months manufacturers guarantee.
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Old 03-07-2006, 18:35
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for z5, the silver, for the nano white (scratches and marks harder to see)
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Old 03-07-2006, 19:16
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Originally Posted by Digi-GuyUK
for z5, the silver, for the nano white (scratches and marks harder to see)
marks are much easier to see on the white iPods. I have a white iPod Shuffle and you can see every tiny bit of marking.
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Old 03-07-2006, 19:50
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I think that the Samsung would be more scratch resistant, however, it's not as easy to use, and also, doesn't have the same support and class about it.

However, if you're looking at iPod's, then there's no difference in scratch resistance between the black and white models.
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Old 03-07-2006, 19:50
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My black nano hasnt got a mark on it at all, and i was using the free case that you get with it for a while, and still stayed perfect, so dont get worried about marks on it that much digi-guy!
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Old 03-07-2006, 21:04
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i would go for the samsung. it looks better, is easier to use i have used both today at work. the battery life is far superior. the samusng supports album art and photos.
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Old 03-07-2006, 23:40
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The Samsung is in no way whatsoever easier to use, believe me. I sell both, everyday at work.
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Old 03-07-2006, 23:48
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Definately the Nano, especially if you intend to buy music from iTunes.
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Old 04-07-2006, 12:35
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Samsung for me
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Old 04-07-2006, 17:45
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Originally Posted by Chili Con Carne
...the samusng supports album art and photos.
So does the iPod
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Old 05-07-2006, 18:20
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after doing a bit of research there are the pros and cons of each one

samsung z5 pros:
good battery life
nice design
mp3,wma,wma drm support
bright screen

samsung z5 cons:
touch pad a bit sensitive
slightly thicker than ipod nano

ipod nano pros:
slim design
has some games

ipod nano cons:
kind of sensitive
stratches easily
has to use itunes
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Old 05-07-2006, 19:26
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I would get the Samsung, I want one myself too.
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Old 05-07-2006, 19:54
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Apple iPod is the worst thing ever made. Go for the samsung or buy Creative
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Old 05-07-2006, 21:10
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Originally Posted by h4x3r
Apple iPod is the worst thing ever made. Go for the samsung or buy Creative
This has to be the worst post ever made. Go for one by someone else.




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Old 05-07-2006, 22:14
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sumvision opus pro 2GB, can be had for £60-70. It does: music, voice recording, FM radio, photo playback, video playback, games and e-books. It is of course a cheapo asian-made player so the controls are a bit unnatural and take some getting used to but if you want maximum features for least money, it's alright. build quality is solid and it is positively tiny - it's nano sized.
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Old 05-07-2006, 23:07
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I would go for the Nano. I have owned other mp3 players in the past from creative and Rio and would never touch anything other than an Apple for whats out their on the market at the moment.
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Old 06-07-2006, 12:35
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Originally Posted by Digi-GuyUK
ipod nano cons:
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has to use itunes

Not true. You can use alternative software. If you dislike the iTunes software as much as I do, it's worth a few dollar: Anapod Manager (http://www.redchairsoftware.com)
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Old 06-07-2006, 19:51
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Do you have any WMA DRM music downloaded already? If you do I don't think the Nano will accept it, unless you burn them to a CD then re-rip them.
The same can be said for I-tunes although Realmedia seems to have a wrkaround (others may exist)

Frankly I would recommend the 1Gb nano Creative players but again that is a personal choice.
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Old 06-07-2006, 20:15
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itunes would swing it for me .. lots of content .. easy to use i've had a mini and a nano and there v nice. The only reason i can see to go for the samsung is battery life but my nano will still do 16 hrs or so much improved on my old mini.
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Old 10-07-2006, 12:53
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I have a Ipod Mini and i have had no problems with that but my niece has an Ipod Nano 4GB and she is onto her 3rd replacement now. If anything goes wrong with that one then she will be getting her money back and trying another model.

I have read around online and from what i have read the Nano's do seem to be quite problematic for some people and even a customer relations officer from Apple tech support told me that quite a few customers do have problems with their Nano's.

The Apple Ipod is great when it works properly but i just do not know how reliable they are.
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Old 10-07-2006, 13:53
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Originally Posted by risingstar
I have a Ipod Mini and i have had no problems with that but my niece has an Ipod Nano 4GB and she is onto her 3rd replacement now. If anything goes wrong with that one then she will be getting her money back and trying another model.

I have read around online and from what i have read the Nano's do seem to be quite problematic for some people and even a customer relations officer from Apple tech support told me that quite a few customers do have problems with their Nano's.

The Apple Ipod is great when it works properly but i just do not know how reliable they are.
Apple has said that 0.2% of the iPod nanos they have shipped are faulty. That's well below the average failure rate of consumer electronics.

Any reports of product failures will be exaggerated. With 50 million + iPods sold, people will be vocal if something goes wrong but not say a lot if they have no problems at all.
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