The durability of each new generation was inferior to the previous ones. I find that remarkable.
My first Nano not broke, he was overtaken only just on the size and the functions ago. The 3rd Generation I own now, here reacted only the click wheel to 3 years no longer properly, but I can use it after all, still. Generation 5 I bought, because even radio was there and because of the memory size. Here, the top cover peeled off after about 2 years, which was only glued on. There was mounted on this the Lockschieber, I could dispose of it afterwards.
And now on this iPod: The Missing clickwheel I feel as a disadvantage. This way I can use the iPod while jogging, for example, and because I need it most it worse. Ever been through the clickwheel blind use possible by touch not. I thought about the beginning, maybe the card life is extended since the Click Wheel represented the vulnerability, but has been identified as that was a fallacy.
Much worse is that the iPod actually has no 100% lock function: Although you can turn off the display during playback, while you can still pause, volume control or if you stay longer pushes against it by mistake, press the Stop Button. This is very often happens to me.
Eventually, the buttons for the volume control is operated themselves and are suddenly max. Driven volume, but went silent no longer provide (via the display I have seen that the buttons have probably had jammed because if I wanted to settle quietly on the display, the slide is moved by itself once again in the direction of max. Volume. )
Stupidity is when the max. Volume has not limited. A hearing impairment or at least shock is there not excluded ...
Eventually went the buttons no longer, not even the Button, which happens probably more common in this model.
In addition, the VoiceOver has also, as well as another reviewer mentioned, constantly pressed by itself and me all audio books that are on my iPod listed. Annoying (to leave the way I had VoiceOver turned off, the device that has not deterred run permanently voiceover) Extremely while jogging, especially if this is always even interrupts and begins again from the beginning.
Well, now the iPod has been replaced with a new appliance. On the one hand, of course, beautiful and I could be satisfied, on the other hand will continue to ensure, that does not start from the beginning and, as we know, the guarantee is at Apple only 1 year (or there is no guarantee, but only the guarantee of a year? Well, whatever ...). My device is actually 9 months old.
Since the error occurred with me unfortunately not an isolated case, I do not expect maturity of 3 years with this device. But then that was 100% my last device from Apple.
Positive on this iPod as compared to its predecessors is that I need for Nike + sensor no more, and per se, there were some very nice features. Most things you can but save in the age of smartphones. Only running I prefer to take the iPod as the smartphone. On the one hand because of size and weight, on the other hand, because I do not want to be reachable at this time.
Too bad that there is no longer the old products in old quality ...
Addendum: The exchange-Nano is now broken, not even after 3 months. I think it comes back from jogging. He does not tolerate, when you sweat. But then he must not have run software. Moreover, I have just one more reason nano.
Conclusion: In my opinion this Nano is really completely disabled. Here already a reviewer wrote that the Nano the kitchen was apparently too moist. I can totally understand that now.
I do not know what Apple was thinking. If one intends to lay the Nano before him on the table and take care of a good mood, he may be sufficient. If one has the right to have a portable MP3 player in all life here, each predecessor was better than this one.
This one is just plain annoying.