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Article: Review: Apple Offers Value in New IPods
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- October 18, 2006
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NEW YORK - Fans of Apple Computer Inc.'s portable music players will find the new, video-capable models of the iPod and its miniature counterpart, the Nano, clearly worth the wait.
As with previous iPods, the Nano now comes in a variety of storage capacities and colors, not just silver and black. There's green, blue, pink and - starting last week - red, each holding 4 gigabytes of music, or roughly 1,000 songs. Silver is available in 2 GB and 4 GB configurations, and the black model holds 8 GB.
The first thing I noticed is that the new Nano is tiny. Even tinier than the first-generation models. It's so discreet, slim and light, at 1.4 ounces, that you'll want to check your pants pockets ...