I wrote that I had bought my wife a new 2GB Silver Nano with the Nike+iPod running kit, and by the way my assessment was spot on - she is still deciding if she wants to give it a try or return it... But what really surprised me is that she got me a new 4GB iPod RED for Christmas. I wouldn't have guessed.

My Rio Carbon which I love took a turn for the worse a few months back when my son dropped it on the floor, so I've been using my old Rio Nitrus lately. This new iPod came at a good time.

A couple quick observations:

-I really enjoy how slick the iTunes management of the iPod is, extremely well done.
-Virtually instant startup time, my Carbon was harddrive based and took several seconds to boot up.
-iCal notifications are slick, I work on a PC at work so now I have my iPod and Cell phone both to remind me of events.
-Photos are a neat curiosity.
-AutoBookmarking of audiobooks is fan-friggin-tastic! My Carbon could bookmark, but it was a manual operation.
-Music doesn't seem to autobookmark also - is there a way to automate this like audiobooks, or do it manually?
-Color and more information on the display is welcomed.
-The nano feels more fragile to me than my Rio, not sure if that's just perception or not.
-Square edged aren't my fav, round them off please.
-Interface with the touch wheel seems less intuitive to me that the Rio Carbon interface, granted this could just be from my Years using Rio, and days using an iPod.

Tell us what YOU think.
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