honestly,, the red is ugly,, it doesn't fit with apple's image, i like how they brought back the old mini colours,,which were cool, but now with red, it throws it off...they should just stick to the original ipod mini clours,,,except gold (LMAO that was ugly), yea..
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iPod Red Nano
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hmmm, i plan to buy a 8GB nano tomorrow, but cant side between the red and the black! any thoughts? has there been any issues with the black ones?
I think the red looks quite sharp, actually. I'm really liking mine, and I'm usually pretty girly.
Matches my red RAZR quite nicely. Props to apple to making a more useable, less neon color that's not as somber as black.
Matches my red RAZR quite nicely. Props to apple to making a more useable, less neon color that's not as somber as black.
my issue is that i love the red one, but find the colours of the other nanos to bright, making concentrating on the screen a chore. the black is nice but a little sombre. does the red one glare as much as the others? i haven't seen it in the flesh yet?
I was really bummed that the 8gig was only in black when they were first released. When the red nano came out, I loved it right away, but I had convinced myself that 4gig is too small for my collection. Now that they've introduced an 8gig red nano I'm sold! Getting one this week as soon as I can make it to my local Apple store. 
the red isn't very distracting. It's not as "neon" as the other colors. Black is obviously going to be the least intrusive but I actually quite like the way my screen looks with the red.
Behold!
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Actually it's called "sand" but it's pretty close to brown.
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* I know this board doesn't like one word replies but that's the best way I could describe this picture....
The same company that makes the sand color also uses a Mocha color that actually doesn't look bad at all.
The fact that Apple released the red 8gb model is what spurred me to replace my old blue iPod mini. The 4gb just wasn't big enough for me, and I didn't want black. This way, I get a colour that I like, and get some of my money donated to charity. Win all round.
When the new nanos came out i was wondering the same thing, but remember the nano's screen is also pretty tiny, and the entire unit no longer has a scratch-prone face to suffer the wrath of keys fingers and abrasive cloth. Larger ipods will probably still need a case, since the more screen area you have the more likely something will hit it, regardless of the rest of the casing around it. Now i wonder how good an ipod's screen would look if it was a matte or at least nearly matte finish like the mac display screen. wouldnt that be a tad more resistant to scratches? with the ipod destined to be larger to be truly video, who knows what apple will do.
Also, IF a touch screen ipod comes into existence, it would probably do better to not have that glossy display.
My sister just bought an 8gig Red nano today. She didn't like the black one even though she wanted the 8gig. She was just going to get the 4gig in blue until they released the 8gig in Red. It seems Apple is losing a lot of sales on the higher end nano by only have the 8gig in black (and now red).
but, of course, apple understands this, and the way these things are priced probably leads to the 4GB having the highest profits for them overall. That's what's going to sell like hotcakes this christmas and apple knew that all along.
Meanwhile, i'm rocking my red 8Gb and having a great time. Wish someone would come up with a silicone case that's not frosted, making it look pink, but alas.
Meanwhile, i'm rocking my red 8Gb and having a great time. Wish someone would come up with a silicone case that's not frosted, making it look pink, but alas.
Wow, those are my 2 favourites as well. Are we the only two people? I think it's a 2-way tie for me in terms of which is my favourite, although I'm favouring the red model since we can't get it at all in Australia.