Another great review by Arstechnica. The stress test involved scratches, sitting, dropping, and the washer -cool results
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/ipod-2g.ars
Freedom from scratches is not free.spicyapple said:My deepest condolences to the little iPod nano who sacrificed its life so others may live. RIP little one.
Arstechnica said:The nano and my laundry went through a full wash with powder detergent, rinse, and spin cycle. When I went down an hour later to put the laundry in the dryer, the nano sat by itself at the bottom of the washer. It, not surprisingly, had come out of the jeans pocket and had to go through the whole ordeal alone. How emo.
Introducing the iPod nini.With the introduction of the 2G iPod nano, we see that Apple decided to merge the two and create a hybrid iPod nano-mini with all of the size and features from the iPod nano (but better), and the popular colored aluminum casing of the iPod mini.
actually it didn't die, but it did go blindspicyapple said:My deepest condolences to the little iPod nano who sacrificed its life so others may live. RIP little one.