12-10-2006, 11:50 PM
Just speaking from my own experience, I love the shuffle while working out. For everything else I go to my 2nd gen nano. If I had to pick one over the other I'd take the nano every time.
There are major drawbacks to the shuffle as a everyday player:
1) no screen
2) no way to access more than one playlist
3) no way to get to a song you want to hear without FF though all the songs until you hit it
4) no support to d/l podcasts off of iTunes
The 2GB nano is $149...$70 more than the shuffle. You get 2x the memory and all the additional functionality.
There are major drawbacks to the shuffle as a everyday player:
1) no screen
2) no way to access more than one playlist
3) no way to get to a song you want to hear without FF though all the songs until you hit it
4) no support to d/l podcasts off of iTunes
The 2GB nano is $149...$70 more than the shuffle. You get 2x the memory and all the additional functionality.