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• It's the whole "device that's compatible with CF Type II specification" whether it's silicone or magnetic disk or nanosized monkeys on typewriters. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_flash

  in First look at Apple's new iPod nano (images) Comment by fng September 2005
• Apple's tech specks both say they have "flash drives" and both are skip free. The shuffle has a chip to store the songs and the Nano has a microdrive. Shuffle http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000700034044/ Nano http://suyama.co.jp/

  in So do non-flash ipods skip a lot then? Comment by fng September 2005
• Keep in mind that the Nano does have a microdrive in it. It has a spinning disk that could skip if jolted enough.

  in So do non-flash ipods skip a lot then? Comment by fng September 2005
• It does? I think of "memory" as being silicone based with no moving parts. Whereas the drive is magnetic disk storage with moving parts. I guess people's jargon can vary.

  in First look at Apple's new iPod nano (images) Comment by fng September 2005
• Small correction for this article. This is not a flash memory iPod. It has Microdrive in the form of a compact flash card.

  in First look at Apple's new iPod nano (images) Comment by fng September 2005
• I have a shuffle now but I want Nano for the display. If you want to listen to Pod Casts you need to have a display to queue up the one you want. With the Shuffle I only listen to music so I don't care what order the songs play in. I'd go with th…

  in ipod nano or shuffle for working out?? :) Comment by fng September 2005
• Quote: Originally posted by Anders Or "butt" LOL damn that "t" next to "y". From the report here it looks like black shipped in lesser number but is outselling white. I think I want a black 4G but 1) need to see it hands on first and 2) do…

  in iPod nano: black or white? Comment by fng September 2005
• Quote: Originally posted by MacCrazy i doubt it - anyway black headphones wouldn't look as good! It offends me sense of balance. The carpet has to match the drapes Has anyone had a hands on with the Nano? (I keep wanting to call it a micro…

  in Apple unveils iPod nano Comment by fng September 2005
• Quote: Originally posted by Anders I read your misspelling wrong. There should be a comma in there somewhere "How cool it is, is irrelevant if you can't but it."

  in iPod nano: black or white? Comment by fng September 2005
• Does the black nano come with black head phones.

  in Apple unveils iPod nano Comment by fng September 2005
• Man that was fast. Both the take apart and the /.

  in Nano Disassembled Comment by fng September 2005
• I think I have to get a black Nano. DOes anyone know how available they are? The Mini was so scarce I lost interest in it after a while. How cool it is is irrelevant if you can't but it.

  in iPod nano: black or white? Comment by fng September 2005