I've never been a fan of ipod nano's I'm one of the few who really dislikes the itunes software so it was a relief to see this little gadget hit the market, it's simple to use(interface similar to nano) although the touch sensitive pad isnt as acurate as the classic scroll wheel it is still very good. One thing I noticed was the formatted capacity was greater than the ipod nano, 1.95gb over 1.65 meaning although they are both 2gb players this one holds more music. The volume also goes louder and the battery life double that of the ipods. If you want a compact mp3 player but don't want to jump on the ipod bandwagon this player is better, louder, sexier and most of all doesn't use itunes.