To buy or not to buy a Nano

I was prepared to purchase the new Ipod Nano but with all the discussion about the screen problems I have decided to wait, but for long not sure.
Would it be advisable to wait until the next generation? ?
My spouse currently has the Ipod Photo and the sceen is in almost perfect condition after a year of use.
Spending several hundred dollars on a product to discover it becomes a fight with the local dealer to get it repaired or replaced is not appealing, as a consumer I will not purchase a product with a known problem.

You've virtually answered your own question.
The current version of the Nano clearly has known problems - all the people that recommend buying one, also recommend treating it with extreme levels of care and/or wrapping it up in some protective case - I've never had to do this for anything else, including previous Ipods (3G, 4G, Shuffle) and they've not shown signs of unusual wear and tear - none of mine have any protection at all.
I don't understand why there is such an urgency to go out and buy one when these issues remain outstanding. I ordered mine before all the problems were reported, and had I not done so, I would be holding off for the improved version.
Of course the Nano is a great piece of kit but it's teething troubles remain unsorted - just look at how often the same issues keep appearing from new owners on this forum and how much grief these owners are going through.
I'm equally sure there's plenty owners out there who've had no problems, but that doesn't mean the Nano's fine - it clearly suffered some degree of quality control problems and nobody really knows how widespread these are (I'm not just talking about cracked screens) - so if you buy today, you take a risk.
Caveat Empor.

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