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iPod nano (1st generation)

1st generation · 2005–2006

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Identification and specifications

Product family: iPod nano
Generation: 1st generation
Year(s): 2005–2006
Model / A-number: A1137
Capacity: 1, 2, 4 GB
Colours: White, black
Identifying features: Slim flash-based player with click wheel and color screen.
Flash / iFlash notes: No iFlash; soldered flash storage, so conventional storage replacement is not practical.
Rockbox support: Rockbox supported on 1st-gen nano; check live status/limitations.
Popular mods: Battery/display repair; Rockbox; case repair; Bluetooth hardware mod only with substantial soldering.
Catalogue notes: Family-level ReclaimStuff nano benchmark only; not generation- or condition-specific. Mod sources: https://ipodwiki.com/wiki/IFlash; https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IpodPort; https://ipodwiki.com/wiki/Bluetooth_modification. Dates cross-check: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/ipod/index-ipod-nano-specs.html.

$45–$75 USD

Rough range shared across the whole iPod nano line, not specific to this generation. Per-model sold prices are coming.

Medium confidence

Factory capacities: Factory-installed flash: 1, 2, 4 GB. No iFlash HDD-adapter listing was found for this model family.
Upgrade path: Not yet verified.
Maximum practical capacity: Not yet verified.
Fitment notes: Apple model capacity is documented; no primary-source storage-upgrade method or higher practical maximum was verified.

Low confidence

iFixit offers separate 1st-gen Nano click-wheel assemblies (white and black); select matching color.

Evidence is generation-specific; this does not establish wheel fitment on later Nanos.

Medium confidence

iFixit lists a generation-specific color LCD replacement for this Nano generation.

No cross-generation interchange is established.

Medium confidence