ipods are really durable and strong... ive dropped mine in a lake a couple of times, and dropped it loads of times, and it still plays music no problems... the battery still gives me a good life too. the only damage is a cracked screen from when i dropped it once, but i can still see 1/2 the screen, so it doesnt make too much difference. im perfectly happy with the durability of the ipods (ive got a 20GB) and if you look at that website with the nano, it shows how durable that is...