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By: Me
January 1, 2009 @ 10:05 AM
I’ve had my blue 4GB since the month after they came out, and cannot complain one bit! If they still made them, I’d reccomend them to anyone! I’ve dropped, threw, and fell on it so many times and not even a scratch!
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Pretty Good
By: nathan
November 1, 2006 @ 12:23 AM
i have had ma green ipod mini for well over a year now. i love it mostly for the cool colour green and its size is convenient :D the battery power is goin gud but not excellent.. last about 5 hours i think. the only part i dont like about it is how u hav to reset ur playlist if u get a new computer or something.. i had to do that recently.. aside from that.. its awesome.. too bad its no longer available :P
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Poor quality
By: James
October 28, 2006 @ 12:08 PM
I had to send my Ipod mini back to have the battery replaced after 8 months non heavy use. How often do modern electronic devices breakdown??? Until I had an Ipod I would say they never breakdown. Now 18 months after purchase it needs a second replacement battery!!! Nice idea, rubbish quality. I have never been disaponted in a product as much as this ipod.
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Not worth the money!
By: hady
October 18, 2006 @ 2:44 PM
The battery life is very poor. I will never again buy anything from apple bacause everything they make seems to cause problems. I personally would like my ipod mini refunded as the quality of the item is ridiculous.
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Battery=Bad
By: Lola
March 16, 2006 @ 5:05 PM
Okay, so the Ipod mini has a majorly cruddy battery. I love iTunes but dislike the mini. I’ll admit it is superior to other mP3s but sill, i want a toy that doesnt have so many technical difficulties.
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The Cult Of iPod, mini edition
By: Adrian
March 8, 2006 @ 10:11 PM
Being the type of (in certain areas of technology) Technologically ignorant person that I am (I switched over from a CD walkman), the iPod mini offered superior battery life and for once I could laugh at my older brother’s mp3 player!
As a comment to the mini/nano wars, although the nano is technologically superior (on the terms of color screen, function etc.), the mini, for one, has a larger and therefore easier to use click wheel. Two, the mini is slightly heavier, allowing a person to remember that they have it one their persons.
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Ipod Battery
By: Mike Adams
March 3, 2006 @ 1:51 PM
i think all the ipods suck becuase like the battery lasts so little after you use it a couple of times. it’s rediculous
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The Nano is so small
By: Conan
February 26, 2006 @ 5:25 PM
Was waiting 2 months to get my Nano, when I got it it was so tiny. I think I like the Ipod mini better, they should bring it back. I got mine for free anyway at Trialclix.com, so whatever… Apple can do better
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i cant turn my ipod nano on
By: amy
February 19, 2006 @ 12:39 PM
i got my ipod nano at christmas and i loved it! i only listened to it for a few hours but later when i tried to turn it on it wouldnt.any soloutions?!
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Ipod Button Sticking In
By: Amanda
February 11, 2006 @ 10:33 AM
I love my pink mini iPod but one thing i dont like about it is that i dropped it it was in its case so the buttons were all sticking in! i was so upset. i fixed it but now there’s this little arrow thing in the left hand corner i dont know what it is!
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Problem with my Ipod
By: Brady
February 6, 2006 @ 4:45 PM
I got my silver Ipod Mini in december of 2004. now i deleted alot of my songs and put alot of new songs onto Itunes and when i try to update it it wont update and it will keep the same songs that i already had. What should i do???
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Problem! help!?!?!
By: *Gina*
February 1, 2006 @ 11:38 AM
Today I went to listen to my mini (got it summer of 2005) and it wouldn’t play any of my purchased songs. It would just skip over them until it got to a song that is from a CD. I plugged the mini into my computer and it updated and now will play them. Anyone have any idea why it did this???
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Mini = My best friend
By: Shawn
January 31, 2006 @ 6:01 PM
I have a pink mini. It is the final ipod in a full circle i have traveled within the ipod family. My first was the 3rd gen, it was the hottest thing I had ever seen, then I had the 4th gen 20 gig, then I had the green mini, then the black nano.
I sold each one to get the next one and I must say I am so happy to have found another mini. tehy are all fine, its just for my hectic lifestyle the mini wins hands down. Its tough (metal) colorful (pink) and functional. The nano is too small for me and the color screen is cool, but I dont really need it.
So, after all the buying, selling, and trading I had to do I ended up finally realizing the best ipod for me is the little pink one they call mini.
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Mine Froze Up??
By: de
January 21, 2006 @ 11:01 AM
Ive had mine since sept. 05, and today it froze up, I had just charged it, and almost 2 hours later, it is still frozen… whats up with that? Any advice here?
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I love it!!
By: Callie415
January 20, 2006 @ 8:41 PM
I’ve only had my iPod Mini since Oct 05. I’m glad I got it when I did. I didn’t realize that they have discontinued it. I haven’t had any problems with it, & I hope I don’t.
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BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!!
By: hc
January 20, 2006 @ 4:48 PM
i agree completely i LOVE THE IPOD MINI. currently i want to buy an ipod and they just all suck. no offence. the shuffle=stupid you don’t even know the song nano=REDICUOUSLY SMALL!!!!!!!! in a bad way and VIDEO its ok but way to expensive to bring to school!!!!!!!
bring back the ipod mini or make something just as cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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crap
By: Kelley
January 15, 2006 @ 3:57 PM
Uhh well i havent even had mine for a year…and it already broke!! I full recharge and then it works for about 20 min and then it says there is no battery power left! My sister has the same one and hers no longer works either and also my sisters friends broke! So obviously they did something to make them stop working after awhile! I don’t want to send it in to get fixed because it is just as much money to get fixed as it is to buy a new one! They don’t even have them anymore anyways! Did anyone else have this problem?? or does anybody know if the ipod nano does this either! cause i really loved my ipod! and i dont think i would like any other mp3 player!
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BRING THE IPOD MINI BACK!!!!
By: C. Smith
January 5, 2006 @ 2:02 PM
Apple made the biggest mistake in discontinuing the Ipod Mini. I have a blue 4G one and I love it. All of my friends are complaining about the Nano. It is just too thin and is not as cute as the Mini. Plus, it cost just as much money, while holding less music (only offered in 2G and 4G). That’s a rip-off!
Apple, give the consumers what they want, “BRING THE IPOD MINI BACK!!!!”
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really terrific!
By: Kati
January 3, 2006 @ 3:50 PM
I personally like the IPod Mini MUCH more than the Nano. Sure, the Nano is smaller, but it’s more expensive (2GB for a Nano are $199, while a Mini is 4GB for $199) and the color screen is certainly not worth the price. Why would you care whether it’s a color screen or not? It only wastes the battery. The size on the Mini is more practical than a Nano. It’s small enough to fit pretty much in any pocket, but big enough to not lose it anywhere. The bright colors are great , too. But, my favorite feature, is that’s the “outer shell” is made of metal. You can sit on it, step on it, drop it, throw it… whatever! It will not break. I garantee it.
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Meets my needs!
By: Doc
January 2, 2006 @ 10:52 PM
My son bought the mini a few ago and really liked it.but now the Ipod video’s are out and he wanted to upgrade. So I helped out by buying his mini off him. I think it’s great.Holds all my tunes and sounds and looks really good. And surprisingly the battery lasts at least the full 8hrs advertised.
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Kewl
By: Karn Bhatt
December 31, 2005 @ 8:57 PM
The i pod mini rules. color screen doesnt matter. you’r never goin to use the pictures anyway
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iPod Minis are Worth it!
By: Kasey
December 26, 2005 @ 1:53 AM
I really think the apple iPod mini’s are worth the $200 price and that apple made a mistake by discontinuing them. So many people want them, and today I ordered a silver iPod mini off of ebay and apple could make much more money by restocking them. All my friends have them and it is incredibly easy to upload songs onto them and to use the high capacity storage. I’m only worried about the battery, I hope it can take lots of use.
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nano smano
By: sooner2003
December 16, 2005 @ 8:07 PM
I have a mini and love. My sister has a Nano and she loves it too. There is no reason to knock either model. They are both great. It’s just what you prefer. By the way, the color screen is on the nano because it also stores photos and they wouldn’t look very good on the non color screen. Wouldn’t you agree?
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WOW!!!!
By: LauReN
December 15, 2005 @ 5:29 PM
I bought my iPod mini with my own money and I’m glad I did it is by far my favourite thing. I neer get tired of it and it is always with me. The sound quality is awesome and I can fit all my music on it. They are soo much better than the Nano, which is way too small and it looks so weird (the click wheel is so tiny!). I agree, who needs a colour screen when you have such great sound quality and all your music in a colourful little cute Mini!
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Come On!
By: Matthew
December 9, 2005 @ 8:26 PM
Apple have made a huge mistake with the release on the iPod Nano. Comapared with each other the iPod Mini wins hands down. Your listening to music after all, not looking at the colour screen.
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Its Great
By: john doe
December 4, 2005 @ 5:16 PM
I’ve had my mini ipod since last christmas and now ipod nanos coming out but the nano is not scratch resistant and does not have as much style as the ipod mini i mean who cares about pictures and coulour when your listening to music aunestly
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HA HA HA
By: G_Money
November 25, 2005 @ 1:47 PM
The Mini is nothing compared to the NANO!! Why is everyone complaning that they “Scratch Easily” I just left on the clear plastic until I got a case!! so it’s there fault not Apple’s.
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Great!
By: Skyann
November 22, 2005 @ 1:13 PM
Great holds all of my cds!! Love it! Couldn’t do without it!
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ipod mini are great
By: sarah
November 21, 2005 @ 5:46 PM
I’ve had an ipod mini since january and have had no problems, my friends have other mp3 players but they don’t compare to ipods!
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Excellent mp3 player!
By: Jom Huynh
November 12, 2005 @ 7:41 AM
Well what can I say, it out takes all competition. Great design and excellent sound quality, however I agree that those earphones are not allways compfortable. The reason I wont give it a ten is becouse of those earphones. I´m Looking forward for next generation of Apple´s mp3 players! Have a nice day.
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Not so sure
By: Eamonn
October 19, 2005 @ 5:26 AM
I got a minin as a present a couple of days ago. I am impressed however I have been experiencing a problem with charging the battery through my USB. It begins to charge then stops. I have loaded the software onto two laptops and the same issue occurred on both of them. Anyone experience this problem??? I am thinking of returning it
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ipod mini
By: hannah
October 17, 2005 @ 2:24 AM
ipod mini is good nice colours can fit loadsa songs on it, and it also has a calender/notebook/clock ect.
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Better than anything
By: Kate
October 12, 2005 @ 7:51 AM
I got my iPod mini in June, after having the original iPod for a year. Although it didn’t have as many songs, I love it because it is smaller and cuter and really colorful. The battery life annoys me though, because it barely lasts 5 hours, but I love it all the same!
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Simply awesome
By: Alex
October 2, 2005 @ 8:35 PM
I bought my mini to not only play my music, but also to serve as a small USB/Firewire hard drive. With a 4GB hdd, it easily holds enough music to last until your next oppoortunity to update, and still hold any important documents that you may want to carry around, such as a calendar, address book, shopping list and other notes (which can all be viewed on the iPod itself). I have been through several mp3 players in the past, but the iPod is here to stay.
No, you do not need to use music downloaded from Apple’s iTunes for the iPod, however, you must use iTunes to load the music to the iPod. Not too bad, and I personally prefer iTunes over WMP anyhow.
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do you have to??
By: dsh
September 28, 2005 @ 9:04 AM
do you have to download songs for money on i-pod website?? or can you download from windows media player?? if so how do u do it? plz help!! cnt use product till i no!! d’t fancy payin! I only score 5 until i no if you have to pay
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i cant believe it!!!
By: hopeless
September 8, 2005 @ 1:28 PM
i bought a mini ipod for my birthday in july. I LOVE IT!!! i use it all the time and i cant believe they stopped making it. the mini is so much better than the nano but of course thats just my opinion.
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"8 or 18??"
By: Carlos
September 6, 2005 @ 4:11 PM
i’ve been thinking about buying an ipod, so i went to apple’s website to check on some informations about it. and i noticed that there it says that a mini ipod battery life last until 18 hours. and know i’m confused because over here it says that it’s only 8 hours. if you want to check go to “http://www.apple.com/ipodmini/specs.html”. can someone tell me if it’s 8 or 18??
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Allmost Perfected
By: Nick
July 13, 2005 @ 2:07 PM
I think that the mini is great but I cant listen to all my Music Because the battery life is not good. WHat IM going to do is send mine in for an 18 Hr battery (pretend it needs replacing). What they do is give you a new ipod. Another thing that could be done is having a color screen like the New ipods but still have that 18hr battery life. 1 more thing i must mention The sound is great if you get the sony headphones that Wrap around your ear and the buds go into your ear. I also think that if they would make it like $150 or $170 they would get more buyers Because it’s over priced!
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Just buy it dudes
By: Lucie
July 12, 2005 @ 1:38 PM
My brother Luke received a 20GB iPod for his 18th birthday and he was always showing it off and going on about how good it is. I really wanted one too until I saw the beautifully cute little mini. I definitely wanted pink and was thrilled when I got a 6GB one and I’m still pleased with it now. I have 1237 songs on it so far and am still buying. I’m getting money for my 16th b-day next month and I’m gonna be spending some of it on songs for my iPod for sure! It is so pretty and the sound quality is great. The battery does suck and it was very expensive but well worth it. I take mine EVERYWHERE and am rarely seen without it. The only other con is that it has made me much more anti-social… =P
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ROX!!!!!!
By: Milahna
July 12, 2005 @ 8:18 AM
I was thrilled to finally get an iPod mini for my 15th birthday (a pink one!) and although I found iTunes annoying at first (I am not very technology-friendly) it is easier to use than anything. I haven’t even nearly filled up the iPod yet and have the 6GB model, but I’m sure I’ll get there. My friend has the 20GB model and says the battery life is great, but the iPod mini battery is certainly below average. Still, it is dead cute and you can simply shove it in you pocket when you go out. I would definitely recommend the iPod mini!
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I want to get one... but...
By: alex
July 10, 2005 @ 10:19 PM
ok, I hear allot about copyright & stuff… If I download a song on my pc, can I upload it on my Ipod?
(if so I give it a 10) :p
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Over rated
By: Elf
June 25, 2005 @ 6:01 PM
I have tried several mp3 players, including iPod, Napster, and iRiver. I found the best one to be iRiver H-120. The problem with iPod is it does not have drag and drop, and it is too copyright-friendly. You cannot add music from other computers to your collection. All you could do with the iPod is erase all of your music, and copy all of the music from the other computer. The iPod did not play wma files either, which for me was a big problem, because most of my music collection is in wma format. While I like Apple because they make good reliable computers, I think the iPod is less convienient than other mp3 players. I will admit the iPod is prettier, and thinner; but it was more important to me personally that I can drag and drop music, and copy selective music from other peoples’ computers.
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Chris is a jerk
By: anon
June 22, 2005 @ 6:44 PM
whats your problem? well, you don’t have an ipod, so you havent experienced it. stop being a pessimist.
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great sound!!!!
By: Lauren
June 22, 2005 @ 6:42 PM
The sound quality is amazing. I was a little apprehensive about buying it because of the price, but i’m glad i did. I got the hand of the clickwheel right away and i listen to it everywhere. The only bad thing about it is that the earbuds get uncomfortable after a while. I heard the Queen has one too, now i know i have the best!!!!!
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OH MY GOD!!!
By: Lisa
June 16, 2005 @ 6:49 PM
It is by far the BEST mp3 player EVER. Not to mention, it is quite cute! When I recieved the product, the Set-up CD-ROM was so SIMPLE! I had the Ipod up and running within 10-15 minutes! Great Product!!! Very simple and easy to understand and by far NOT a waste of money!!! GREAT FOR ANYONE!!!
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the best
By: mat
June 14, 2005 @ 4:37 AM
i think the ipod mini is great, even though the buds may not be comfertable you could always replace them with something else.
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Soo Far
By: CHRIS
June 4, 2005 @ 4:16 PM
i have heared alot bout the ipod mini, i have yet to buy one but i garentee that i will with in the next week or so. 1 downside to the ipod mini would be that there is no docking station in the package, so really your paying bout$200 bucks and that is just for the ipod and a set of uncomfortable headphones THATS IT?
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Awesome Product
By: dirtyjeff
March 30, 2005 @ 1:37 PM
Perfect size and great sound quality! I’ve had it for 8 months and, believe me, the battery DOES last for 8 hours (under continuous play). I’ve tested this several times because I was convinced that the battery life was less than that. Every time you skip to the end of a song, you kill a little bit of the battery because the hard drive has to run more frequently. I’ll probably upgrade to the 6 gig model in a couple of months.
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so cool
By: Milla
March 15, 2005 @ 9:30 PM
I just got my ipod mini bout a week ago and i absolutely love it. my only concern is that the battery does not last for 8 hrs. it only lasts for about 5. but its really great having it. i love using my itrip with it in the car. no more having to constantly change cds when i have 1000 songs at my fingertips. if u are goin to buy one now, i recommend buying it online from apple. they have great customer service and right now you can get your mini engraved for FREE!
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no 1
By: rik
March 15, 2005 @ 1:45 PM
mini ipod is great looks good has cool little games which have me addicted. you caan also hold your friends fone numbers and adresses. but the main feature you can hold upto 1000+ songs.
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Its good but battery worries me
By: Ed
March 12, 2005 @ 4:35 PM
I bought mine a couple days. The good – The style is cool, sound quality is excellent and very user friendly. The bad – the battery life does’t really last up to 8 hours as advertised. The battery is not user replacable, dont’ know if Apple offers battery replacement. Can apple advise on this? My e-mail is given below
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earbuds suck
By: randa
March 10, 2005 @ 11:46 AM
I was extremely happy with my purchase till about two days into it, then the earbuds starting getting staticky and painful to keep in my ears. I am getting replacements, but was told that I am only entitled to them this one time unless I buy the extended warranty. I figured since things are already falling apart, I better do this but it has made me a little less excited about the ipod mini. what next?
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By far the best mp3 player on the
By: C Prowse
February 20, 2005 @ 10:53 AM
I bought my ipod mini not realizing it was the fashon statement that it is. It is a good thing that I didnât know that otherwise I would have probably not bought it and missed out on a fantastic mp3 player. My wife is starting to get jealous because I am spending so much time with it. I have thousands more songs then the ipod mini can hold, but who needs more than three days of music downloaded at once. The size is great for exercising especially if you have the optional armband. Also to those who think the sound is not very good, get a life. The sound is as good as, or better then anything out there. I am a PC user so I am not touting this product because I am an Apple Head. I am giving an unbiased opinion based on the quality not the name. I could care less that it is cool to have one.
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Low Batt Life
By: GuaN
February 5, 2005 @ 12:41 AM
the LOW batt life is a big problem!! I juz play less than 70 songs, go low batt! Wat the hell is this!
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ipod mini is the best
By: frank joe
November 27, 2004 @ 11:29 AM
ipod mini is a compact version of its bigger brother the ipod for a smaller case vand a good amount of songs for its small size but is let down by not keeping its original trademark colour but altoghter a great mp3 player
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good design, bad sound quality
By: jorge
November 27, 2004 @ 2:31 AM
I bought an iPod Mini last wednesday and returned today, because of its poor sound quality. The sound is really clear but it lacks bass sound, and equalizing for deeper bass gives a very big sound distortion ( I have proffessional studio hearphones, and the problem is from the unit itself)
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pretty good cbad battery life
By: moe?
November 19, 2004 @ 12:54 PM
the ipod mini is small and has lots of memory but low on battery….plus you have to replace the battery after a while…
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ipod is teh coolest
By: Anonymous
November 18, 2004 @ 3:31 PM
the ipod mini is the coolest thing,im 14 i have like 700 songs on mine it looks good and i can listen to it during school especially during math if u want something that can hold your entire music colection apple has made ur machine O YEA DID I MENTION THE SOUND QUALITY IS NASTY U HEAR EVERY LITTLE THING and its good when ur going some where far especially with you parents so if you want ot spend at least 250$ buy this right now!!!! ipod is the coollest
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Limited but good value overall
By: Gui
November 18, 2004 @ 7:47 AM
Makes you feel good the moment you open the fantastic package.
However, I now regret the small capacity. The bright screen can not be adjusted and is way too bright in the dark (battery drains…) and that battery is not good enough (8 hours max, more like 5 when actually using the thing).
Go for the 20GB anytime: much more for good money and it’s not that big, really!! Very good otherwise.
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Very good
By: David
September 5, 2004 @ 3:35 PM
I have had no problems, only ever had to reset once when I pressed loads of buttons at once in my pocket. Would be perfect if it didn’t have a dead pixel when i bought it, btw can i get i new one from apple for this? But very good and would recomend to other potential buyers
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Love it already
By: PeterH
August 10, 2004 @ 5:11 PM
I have only just bought mine but already I love it. It has good sound quality and looks really cool, plus it is really compact and easy to use. Well done Apple.
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Sound/features/practicality/size
By: Dave Hart
August 6, 2004 @ 5:01 PM
I received mine a week ago. First thought was wow! after burning my entire collection i uploaded to the ipod mini and started to listen.
I encoded at 192 and 224 AAC. Sound quality is excellent. Lossless is even better. The stock phones are ok – you would expect better quality cans for the price u are dishing out and they dont live up to the praise from apples site. I use a pair of etymotics er4p to complement my mini.
Ive had 1 non repsonses from the mini in which i had to reset it (but thats no prob since it takes 5secs and a reset doesnt delete ur hdd.
With regards to style – yes it is probably the best looking mp3 player on the market in my opinion. BUT that was not why i bought it. For me and im sure many others the practicality of having a small mp3 player thats near the size of a small flash player but with up to 100 albums on it is more than practical. It slides into your pocket and remains unoticeable.
The interface is far superior than Creatives Zen and Dell Jukebox IMO.
itunes (its software package) is far superior han musicmatch or creative media source. (albums cant be played in a chronological order on other mp3 players such as dell jb or zen. ipods do not suffer from this problem.)
Personally I have 30gbs of legally encoded music on my computer. The smaller hard drive than standard ipod does not deter me. Best to get a gargantuan hdd for ur pc = better gb for ur buck as they say :) itunes clever Smart Playlist feature automatically syncs my playlists upon docking (e.g all rated 5 star songs, most recent, most played, hardly played etc) I can also personally choose what albums/playlists im in the mood to listen to and presto its in a nice neat small package.
For people who believe u need to have ur entire collection on ur mp3 player is rediculous. (unless u are away fropm your house/pc for prolonged periods of time. 4 gigs can last “3 days or weekend” and if im bored of my music i just sync and choose :)
The sheer size /sound quality/size and practility of functions make the ipod mini a perfect mp3 player – for now anyway.
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perfect
By: Andrew Hor
July 31, 2004 @ 7:01 PM
i couldn’t love it anymore. Its got more style than anything you’ll ever see,and its well worth the price. personally, i would never even have close to one thousand songs, so i don’t have to worry about the storage.
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jBelkin has less memory than a mini
By: Fluidity.
July 28, 2004 @ 10:36 AM
Umm Jbelkin’s “review” is possibly the most ill informed report I’ve seen in a while. Apple lossles vs ogg is not the same thing at all, Apple lossless is up against flac, AAC is up against ogg (they are both lossy). The sound quality on all these players is good, unless you have expernsive hadphones you probably won’t be able to tell much difference. I just think you’d be mad to pay almost as mucha s a 20 gig ipod for 4 gigs just so save a few mm. iPod owners aren’t all just buying it for style where as I think most mini owners are, I know some people will be happy with 4 gig and then I guess fair enough but for most people I’d avoid the mini and go for the full size version. If you need ogg get an iriver or a rio karma.
Lastly, when you buy the thing, don’t feel so damn insecure, they are all amzing items, being able to carry that much music in your pocket is an incredible achievement and any of them (Apart from a godot :-P) will probably make you more than happy as long as it doesn’t break on you!
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Sound
By: jbelkin
July 27, 2004 @ 8:59 AM
You forgot one sound format – the mini ipod also supports an Apple lossless format so OGG is not necessary. OGG is good for live recordings but not much more use.
As for the sound quality, I know since you shelled out for an iRiver and EVERYBODY else is buying an ipod, you have to defend your purchase but dude, you should stop ripping at 96kpbs – the problem is your equipment and your CD’s and NOT the ipod:
http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/articles/8A133F52D0FD71AB86256C2E005DAF1C
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It doesn't do OGG??
By: martinrd
July 27, 2004 @ 8:54 AM
It’s nice… but useless! Where’s the Ogg Vorbis support? C’mon! A portable player should PLAY the most formats.
Another bad point is the internal battery. It should be user replaceable. If I spend so much in just 4 GB of storage I want it to be useful and to last a long time… Shame on Apple. :-(
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Nice design, poor sound quality
By: Bad Nick
July 27, 2004 @ 8:48 AM
Like its big brother, the mini iPod is nicely desinged and very easy to use. Unfortunatly it also suffers from the poor sound quality of the bigger model. I really do not understand why Apple isn’t doing anything about this problem. If you value good sound quality you should consider a unit from iRiver. But don’t take my word for it, listen for yourself.
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light, fun, portable + gd quality
By: sazzle
July 8, 2004 @ 8:03 AM
been so happy since i got my hands on mine! a little bit pricey but worth it due to sheer music quality… looks great, and all friends are jealous!
no doubt, though, that apple will come up with a better one with all the integrated features everyone’s been asking for! and then we’ll all have to get that!
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Nice eye-candy, great design
By: N Shah.
March 28, 2004 @ 9:26 PM
I bought the original first generation iPod, and have moved to the mini. I love this great little machine, works well, does what I need, and although pricey, does what I need in a great small beautiful enclosure.
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