Apple iPod 4 GB mini M9435LL/A (Pink) OLD MODEL
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Customer Review: Very impressive product! Perfect Exercise Companion!
Summary: 4 Stars
We recently just purchased an iPod Mini for Mom, and I think we've all fallen in love with it!The device is VERY light weight and VERY tiny!
It's tough for me to compare it to an object of similar proportions, because its kinda in a league of its own
Unlike clamshell-like cellphones, its very narrow and thin in design (meaning it'll fit VERY easily in any type of pocket) --- its so light weight that you might even forget its in your pocket
Just take my word for it - its TINY
In comparison to the regular iPod, there is actually a BIG difference
The bigger iPods are noticeably bigger and weigh more........ although the 15 gig iPod is pretty small, the Mini is still much smaller and more portable to carry
I was also impressed with the scroll wheel --- its different from the regular iPod, but I actually like this new button configuration a bit more ---- the buttons, like the 1st generation iPod, lineup around the circle, and they are very easy to press...... its also easy to scroll through songs with the new wheel
I also like the fact that the structure is now one piece, instead of two attached pieces, meaning that the iPod Mini won't become loose around the edges
I would've given this device 5 stars, but I gave 4 because ---
1. Price --- for $50, I think i would prefer a 15 gigger to this Mini
2. No accesseries...... yes, it comes with headphones, but it lacks the remote and carrying case (however, a remote will work just fine with this)
3. A couple third party accessories don't work with the Mini
4. Disk space ---- as you get your music together, you'll quickly realize that you have much more than just 4 gigs of music (however, iTunes makes it easy to sync differnt kinds of music, and 4 gigs is still PLENTY for any trip!)
For those of you who plan to primarly use the iPod for exercising, I highly recommend the iPod Mini --- the seperately purchased iPod Mini Exercise Strap is a great accessory! The iPod Mini will fit very nicely around a bicep or wrist, with no extra weight attached to you ------ doing this with a regular iPod would be tough
if you don't plan on doing a lot of exercising with your iPod, and are mostly using it for trips or other recreational purposes, then I highly recommend the 15 gig iPod...... its still a great price, and you'll appreciate the extra room
Customer Review: iPods: It's Plusses and Minuses (Mini Version)
Summary: 5 Stars
Here are the reasons why you should buy an iPod:1. It is compact, you can take 1000 songs with you everytime you go out. The iPod slips very easily in your pocket and is pretty light.
2. It is extremely easy to use. Plug it in and it automaticcally all the songs from your computer (iTunes) to your iPod. Very very fast connection and updating. It only takes about 4 seconds to update an average sized album. Amazing huh?
3. It's very very convenient. One thing I really about the iPod is that you can create playlists so your songs can play in a particular order. You can make as many playlists as you like and it'll take like 10 seconds. If you want to burn the songs into a portable CD player, it'll take a good 20 minutes, AND you get worse music quality. You can change your playlists as many times and you want.
4. It's got a lot of other features on it. The games are really fun. You can also put notes, calendar, and contacts on it.
5. The sound is really good. You get equalizer and you can adjust to maximize the quality of music depending on the genre.
6. The design ROCKS! Come on, who can deny the fashionability of the iPod Mini?
7. Extremely light: makes it even more convenient!!
Some not so great points about the iPod:
1. It scratches very easily and unless you don't mind that, you're gonna have to buy some kind of case for it, which will make it slightly bigger (but some will make it more fashionable).
2. The battery really doesn't last that well compared to some other mp3 players out there. To get the most out of your iPod battery, do not fully discharge it before you recharge it. (There's no memory effect.)Supposedly it lasts 18 months if you listen to 6 hours of music a day. (Still not that bad!)
3. The price is pretty up there... But say, you use it everyday for the next 1.5 years, the iPodmini costs 45 cents a day. And chances are you ARE gonna use it for more that 1.5 years.
Some final words:
Go for it, you really won't regret the purchase. The iPod is a timeless thing. The iPod really opened my eyes to music. I now listen to a wider variety of music. With iTunes, purchasing songs you like can never be easier. Once again, GO FOR IT!! NO REGRETS!!
Customer Review: Love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
Everything's better in pink!
Seriously, I had it for two days before I brought it back. There were no problems, I just didn't want to be greedy, since I already own a 15GB 3G and a 20GB 4G. But for the two days I had it, I fell in love with it.
Battery life: Never had to recharge it in those two days. I didn't use the equalizer - since the equalizer setting you use in iTunes transfer to the iPod, I didn't have to.
Look and feel:
This thing is really cute! And if you get one in silver, I guess it's cool. The functionality of such a small device is unbelievable. The brushed metal look is even better in color, and the click wheel interface makes it really simple to use one-handed (but you still shouldn't use it while driving - don't learn that the hard way).
Functionality:
I transfer a lot of files back and forth, which is why this is less useful to me than the 15 and 20GB models I now have. As a design student, I need to move large Photoshop documents from home to school and back on a semi-weekly basis, and it's so easy to just drag and drop them once you enable disk mode.
I also bought my first audiobook at Audible.com last week. The iPod places 'bookmarks' where you leave off, so you can just pick up the story whenever, and not miss a beat. And the wheel makes it easy to back up in case you feel you've missed something.
Cost:
With the recent price drop, the 4GB model is now priced at what it should have been. It's good, also, that the 6GB model is only $50 more, since having nearly 4 times the storage at a $50 price difference didn't make sense. Perhaps Apple could look over their pricing again? It's still $299 for a 20GB, so if you're not really into the colors, you get a lot more storage for a little more money.
All in all, this is a really good player. And since I won an incentive contest at my job last week, I will soon be the proud owner of another brand new iPod mini! I guess it was meant to be.
(I think the only drawback is if it's really true that they don't include the wall charger with the 6GB models... That kinda bites.)
Customer Review: Smart playlists are the key to the iPod mini
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, I love the iPod mini. I also own a 30GB iPod and I like the extra capacity to store my entire music collection (about 15GB) and some backup files from the computer. The mini improves on the iPod in some great ways.1) the buttons are integrated into the scroll wheel. You can press the wheel in four directions to skip tracks, pause, etc. This works perfectly and makes it much easier to use with one hand (the regular iPod has four buttons arranged above the scroll wheel).
2) the size is amazing. It is so small it fits into a pocket, on your belt, or on your arm with the armband accessory and you won't notice it.
The smaller capacity might put off some that have large collections. However, the iTunes integration is flawless and the new smart playlist features in iTunes 4.5+ make it really easy to get a good mix of music onto the player. The default playlist that iTunes creates for the iPod mini is heavily weighted towards tracks that are often played and that you've rated high (4 or 5 stars). This might get repetitive for some people. You can create your own smart playlist in iTunes to get a better mix of songs that you like, songs that you haven't heard in a while, and new music. Create four playlists that look something like...
1) "rating is more than 2 stars selected by highest rating and limit to 1.5 GB "
2) "most recently played is more than 2 weeks sorted by least recently played and limit to 1GB"
3) "select by most recently added and limit to 1GB"
4) "playlist is 1, 2, and 3 select by random"
Now set iTunes to sync playlist 4 and you'll have 3.5GB of music that is a random mix of music you like, music you haven't listened to in a while, and music new to your collection. You can use the extra 500MB to sync other playlists to the iPod as well (many of those songs might be in the your smart playlist anyways). You can obviously name the playlists anything you like and play around with the settings to tweak them to your hearts content. Playing around with these features is part of what makes the iPod mini so fun to use! You'll absolutely love it.
Customer Review: Not really pink, freezes at times, battery life is blah
Summary: 4 Stars
Like one of the other reviewers, I too was expecting a baby-pink player. Instead, it's like a mauve color that I really didn't dig...so I went out and bought a neon-orange covering for it which also serves as protection.
The iTunes software is flawed. I'll buy songs from iTunes, hit "update iPod" like 3 or 4 times, leave the house to get on the train to go to work, and search for the song...and lo and behold, it hasn't been updated to the iPod! Very very disappointing, to say the least! It involves me having to disconnect the player and reconnect it and restart the software for the iPod to truly update.
It occasionally restarts and freezes...requiring me to lock-unlock the player, then hold the select and play button down at the same time for 10 seconds, then pray. Knock on wood, it's rebooted ok every single time.
Battery life is pretty poo! Eight hours is a myth in my case. I've had mine since early September, and now I'm lucky to get 3 hours without the backlight with the volume halfway up.
I love the EQ settings because they really do change the way the music sounds. However, I find you can't appreciate them with the included headphones. My dancehall reggae actually busted out the right channel within 10 minutes of using them. I use Sony inner-ear buds instead (the ones that look like suction cups and cost like $50)
It's a wonderful size and seems pretty durable, but I'd strongly recommend an iSkin or some other type of case -- the display will scratch easily and the touchpad will become stained and dirty (though easily cleaned with a cloth dampened with windowcleaner!)
Also, I'd suggest you LOCK your player when you throw it into your handbag or pocket -- I've been finding myself sitting in college lectures when all of a sudden I hear a familiar song blasting out of my bag -- all because the headphone jack became loose and re-inserted, which turns on the player, or the touchscreen was lightly touched.