Apple iPod 4 GB mini M9436LL/A (Blue) OLD MODEL by Apple Computer
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Digital camera reviews of Apple iPod 4 GB mini M9436LL/A (Blue) OLD MODEL
Digital camera Review: Fantastic music to go
Summary: 4 Stars
You can't beat the siza and the weight, not to mention the storage capacity of the 4MB iPod. Ease of use is also wonderful. Only concern is that controls sometimes stick or freeze.
Alan Safani
Digital camera Review: For those who don't need the storage
Summary: 5 Stars
The iPod mini works exactly as its larger capacity cousins, the 20GB and 40GB models, do. With it sensitive click wheel, navigation through the music is effortless and intuitive. Downloading from iTunes is automatic upon plugging it in, although the user can manually select tunes, especially useful if your music library exceeds the memory capacity of the iPod. The iPod tutorial CD explains many of the features not discussed in the instruction book.
The iPod mini does have its differences, most obviously its size and memory. It is about half as thick as the 20 GB model, with a much smaller face. Although not as tiny as many conventional MP3 players, it slips easily into a pocket. The case is brushed colored metal, which hides fingerprints and scratches much better than the shiny backed iPod. It comes packed with the same ear bugs, Fire Wire and USB 2.0 cables, and home charger as the larger models do.
Users will need either Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later OR Windows XP OR Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4. Your computer needs either a high-powered USB 2.0 port or a six-prong Fire Wire port. (PC users can purchase a card to upgrade to the correct USB version.) Computers need to run at 500 MHZ or faster. ITunes is the only music software that works with the iPod, although music can be transferred to the program using CD's, either professionally or home burned.
The biggest drawback to the iPod mini is its small memory capacity, only 4 GB versus the 20 GB of the next higher priced model. If you are considering buying a mini, you should decide whether the cool colors and tiny size are worth the limited memory.
The iPod technology is first-rate, with great sound, a multitude of features, and smooth integration with iTunes software. Whether you buy this mini version or one of the larger ones, you won't regret it.
Digital camera Review: For those who have a smaller music collection
Summary: 5 Stars
Everyone knows that a 20 GB iPod is fity bucks more and that you get 5 times the amount of space. The reason? The iPod Mini was for people who don't have a ton of music! I'm looking at my iTunes screen now and I've got 1.48 GB of mp3's now all encoded at 192 kbps! Also, the iPod Mini does resist scatches a whole lot better than all regular iPod's. If you have over 4 GB of music, pay the extra fifty bucks, if you don't mind your iPod getting all scratched. If you have a smaller music collection, or would rather have your iPod not get scratched, save the fifty bucks for some new CD's and buy an iPod Mini.Digital camera Review: GREAT potential with these!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was given a "dead" ipod mini by a friend of mine for doing work on her computer...
She said the battery "didn't work too well" and, like me, she wasn't working at the time, so I accepted, knowing full well that I had a project on my hands :)
Doing a little google research shows that these are fairly easy to get apart and replace bits like the battery, wheel, microdrive, etc, with huge bonus!
The microdrive in these is fully, 100% compatible with compact flash memory cards! I ran to my local Micro Center, and picked up a little 8 gig to test with, along with a shiny new battery, and set about my task of rebuilding... plugged into itunes, and it was detected, formatted, and ready to roll, with no moving parts, twice the storage, and a great battery! If you can come across one of these with a bad drive or weak battery on the cheap, pick it up, do your research on the google, and have a blast with your modified mini!
Digital camera Review: GREAT- with a few exceptions...
Summary: 4 Stars
I got my iPod Mini on December 10th so I've had it for about 2 months. I have about 45 songs. I have a capacity of 1,000 songs and I only filled in 45!!! The good thing is that you can put your whole collection on it for FREE!!! Since you just insert the CD into iTunes, it doesn't cost you anything. Not even a penny. The iPod mini tends to get dirty if you touch the click-wheel too much, or if you touch the screen. Even if you have clean hands, you smudge hand oils on the screen. It's a good idea to get an iSkin because it protects it from dirt, dust and scratches! (I'm thinking of getting that soon).
You can also have several problems with iTunes and Apple's Support Service. If you write a problem they might answer it or not. When I had a problem with iTunes, I wrote to them and they told me what to do to fix my problem. But when I had a problem with the headphones last week, they CANCELED my request. It's kind of confusing if you think of all the problems you could have, but if you ignore that fact, it's a GREAT PRODUCT and I advise EVERYONE TO BUY ONE so everybody can have one (who wants one), so everyone can be HAPPY!!!