| With all the new hype surrounding Apple's | | | | for the average music listener. |
| latest announcement on the iPod touch and | | | | |
| iPod classic, it's easy to get caught up in | | | | Third, the iPod mini is a durable animal. The |
| the frenzy and ditch your older iPod. | | | | outer shell is made of metal and, although it |
| | | | can get scratched up if you are not careful, |
| The iPod mini is by far one of the most | | | | it can take a beating and still protect the |
| popular devices in the iPod family. As the | | | | internal components. |
| owner of ipodjuice.com, I get to speak | | | | |
| directly with our customers on a daily basis, | | | | Fourth, while the iPod mini battery inside |
| and it's amazing how many people want to get | | | | the unit will eventually degrade over time, |
| a new iPod mini battery for their player and | | | | it is user-replaceable if you know what you |
| to extend their playtimes well-beyond the | | | | are doing. Just make sure you find a |
| original stock battery that Apple put inside | | | | third-party vendor that provides good, |
| the unit. | | | | detailed instructions and the proper tools to |
| | | | safely complete the job. is the category |
| What makes the iPod mini so special? | | | | killer here, and you can check them out at |
| | | | for more information. |
| Well, one of the first things that you notice | | | | |
| about the iPod mini are all the bright colors | | | | Next, although in my experience I would say |
| they come in. You can find an iPod mini in | | | | that there are slightly more female owners of |
| gold, silver, green, blue, and perhaps the | | | | the iPod mini than male. It's hard to put a |
| most popular color, pink (the ScrollWheel and | | | | finger on it, but the iPod mini's popularity |
| top and bottom end caps are white). Of | | | | seems to cut across a gender and a wide range |
| course, you can always snatch a 2nd | | | | of ages. |
| Generation iPod nano in a bevy of bright | | | | |
| colors, but they have far less storage then a | | | | Finally, the iPod mini is just the right |
| 1st or 2nd Generation iPod mini does. | | | | size: smaller than a new iPod Video and more |
| | | | manageable than a iPod nano, the mini is |
| And this leads me to my second point: the 4GB | | | | perfect for long runs and bicycle rides. It |
| or 6GB hard drive inside an iPod mini | | | | works great when clipped to an armband or you |
| generally provides more than enough storage | | | | can simply tuck it away in your pocket. |