Why the iPod mini Can Still Compete with the Newer Models

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