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(+) lightweight, easy to use, wifi connection, Nike + iPod function, variety of features (-) pricey, short battery life with apps and video, limited space for music lovers
A review by angeelu on Apple iPod mini 6 GB July 29th, 2005
Author's product rating:
Sound Quality
Excellent
Ease of Use
Very Easy
Look & Design
Excellent
Range of Features
Excellent
Value for Money
Excellent
Advantages:
Small, stylish, reliable, easy to use
Disadvantages:
Fairly expensive, takes quite a while to fully charge, doesn't come with mains charger
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
iPod's must be the most hyped up MP3 players there are. The two words (iPod and MP3 player) have almost become synonymous, like vacuum cleaner and hoover. That's not to say there aren't very decent alternatives to the iPod but Apple have really managed to get themselves at the top of the list...
The iPod Mini is essentially an MP3 player. An MP3 is basically a music file - each file or MP3 is a song or track, just like you'd get on a CD really. But the iPod Mini doesn't stop at just playing MP3's, it has so much more to offer besides!
Looks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is where the iPod range stands out from other MP3 players. The picture shown by Ciao gives a very accurate image of the iPod mini. The blue one, which I opted for, is almost turquoise in appearance - shiny and sleek looking in its metal casing. It's palm sized, no more than two inches wide and thin enough to slip into most pockets. In fact it's smaller than my Nokia 7610 mobile phone. As the picture shows, the iPod mini encompasses a very simple design. At the top is a small screen and beneath that, the circular Click Wheel. The uncomplicated design makes it very easy to use - there aren't buttons and switches all over, just the four commands on the Click Wheel (menu, back, forward and play/pause), and a 'hold' switch on the very top of the iPod mini.
What It Does ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As I've mentioned, this is essentially an MP3 player, so that is what it does best. The new 6Gb model (recently released as a successor to the 4Gb model) boasts the ability to hold approximately 1500 songs. This really is a lot of music, so there can be no complaints for not being able to have something on it you want to listen to! Listening to your music is made simple through the easy to navigate menu system. One click of the Menu button will turn on the iPod Mini and show you all your options, a click of the select button in the centre of the Click Wheel will take you into the first option on the Menu, 'Music'. You're then given the options to search through your music by 'Playlists' (these are preset track listings and include the default categories 90's Music, My Top Rated, Purchased Music, Recently Added, Recently Played, Top 25 Most Played, and On-The-Go plus any others you may have created yourself). Alternatively, as opposed to listening to your music using a playlist you can scroll through your music sorted by Artist, Albums, Songs, Genres, Composers or Audiobooks.
So already, the iPod Mini is giving you numerous ways to pick from, organise and listen to the expansive music collection you've downloaded to your new toy... But there's more...
The iPod Mini has a clock feature - not the most exciting feature but very useful nonetheless. This also incorporated an alarm clock, a sleep timer, and date/time function.
The iPod Mini can store up to 1000 contact details in addition to your music collection. This is done by exporting the contacts in Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express or Palm Desktop as vCards. It's always handy to have a backup of contacts, so the fact the iPod Mini incorporates this is another handy feature.
Similarly the iPod Mini also has a Calendar feature and Notes feature. Again, these need to be used in conjunction with your computer, but once again they serve as useful tools.
And then there's the games! These are by no means ground-breaking, but after all, if you want an iPod Mini it's to listen to your music - the extras are all just nice to haves. There are four games - brick (you control a paddle at the bottom of the screen and have to use it to bounce a ball against bricks at the top of the screen to make them disappear - a classic game that you are bound to have played a variant of at some point, useful for passing the time), MusicQuiz (an ingenious game in my opinion - the iPod Mini lists four random tracks from your iPod and starts to play one, a timer starts counting down and you have to select the track that is being played before the timer runs out to score points - fun, and makes you realise just how many track names you don't really know! Kind of a 'beat the intro' style game), Parachute (a bit space invaders style, you aim your gun at passing helicopters to shoot them and parachutists jump out, which you can then also shoot), and Solitaire (needs no explanation - the addictive single player card game).
Whilst I'm discussing the features within the menus it's also worth mentioning that there is also a 'Settings' menu that allows you to change a whole variety of settings such as how fast audiobooks are read, equaliser settings, contrast, language etc.
Is It Any Good? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In my opinion, YES!!! The iPod Mini 6Gb is currently priced at around £169, though there are small variations in price from retailer to retailer. The introduction of this new iPod Mini has dropped the 4Gb price to around £139. The main advantage of this new version over its previous version is the extra disk space (equal to about 500 extra songs) and the extended battery life (some of the earlier 4Gb models didn't have the 8 hour battery life of this new version).
The iPod Mini comes bundled with a set of Apple in-ear headphones and two sets of foam covers to put over the ear pieces. All of these come sealed in foil packaging (for freshness??! or maybe just to emphasise they are hygeinically packaged). It also comes with a belt clip - useful I guess if you want to wear your iPod on the go but don't have a pocket or bag to put it into. Not something I've used yet myself, but I can see that some would find it useful. I can't help but think this puts your iPod Mini more prominently on display though, which can only lead to more chance of being a victim of crime (incidentally, some people mention that just wearing the white headphones supplied with all iPods makes you a more likely victim of crime as they immediately suggest you have an iPod on you - not sure whether you are statistically more likely to be mugged wearing an iPod in public than any other device with headphones, but thought it worth mentioning as otherwise someone's bound to mention it). The headphones are of perfectly good quality. I've read reviews saying they're not great, but the sound quality is perfect so far as I'm concerned, and they're comfortable enough to wear.
The battery life is quoted as being approximately 8 hours. Obviously being a rechargeable device this diminishes over time, however in addition to Apple themselves offering the service there are more and more places cropping up offering a service to replace the battery when required (Apple offer the service for $65.95 at the moment, though there are cheaper places if you do your research online - if your iPod is under a year old (still in warranty) then I believe the service is free if it is required. The battery is sealed within the iPod Mini unit, something which puts many people off them. Apple offer tips on their site for prolonging battery life, including ensuring you go through at least one full battery cycle each month (i.e. running it from fully charged to dead).
Main advantages: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The ability to store your whole music collection on a mini device that can fit in your pocket!
The ability to organise your music into playlists and search through your music in a variety of ways.
The ability to listen to your music on the go without the problem of skipping CD's.
Stylish looking product, simple to use.
Main disadvantages: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Not the cheapest MP3 player
iPod (including the iPod Mini) has its haters who no matter what you say will always have some opinion of you 'following the crowd' etc.
Battery not accessible unless you take the gadget apart
The Verdict ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I love my iPod Mini. It does everything I want it to and more. I am particularly fond of the blue iPod Mini as most people seem to opt for the silver or pink versions so it's a little more unusual (at least so far as those I've seen go). There's so much more that could be said about the whole iPod Mini experience with regards to getting the music from your computer to the iPod, but that really falls within the category of iTunes, the software provided along with the iPod Mini to manage the transfer of files between your computer and the iPod. (Update - in response to comment left, getting the music onto your iPod is as simple as having iTunes running, putting your CD in, importing the contents of the CD to iTunes (by pressing a button), then plugging in and updating your iPod (by pressing a button) to reflect what is in your library on iTunes - it's very simple, and doesn't take long - there is so much more to iTunes though that it deserves a review in its own right). I was a little worried by the fact it doesn't come with a mains charger, but it's easy enough to charge through your computer using the USB lead. There are also car chargers and mains chargers available, in particular I've noticed plenty on eBay. So far as robustness goes this isn't the type of gadget that's going to fall to bits as its simple design means there's nothing that's going to fall off it. The metal casing may scratch over time but there are plenty of cases available for the iPod Mini which I may invest in, though taking care of it should prevent any major scuffs or scratches. I hope this has been useful if you're considering purchasing an iPod Mini in the near future!
Advantages: Small, light, large capacity, chic and sleek design Disadvantages: Short battery life, random turn-offs, superfluous functions, need to convert music to iTunes first
I bought the Apple iPod mini 6GB in silver in summer 2005 for £124.99 from Curry's, and I was initially very pleased. The iPod looked sleek, chic, and very cool just as advertised on TV and the Apple website. However, within a few weeks of usage, I soon realised what a big mistake it was. Let's start with the good points...
+ It's small and slim enough to fit in your pocket. It also came with a detachable clip which allows the user to attach it ... ...had to register as an Apple user using their iPod CD and follow various inspections, which could've been confusing for those who don't understand computers well.
- The iPod has a ridiculously short battery life. I always charge it to full capacity every time (until it says BATTERY FULL), so it is bizarre that the battery goes down significantly after playing for an hour or two. Another problem is that if I use the iPod for an hour or so on one day, ...
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Advantages: Easy to use, convenient, stylish, good repair guarantee... Disadvantages: Known to have some manufactural problems
...has to be said that Apple are very good at sorting out any problems and if they can't sort it, they do replace it with a newer version.
- The iPods do get very easily scratched, so I would suggest the buying of some form of a case as well to protect it. I have a nice transparent plastic case, which does the job perfectly.
I bought my mini iPod from the amazon website for a sum of £160, this included free delivery, a belt clip, instructions, iTunes ... ...to your computer. It did not however, include a charger to plug into the wall, you can buy these separately, but you can also charge your iPod via your computer.
To conclude, I personally think the iPod revolution is absolutely fantastic! If you are considering getting one, go for it! If however, you don't want to follow the trends, don't cut your nose off to spite your face...this is really not a trend worth missing out on!! ...
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Advantages: quality of sound, staff quality, system of memorization, easy to use, weight and dimension. Disadvantages: No Radio, Price, Just for last OS (Windows XP and Mac OS X)
...my boyfriend bought me the Apple iPod 4Gb. He's a musician, so he is happy if I can listen music so much... I received the iPod about three months ago, and these are my impressions about this product.
At the moment, the best MP3 readers are three: iPod, Creative Zen and iRiver.
I tried both iPod and iRiver: they are similar about the price and the quality of the product. Good sound, good stuff, easy to use (iRiver is also advised for blind people). ... ...products and why I prefer Apple of Creative one.
Also if iPod is designed by Apple, it is not compatible with Apple machines only. It works with iTunes, the Windows Media Player's adversary. iTunes is a very good software that you can use, at its latest version, with both Mac OS X and Windows XP/2000. A cd included on the iPod package let you install the iTunes software on your pc, and start uploading your MP3 immediately on your MP3 reader. You ...
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Advantages: so many songs, handy to carry around Disadvantages: if volume is turned up too high then the headphones seem to distort a little
...button you can see), the apple logo will appear on your screen, but don't panic, it's just because it's loading up, and you may find the longer you don't use it for, the longer it will need to load. Extra features: On the Ipod there is a calender, contacts, a notes section, games such as:
solitaire
brick (like break out)
parachute
music quiz (i love this, it plays random songs from your music collection and you have to guess from the options ... ...anything and is available in 5 gorgeous colours: silver, gold, green, pink and blue.
However, if you have Windows ME be careful. The Ipod box itself says not suitable for ME but you can find various patches on the Internet that may say they help. My friend tried all this and although working for a few songs, whenever he plugged his Ipod into his computer after that, his computer crashed. So if you do have ME and want an Ipod, read software/patch ...
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Advantages: holds over 1,000 songs, stylish and very portable Disadvantages: expensive for what is a walkman!
...thanks fast internet connections and Apple have jumped onto the bandwagon with the ipod being probably the most recognized portable audio player on the market and now they have updated it even further with this stylish small version.
The player itself is made of anodized aluminum and is available in many colours (mine being pink!), it is very hardwearing and seems to be resisitant to both dirt,dust and scratches, it is much smaller than a mobile ... ...imagine it is very easy to misplace like I have done many times!!
Now the technical side, the ipod comes with USB2.0/Firewire Port which is located on the bottom and also comes with the neccessary cables to allow for transfer of songs from you pc. iTunes 4 is included which in itself is a very useful software package and it is fully compatable with windows.
The ipod hard drive is 4gb therefore allowing storage of at least 1,000 tunes, but is very ...
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Advantages: Teeny tiny, array of pretty colours Disadvantages: Expensive, new model just launched, battery life, rubbish instructions
...gbiPodminis now only cost £139 because a 6gb version has been launched, at £169. You can imagine how furious this makes me, literally weeks after I got mine a new and better one is released for LESS than what mine cost. Im positively raging about it after all the fuss that I went through to get the thing in the first place!
The 4gb model has 8 hours of battery life, the 6gb model has 18. On the plane to New York I accidentally turned it on in my bag, so when I cane to use it the battery was almost dead. Since when I use the hold function to prevent it happening again.
You turn your iPod on by pressing on the click wheel, which is extremely sensitive. To scroll through your songs you roll your finger around the clickwheel and press the centre button to make a selection.
The iPod comes with ear phones, which are quite rubbish...
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...have come with the mini. I have suffered for this review, hahaha. The mini comes in lots of metallic colors, like silver, gold, blue and pink (mine is blue and personalized with ‘congratulations jankp from epinions.com’). Usually they sell for around 249 dollars, but I'm selling for the best offer. Other things I need more, plus I do not like drowning out other noises and am often annoyed when trying to catch my friends attention and he is using his mini. It may be entertaining if you must take long bus rides, but most people in that situation could not afford it!
It plays AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, WAV, AIFF and Audible formats. It will play audiobooks as well and is easy to read with a high-resolution, backlit LCD display.
Final Thoughts
The AppleiPodMini 4GB is a luxury item at only 3.6 inches tall and 3.6 ounces that holds...
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Advantages: So shiny! Disadvantages: Chuffing m:trip
...you, it'll cost you about £160. It's definitely worth shopping around…
*In case you were wondering, Fenella is my kitten and not some strange human being with a liking for eating electrical gadgets.
**Yes, I know Apple fans, the iPodMini also comes in 6GB size which is obviously not smaller than 5GB. I did do maths you know. My comparison is with the most similar model available in price and specs-that is the 4GB model.
***have a butcher's at http://www.olympus.co.uk/mrobe/25mrobeMR-100.htm for more information!...
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Supported Digital Audio Standards: WAV, AAC, AIFF, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless
Playback Modes: Repeat all
Supported Bit Rate: 32 - 320Kbps
Response Bandwidth: 20 - 20000 Hz
Shockproof Memory: 1500 seconds
External Hard Drive Function: Built-in, Yes
Features: Variable bit-rate compatible
ID3 Tags Support: Yes
Headphones
Headphones Type: Headphones - binaural - ear-bud
Connectivity Technology: Wired
Sound Output Mode: Stereo
Response Bandwidth: 20 - 20000 Hz
Impedance: 32 Ohm
Manufacturer's product description
Weighing in at just 3.6 ounces and smaller than many cell phones, iPod mini fits your lifestyle and your bag, whether it be cocktail purse or messenger duffle. The chic, matte anodized aluminum case resists stains and scratches, all the while protecting your iPod mini. Recessed in the case to keep its surface pristine, the 1.67-inch (diagonal) backlit screen displays full song and album titles, artists' names and more. The iPod mini Click Wheel - featuring color-coordinated icons - gives you the enhanced durability and sensitivity of the iPod Touch Wheel, with buttons underneath. The Click Wheel takes best advantage of miniscule space and lets you scroll single-handedly through up to 1, 500 songs from your iTunes music collection.
Connections
Connector Type:
1 x docking station
1 x headphones / remote control ( mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm )
System requirements
OS Required: Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2, Apple MacOS X 10.2.8, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2, Apple MacOS X 10.3.4 or later
Peripheral / Interface Devices: USB port, IEEE 1394 Firewire port
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