Apple iPod 4 GB mini M9160LL/A (Silver) OLD MODEL
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Customer Review: WMA issue
Summary: 5 Stars
I am delighted overall with the ipod, though I think the earbuds could be improved.
What I want to address is the issue of WMA compatibility. Since I use a Mac, this issue is not that important to me, but I see it raised in many reviews, insofar as it applies to windows users. The apple site advertises WMA conversion on windows (to either AAC or MP3). In other words, for windows machines, itunes permits you to import WMA files, converting them either to Apple's proprietary format or to the more universally used MP3 format. I don't understand why there are so many statements that the ipod is "WMA incompatible". Is it that the WMA files do not physically reside on the ipod? Or is it that the extra step of conversion is inconvenient?
One thing that may be an issue is that the WMA files must be "unprotected". Apparently WM Player by default rips files from a CD into "protected" format and you have to change this default setting in WMP before the songs can be imported. This means 2 steps: 1) a one time change of your WMP settings 2) dragging your WMA files into itunes to convert them.
Perhaps someone might address this in a more factual way than I am capable of. It seems to me that the ipod can readily utilize WMA files, but that there is a convenience factor--is the overall usability of other mp3 players sufficiently superior to the itunes/ipod interface that the steps outlined above are burdensome?
Customer Review: this is too cool!
Summary: 5 Stars
The manufacturers explain all the specs very well, but if you're reading these reviews, you probably want to hear from someone who had used the mini. I have been waiting for an iPod, but didn't want an mp3 player that was as big or as white as a regular iPod. Minis have the bonus of being very small and come in different colors. The little cutie is so easy to use, skip reading the instructions. I use mine with a Ti4 (that's a G4 Titanium powerbook to you Pentium users). iTunes and iPod together make it incredibly easy to put your entire music collection on your computer and select which songs/playlists you want to bring everywhere with you. The transfer of my small library of 1 gig took about a minute, and each time I add songs to the different playlists, it takes less than a second to update all the playlists. I also imported my contacts and calendar from Entourage (or Palm Desktop works, too).
The scroll/touchpad is very senstive, but there is a lock button on the top so you can throw the ipod in a bag or pocket and your volume and other settings won't be affected. I also purchased an FM transmitter to use in my car and my other radios around the house. The earbuds for me were too uncomfortable so I got new headphones, and now life is good.
The games are crap, but who buys one of these for games? I'm sure more people will add their own reviews which may give you different information than this.
Customer Review: How can you live without one of these?
Summary: 5 Stars
The manufacturers explain all the specs very well, but if you're reading these reviews, you probably want to hear from someone who had used the mini. I have been waiting for an iPod, but didn't want an mp3 player that was as big or as white as a regular iPod. Minis have the bonus of being very small and come in different colors. The little cutie is so easy to use,so skip reading the instructions. I use mine with a Ti4 (that's a G4 Titanium powerbook to Pentium users). iTunes and iPod together make it incredibly easy to put your entire music collection on your computer and select which songs/playlists you want to bring everywhere with you. The transfer of my small library of 1 gig took a couple of minutes, and each time I add songs to the different playlists, it takes less than a second to update all the playlists. I also imported my contacts and calendar from Entourage (or Palm Desktop works, too).
The scroll/touchpad is very senstive, but there is a lock button on the top so you can throw the ipod in a bag or pocket and your volume and other settings won't be affected. I also purchased an FM transmitter to use in my car and my other radios around the house. The earbuds for me were too uncomfortable so I got new headphones, and now life is good.
The games are crap, but who buys one of these for games? I'm sure more people will add their own reviews which may give you different information than this.
Customer Review: Good Things Come in Small Packages
Summary: 5 Stars
I had long wished for my own Mp3 player, and my wish was granted last summer. As soon as I saw the iPod mini, I knew that that was the one I wanted. I got my iPod and spent many hours listening to my tunes and buying songs off the iTunes Music Store. However, my happy and perfect time with my iPod mini did not last long when I was pummelled by one of my friends while I had my iPod in my pocket in a tarmac parking lot. My precious iPod was flung to the ground and got stepped on by accident and now has about ten scratches on it (thankfully on the back). I had read in a review of the iPod mini that it was scratch-proof "even if it was placed face-down on a rough surface;" I have now cleanly disproven this statement.
Besides that, the iPod is the ultimate pocket companion for the road. I took my iPod with me on vacation and helped me get through the long hours on the plane. The "Music" section sorts songs by artist, album, genre, composer, and audiobook. My favorite part of the iPod mini is the On-the-Go playlist feature, that allows you to create your own playlist, well, on the go, so you can play your favorite songs continuously without looking for them, and then clearing it again the next minute. The Click Wheel is totally functional and a lot better than the touch wheel and buttons on the old models of the iPods.
Overall, the iPod mini is fun, innovative, and the ultimate Mp3 player!
Customer Review: iPod mini beats competition
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought my iPod mini (silver) a few weeks ago. I have known about other players, such as the Creative Zen Micro, the Dell pocket DJ's, and the Archos Gmini. The Creative Zens and the Archos Gminis have been known for their hard drive crashes and incompatibility with many music stores. Even though they may seem to offer a better deal, the cheap casings of those products already reveal that the product you are getting isn't worth the money. The Dell pocket DJ is a very respectable product, with just two complaints. It doesn't support the MPEG-4 AAC format, which is one of the more advanced music formats, and is also what iTunes sells its music in. The pocket DJ's interface is also very cluttered, unlike the click wheel interface of the iPod mini, and iPod 4G/HP iPod/iPod photo/U2 iPod.
The iPod mini has a very impressive case, anodized aluminum with no seams, anywhere. It is also very hard to scratch, unlike my 4G 20GB iPod, whose shiny back is not so shiny anymore. The iPod mini is also more durable than the competitors, as well as the standard iPods, it it's many variations. The iPod mini, though it doesn't look too much smaller than the regular 20GB iPods, is almost only half the weight. However, if you are determined to store all of the CD's you have in an uncompressed format, you should still go with the regular 20GB or 40GB iPods.