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Contents 1 Opening sentence(s) 2 iPod 1st gen issues 3 Glitches 4 About the Storage Item? 5 copyvio 6 Breakage 7 Connectivity 8 Laser etching? 9 Borat reference 10 Some minor edits: 11 iPod mini running iPodLinux? 12 Microdrives for iPod Mini were not only made by Hitachi 13 ipod nano section removed

[edit] Opening sentence(s)

Sounds like it was written by a 4 year old, stupidly biased and waffles on about how the mini is superior to nano, as well as being incorrect, the mini runs on a hd, whereas the nano runs on flash memory. Nova prosp3kt 15:17, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Its been fixed Nova prosp3kt 15:19, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] iPod 1st gen issues

Maybe I'm stupid but I didn't see anywhere on the page about how the first generation iPod minis had problems with clicking noises due to poor design. Supposedly there was a very connection between the board and the casing and when you would squeeze the mini or simply after repeated use, the music would crackle and click. This would explain the extreme shortage in supply right after the minis came out.Will 21:55, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Glitches

Should the bullets for the glitches be numbered? I don't see why... Trhaynes 21:44, Nov 1, 2004 (UTC)

What is this 5gb Ipod mini? Didn't the original mini also have 4gb storage? Jarwulf 23:27, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

It only had 4Gb storage. -- ChrisO 23:55, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] About the Storage Item?

Is the storage medium a Hard Disc that can handle almost unlimited data changes or a FlashRAM that will run out when I modify the contents of it 10,000 - 1,000,000 times?

It is a hard disk (and no hard disk I know of has the implied infinite life). The iPod Nanos use solid-state flash memory. StephenHildrey 19:43, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] copyvio

the picture is almost definatly copyright violation. It's right from apple isn't it? I'm going to change it to the older mini pic I uploaded a while ago. it doesn't look as good but it's legit. revert if the newer pic is legit. Current image is NOW straight from apple but legit. 68.226.77.120 08:02, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Breakage

Removing sentence: ‘The "broken" iPod mini will keep playing until it tries to load more music into its memory from the hard drive.’ — This isn't the only way it can break: it can break in various ways. If it's dropped, it can break. —Tokek 16:36, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

"Many owners of an iPod Mini who are very happy with it would say that Apple just threw a perfectly good iPod into a trash can like a peice of rotten food, also the Mini's discontinuement means that owners of an iPod Mini can no longer buy Acsesories for it, there is a possibility that because of this many owners of an iPod Mini who are angry at Apple for discontinuing it will not but any of the next generation iPods and refrain from buying anything from Apple in the future."

I'm a noob to Wikipedia editing and all, so I won't touch this. I'm pretty sure it should be deleted, though. Weasel words by the pound.

If you drop your mini into a bowl of electrified poo it will also break. Trust me JayKeaton 07:24, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Connectivity

2nd gen mini supports firewire and USB2 - it only came with a USB2 cable however. Have updated article to reflect this

[edit] Laser etching?

Some clarification on the purpose of the laser etching may be useful, probably just a few words are all that's required. Like, is it just so you can have your name permanently on the iPod, in case it gets stolen or something? --Super Jamie 09:40, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Its simply so you can personalize your iPod. Some people put quotes or a lyric from a song. Many just put their names. Regardless of whats on there, it can be used to identify an iPod is it is stolen. AquaStreak 13:38, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Borat reference

I added a youtube video to a scene from Borat, where he discusses the iPod mini, as a reference for the popular culture section. Is this sufficient as a reference?NightLord 20:19, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

I'd say so. I knew it was in the film, but just blindly saying it without some kind of references fails WP:V. Should be fine. Thanks! Paul^C/_T+ 22:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Some minor edits:

Changing "ultra-thin CompactFlash Microdrive hard drives" to "Microdrive hard drives (CompactFlash II)" since there is a distinct difference between Microdrive and Compact Flash. "Ultra-thin" is meaningless in this context given that Compact Flash is thinner than Microdrive/CompactFlash II.

16GB CF cards are now readily available so I edited this:

71.227.94.161 01:14, 20 May 2007 (UTC)sham

and cleaned this section up slightly (repetition)

"The only difference" to "One difference" since the size, shape, colour etc are different.

Added external link - Troubleshooting iPod mini Problems http://www.apple.com/support/ipodmini/

Please give a good reason for removing any of these edits —The preceding unsigned comment was added by AppleMan1 (talk • contribs) 16:32, 16 May 2007 (UTC).

[edit] iPod mini running iPodLinux?

I went onto iPodLinux website and it stated that it does not support iPod mini [1] Drahgo 11:15, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Most iPods are not "supported". They still run iPodLinux fine; you just can't cry to the developers if something screws up. Honestly, my 4G's ("not supported") work with iPodLinux better than my 3G ("supported"). AquaStreak 13:46, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Microdrives for iPod Mini were not only made by Hitachi

I have a second-generation 4 GB Mini, the CF drive inside is a Seagate. I am editing the article to reflect this. KyuzoGator 18:16, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Here's a link to an article confirming that Seagate made some of the iPod Mini HDD's: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/04/12/14/apple_begins_manufacturing_new_ipod_mini_player.html KyuzoGator 18:22, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ipod nano section removed

I don't think that this should be in this article. I think that a link to the page is enough. </post> Geek45 (talk) 15:37, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree totally, also, who keeps changing the pic to the nano one?!?!!?!?89.7.143.199 (talk) 01:10, 9 June 2008 (UTC)