What is it: MP3 player with 6GB micro hard drive
What we think: In the iPod Mini redux, Apple offers two capacity options and a more competitive pricing scheme -- welcome improvements in an already fantastic player
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 17 March 2005
Tags: Apple, Apple iPod Mini (6GB), performance, armband, digital music
We like:
Best-of-breed design and interface; comes in four colours; excellent playlist features; clean sound; smooth syncing with iTunes; organises contacts; includes games; functions as an external drive; large third-party support; improved battery life
We don't like:
No FM radio or recording capabilities; battery not user-replaceable; FireWire cable and AC adaptor not included
CNET UK judgement:
In the iPod Mini, Apple offers two capacity options and a more competitive pricing scheme -- welcome improvements to an already fantastic player
Full review:
The iPod brand has become synonymous with excellent portable audio players, and the second-generation Apple iPod Mini carries on the tradition with its fashionable, intelligent design. Apple has made precious few (but all necessary) updates to its stylish microdrive player, which is a good thing since it was already a winner. The device's strongest design point, the ClickWheel, has been spiffed up with colour-coded labels to match each colour option, and Apple has done away with the unpopular gold model. But the most exciting enhancements are the improved battery life -- now rated at 18 hours -- and the addition of a 6GB option (£169). Even better, the 4GB iPod Mini is now priced more aggressively at £139. Continue Reading...
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