 "Six years and counting without failing" | 2009-05-29 |
| - Reviewed By justinmaynor79 |
I purchased my iPod Mini 6gb six years ago and it's still going strong, save for the battery, which is to be expected. The battery stopped effectively holding a charge several years ago, but most of my use is in the car hooked up to the charger so it has not been much of an issue. I did finally purchase a replacement battery, so we'll see how that goes.
I've seen many many of my friends' iPods fail, so I don't know if I got lucky or the Mini is a better design, but I thought it was worth noting for anyone considering picking up a used or refurb Mini. |
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 "Meh" | 2008-10-08 |
| - Reviewed By User: ANCZ99G3KK6AT |
| It has a decent capacity, and it plays music, which is all I really care about. The battery does not last, so I always have mine plugged in, but it gets the job done. Also, the backlight has recently worn out. Oh, well. |
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 "Terrible" | 2008-01-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: AI1O35FSUT93K |
Complaints are thus: I have never in my life had any hardware or software give me half the amount of trouble this one product has, and this includes my cartridge blowing Nintendo days.
-Battery has been replaced 3 times under warranty. Still doesn't work.
-Never got the USB charger to work (the wall adapter to fix this ranges from $30-60, which their tech support will be more than happy to sell you).
-Battery never lasted more than 2 hours after two or three uses.
-The potential to "break" your ipod through "improper" software use ensured a few dozen reboots.
-Toss in a heapin' helpin' of branded software like itunes and quicktime that ensure you can never use anything BUT their product.
I don't think I will ever purchase anything from apple again. If you can avoid them, do. Their products don't last for poop. |
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| "Not worth the money!!!!" | 2007-06-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3AWVHJSRC6TM9 |
| I got an iPod mini as a gift from my parents for my birthday almost 2 years ago. I have had to have the Apple store replace it with a new one twice. The first one that I got wouldn't turn on at all. The second one, the wheel wouldn't stay locked, then it wouldn't hold a charge, and by the time I brought back to the store it was completely spazzing. The third and most recent replacement mini that they gave me had been working fine but as i was using it, all of a sudden the screen faded so now the screen is useless. The people at the Apple store told me that they had never seen this happen before and had no idea why it happened. Its not under warranty anymore and they told me that the only thing I could do would be to send it to an online repair shop or basically use it as an iPod shuffle. I never dropped any of the iPods, they never got wet, there is no rhyme or reason (even the Mac genius' couldn't figure out why this has happened) for why I have had 3 of them not work. This iPod mini has been nothing but a hassle for the past 2 years, please save yourself the time, effort, and money. I wish someone had warned me. |
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 "Absoluely fabulous!" | 2007-05-13 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2QEYR6V62ZRUM |
| This produc was delivered earlier than expected and in great shape. My family loves having an iPOD to enjoy their favorite music. Great service and a great item. Thanks. |
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| "iPod Mini" | 2007-03-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3EWBA1J88RX1 |
| I was a little disappointed by the condition of the iPod-several scratches and dents. So I think it was a bit overpriced, considering the appearance. Since returning the iPod once for service, it has worked fine. |
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