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Review: I was determined not to buy an iPOD. They'd become too much of an accessory and they weren't that good a product. I was ready to buy the iRiver H10 (at £190), when I saw this new silver Apple iPod Mini 6GB MP3 player. I has 1GB more storage, 6hrs more battery power (supposedly), and is £20 cheaper. This, coupled with the fact that all my music is already in iTunes changed my mind instantly. I recieved my iPod mini 6GB this morning. Installation was simple, and iTunes went about loading all my music (about 3GB) onto the device. This took about 15 to 20 minutes. All this time it is charging (it does this over USB 2.0). Please bear in mind that unless you buy the seperate power adapter, you are limited to charging over USB 2.0. Experiances with friend's iPods meant that I wasn't expecting awesome sound quality. I wasn't disappointed. My Creative MuVo NX sounds better. What does improve the sound somewhat is GETTING RID OF THE IPOD HEADPHONES. It sounds much better through my £18 Sonys, and I would imagine better still through the £25 Sonys I intend to buy soon. Obviously as I only recieved my iPod mini this morning, I cannot comment on the battery life, although I can quote an online review that said that when they set it on 'shuffle' mode and just clicked 'play', it ran for 26 hours straight. This figure will decrease with backlight usage, etc, but it leads me to believe that 18 hours is a realistic figure. To sum up:
It is a great design that is easy to use, simple to set up and is very small. Sound quality is mediocre, but can be improved with better headphones. The price is competative and the features are very good. Also, there is a plethora of accessories, so don't feel limited to what's in the box. | 
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