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Apple iPod Mini (4GB, Green, 1st generation) comparison

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Product name	Close Apple iPod Mini (4GB, Green, 1st generation)	Close Apple iPod Mini (4GB, Silver, 2nd generation)	Close Apple iPod Nano (fourth generation, 8GB, silver)	Close Apple iPod Nano (4GB, white)	Close Apple iPod Mini (4GB, Blue, 1st Generation)
Price	Check Prices	Check Prices	$139.94 to $149.99	$119.95	Check Prices
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.0 stars	3.5 stars	3.0 stars
Release date	February 16, 2004	February 23, 2005	September 09, 2008	September 07, 2005	February 16, 2004
The Bottom Line	Apple comes through again with a nearly perfect MP3 player.	In the iPod Mini redux, Apple offers two capacity options and a more competitive pricing scheme--welcome improvements in an already fantastic player.	The fourth-generation iPod Nano is easy on the eyes and the wallet, and you can't beat its hardware and user interface design. Just be sure to give iTunes 8 a spin before committing.	Thanks to its limited capacity, the gorgeous iPod Nano isn't for everybody, but it sets the standard for MP3 players to come.	Apple comes through again with a nearly perfect MP3 player.
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Battery technology	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Digital player (recorder)	WAV Real 10 MP3	WAV AIFF Audible MP3 AAC Apple Lossless	WAV AIFF Audible MP3 AAC Apple Lossless	WAV AIFF Audible MP3 AAC Apple Lossless	WAV Real 10 MP3
Software type	Apple iTunes for Mac Apple iTunes for Windows	Apple iTunes for Mac Apple iTunes for Windows	iTunes Store account Drivers & Utilities iTunes 8 or later	Apple iTunes for Mac Apple iTunes for Windows	Apple iTunes for Mac Apple iTunes for Windows
Dimensions (WxDxH)	2 in x 0.5 in x 3.6 in	2 in x 0.5 in x 3.6 in	1.5 in x 0.2 in x 3.6 in	1.6 in x 0.3 in x 3.5 in	2 in x 0.5 in x 3.6 in
Color	Green	Silver	Silver	White	Blue
PC interface(s) supported	Hi-Speed USB FireWire	Hi-Speed USB FireWire	Hi-Speed USB	USB	Hi-Speed USB FireWire
Mfr estimated battery life	8 hour(s)	18 hour(s)	24 hour(s)	14 hour(s)	8 hour(s)
Flash memory form factor	Info unavailable