2 iPods on the same PC

I have an iPod mini (4GB) and an iPod color (60 GB). What will happen when I connect them to the PC if there are more songs on the computer than the 4 GB, the mini can hold ?

Niels,
This article in the Apple Knowledge Base gives you the details of what to expect:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93656

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