I prefer the mini over the nano....

Well, looks like Best Buy doesn't sell Mini's anymore...:(
And some mini's cost over the 200's! I wanted a gold. But I heard that nano's break really easily! If you drop it, it freezes or breakes...
Can Apple have any left in stock that they could sell me for a cheaper price?

Click on the store link above, scroll down the page and click on the red "save" icon. Scroll down that page, and there you will see refurbished products. Check to see if they have a mini. Last time I looked there were none, but that changes everyday.

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Also, when I try to open the iTunes icon on my desktop, it tells me there is an error and needs to close........

yes, try installing QuickTime standalone, not regular
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html
The mini iTunes software may be too old for the nano, I'm not sure what you had before.
You're choosing SAVE, not RUN, right? Best not to run installaions over te internet.
Also, turn Norton off before installing, it really hates iTunes for some reason. Turn off any security software, for that matter, if you don't have Norton.

What are the benefits of buying an Ipad mini over an Ipad 2

what are the benefits of buying an Ipad mini over an Ipad 2?

As Phil said, iPad mini is smaller; for most, it fits in one hand. It also has a better camera, and can take advantage of more software features like Siri.

I just bought a mac mini over the weekend. I saved items from my old G4 to an external hard drive. I go to plug in the external hard drive and the new computer is not recognizing it. Help.

I just bought a mac mini over the weekend. I saved items from my old G4 to an external hard drive. I go to plug in the external hard drive and the new computer is not recognizing it. Help.
Here is the information I have. The external hard drive is a 120GB Acomdata. It has both USB and Firewire. When I go to plug in to the mac mini through USB, it is not being recognized. When I switch to Firewire on the old computer I can see it, however when I go to USB it is not being recognized (even on the old computer).
I'm at a loss as to what to do. Any advice would be helpful.

Shalese wrote:
Have you ever tried the FW 400 to 800 adapter?
I have used them on multiple occasions and they work just fine.
Try this (maybe you already have):
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-Do not connect drive but turn it on
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This is an old drive and may have some timing
issues.
I had an Acomdata drive a long time ago. It
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From the mini to the nano

I have a question. When I upgrade from the mini to the nano, I have to install the new itunes, right? But do I want to completely uninstall the earlier itunes? I fear that I'll lose all of my music in the process.

You don't need to install iTunes if you already have it, just connect the Nano.

Is the nano worth throwing away my old ipod mini?

I just bought a ipod mini 1 month before the nano came out. So now i'm feeling kinda ticked off as you can imagine.
The month that i did have an up to date ipod, i was enjouying it alot. In fact i currently have 200 songs on it and listen to them all frequently. So now the big question for me is if i should sell my current ipod mini so that i can buy a ipod nano.
Is the ipod nano worth it?

Yes. Throw away the Mini. Not literally; give it to a 7 year old just starting to appreciate music. Or, better yet, donate it to kids playing street hockey as it will glide better than a roll of electrical tape.
The nano is that good. It's that much of a breakthrough. It re-sets the bar for all portable electronics.
It boils down to light weight vs. capacity. If you can't listen to 4000 songs in a week, what's the point of carrying around an iBrick on the train, bus, or plane? Use iTunes, that's what it's for. It's there to be your library of all 4000 songs that you own. Once a week (or month) just dock the nano with iTunes and tweak your song choices a little bit.
It's like carrying around a carton of cigarettes when you can only smoke a pack a day. Lots of extra weight and complexity that can be eliminated when you can have a more simple device that can do a better job.
Ditch the Mini, grab a nano, and don't look back.
BJ

Its the nano better than the mini?????

why is the nano better than the mini?? if it is???

well, it IS smaller! I find the Mini's screen easier for my old eyes to read. I have NO personal experience (other than holding and playing with a Nano in the store) with a Nano, as I'm waiting for Apple to improve scratch resistance before I buy one. IF they don't, I won't. Other than a minor problem of distortion when using the bass boost EQ on a Mini, I'm not aware of any pervasive issues with them. My wife's works like a charm. I'm a 40GB iPod owner myself. It works great, also. having said that, I'd still like a Nano IF APPLE TOUGHENS UP THE CASE.

Hi I'm from the UK and I'm visiting the US in June I was wondering would I be able to buy a Mac mini over in the US and use it in the UK with a power adapter. Thanks!

Hi I'm from the UK and I'm visiting the US in June I was wondering would I be able to buy a Mac mini over in the US and use it in the UK with a power adapter. Thanks!

You won't need a plug adapter if you buy a figure-of-eight mains lead (like most portable radios etc) with a UK plugtop to replace the original lead.

Getting the Alpine iPod adaptor to work with the nano

I've had my Nano since September and love it. Had to purchase a new stereo for my car so I had a new Alpine Head Unit and the iPod adaptor installed. The radio works great. The adaptor will not work on my Nano no matter what I do. The error message I get is that my iPod doesn't support the attached accessory.
I've reset my Nano to factory settings twice and I've reset the Head Unit once. That seems to fix everyone else's problem but not mine. Now I'm stuck because I went to the Apple Store and was told my Nano is fine its an Alpine problem, I call Alpine and was told it works just fine with the Nano so it must be a Nano problem. At this point I don't know what to do.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Hi Gary,
Thanks so much for your response. I have the Alpine 9847 with the 420i iPod adaptor.
And I should have mentioned this before I did go back to the store for help. They tried and tried but couldn't get it to work (they reset my iPod several times and reset the head unit as well). They even tried to get my Nano to work on some other units in the store - Kenwoods and Alpines and couldn't get it to work anywhere. They swear to me that they've used this adaptor on other Nano's so they said go to the Apple store your iPod must be defective. The sales guy even brought out his iPod (40G I think - don't know the version) and it worked just fine in my car so of course in their mind an iPod work they've used it for other Nano's so they think the hook-up is OK (and I'm hard pressed to argue).
The man at the Apple Store said that the 420i doesn't work with Nanos or iPod videos because it was designed to work with USB Mass Storage and the Nano and iPod video uses PTP (I have no idea what this means). He said the problem was with Alpine because the adaptor needed a software update. I called the audio store back (and this is a actual audio store not a Best Buy/Circuit City type store) and they said they would look into this.
So I called Alpine and the man told me there is no software update and as far as he knew it worked with Nano and iPod videos even though it wasn't designed to work with them; there was nothing he could do for me so his solution was go buy a new iPod (of course my options are a Nano or an iPod video which brings me full circle to it won't work with the 420i). Plus its new I don't want another iPod I like the one I have!
So Apple says its Alpine's adaptor, and Alpine says its Apple's iPod - I say I just want to listen to my music!
The audio store is still trying to help but they seemed stumped as well. My iPod has had some quirks (took me over an hour to get my computer to recognize it tonight to reload songs, I have to have iTunes open before plugging in the Nano or it jams) but I never thought much about it. Is there such a thing as a tempermental Nano that can't be trained?
Thanks again for your help! (And sorry its so long but I figured the more info the better.)
Jen

How to tell if the nano has a defective screen...

Ok, earlier today I had my iPod nano in my pocket with NOTHING EXCEPT THE IPOD NANO IN IT (not even headphones!). The iPod nano was in the iSee nano case and also had the decal girl crystal shield under it. I was wearing my favourite pants. They are very baggy and have huge pockets. Anyway, I was walking with the nano in my pocket for about 1 minute, and I didn't sit down. I pulled it out, and what do you know? The screen is cracked. A yucky blacky thing was in the bottom right hand corner. It looked like spilled ink (as another poster said a while ago). I turned the nano on, and the blacky thingy grew a bit and turned pixalized. The top of the screen just had a blue bar. The bottom of the screen showed a lighter blue bar. I could barely make out the menu items "Settings" and "Shuffle songs" through the bar. The total right hand side of the screen is either white of covered with the blob.
Here are some pictures. Note that the scratches are not on the nano, but they are actually on the iSee.
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I contacted apple and they said that they were going to send me a box within 2 days to my house. I put the nano in and then they will decide whether to fix it or not. What I want to know is how can I tell if I really do have a defective screen? I've heard that if your screen cracks from the inside, then it is defective. If you drop your nano/put your car keys next to it and it cracks, it is your fault.
I think I have a defective one. The case itself emerged unharmed, with no new scratches (I still have yet to figure out how so many scratches could collect on the iSee nano case in little over a week). There is no dent in the case, because I didn't actually hit anything. I think my nano must be defective. According to apple's website, my nano's approximate date of purchase was October 18.
The thin clear layer of whatever it is that covers the nano screen is not cracked. Some part of the nano is cracked though. I think it is defective. How else could it crack without harming the case or the thin invisible layer or whatever without me dropping it.
Judging from this, can you tell me if it is faulty, or if it isn't faulty?

That is so stupid. Any additional pressure......
I can't believe this. When I first got the nano, I thought my only problem would be scratching, so it's been paired with a case and a screen protector since I got it. I never thought cracking would be a problem.
And why did they have to make it so thin anyways? Screw the 1GB nano, make a nano around the .33 inches thickness of a shuffle. The nano will now not crack or scratch, and I will have nothing to complain about.
I know that during the first 14 days from the date of purchase, you can get a refund on your nano. If I do get a new nano back, will I be able to get a refund, or not? The original iPod (the cracked one next to my computer) was engraved with my name. On the online form I asked apple not to engrave it, to speed up the process. My warranty will not restart, but will my date of purchse? I really want to refund this nano and forget about it. Screw the screen protectors and cases. I'll give them to my cousin. Her nano is scratched like ****.

Is there a way to keep the Nano from auto shutting off?

This is probably a weird question because it doesn't really involve a problem per se. I am a drummer in a band. I am using my iPod 1 GB Nano to play an intro during our live shows and also play segways between songs because it is more reliable than a laptop. Basically each of my sound clips are in their own playlist so that once the clip ends it stops and doesn't go to the next song and I'm not trying stop it while I'm also playing the drums. But within a minute or so of finishing the sound clip the Nano shuts off. When I turn it back on it causes a small popping sound in the PA (which is undesireable). I'm wondering if there is a way to keep the iPOD from shutting off automatically. I haven't been able to find any settings that allow me to prevent it from auto shut off. Any suggestions? And just to clarify, it is not shutting off while playing the sound clip, but usually a minute or so after. So It's not like it is malfunctioning. But there must be some way to keep it from shutting off automatically.
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Hi Jarame,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
Try putting your iPod on Hold. You might want to look at Knowledge Base Document #60951 and Knowledge Base Document #60945 goes over The iPods Different Sleep Modes.
Jon

GOOD NEWS FOR THE NANO!!!

"They claim current iPods can already play video (but this is disabled) which means an updated firmware might enable movie playback, something not infeasible given the power of the iPod hardware platform."
http://engadget.com/page/3 -- scroll down to "Think Secret thinks we'll see a video iPod Tomorrow" and read the update!!
This is good news for all those who may be regreting buying the nano. (I don't, it's flash-newer technology, hard drive skips)

Yeah,
Even though the screen on the Nano is small, I would still welcome video playback. I don't think copying full DVD's onto the Nano is practical given the storage size unless there is a way to compress video/DVD content to be loaded on to the Nano. You would be able to hold maybe 1 or 2 full DVD movies plus your music library. The new video iPod and regular iPods have much larger storage for things like full quality audio and video.
I welcome the ability to play Quick Time content, though.
Have a lot of video/movies in QT format and the sound would probably be great over headphones.
I do not regret buying a Nano, though. The Nano is an impressive piece of technology and still a good-looking device for playing any audio/video/image content.
I hope apple does release a firmware updater to recent iPods for video playback.
This would just make the Nano even more slicker device.

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TIA
Eric

Thanks for the reply - sounds like you have faith in it.
I just wondered if there was anyone out there who had actually tried it and could say whether it worked or not?
It just seems to be a lot cheaper than the Apple charger, without all the extra cables and converters etc - it just seems to good to be true.

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uh dude thats same thing is happening to me it wont turn off or anything or reset mines skipping songs too

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How do you get already downloaded songs onto the Nano? Can you simply throw them through ITunes, or do you have to buy every song that ever goes on the Ipod? I know you could probably put them on from cd's, but what about songs that I have already downloaded? Help????

>I can put the already 800+ songs that I already have onto a new IPod.
Yes.
>other 50% I've ripped from my cd collection. Will the ITunes take them?
Yes.
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Yes.
>Do you like the nano,...
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