Ipod mini is dead... what should i do now??

my ipod mini (1st gen got it as soon as it came out so its been ~3 years) gave me the sad face today at the gym and i think its dead. i tried connecting back into dock and it still has sad face and did hard reboot and still sad face. when i connect to my comp, it goes into recharge mode but its stuck at the first part of the recharge mode so it looks frozen and then switches between that and sad face. the hdd is also making loud noises that ive never heard before. i see there are replacement harddrives you can buy for it but will that work? i just replace the hdd and load the ipod firmware? the hdd are like $120 though! and the cheapest nano is like $150. should i try to replace hdd to 8gb or get the new 2gb nano? i was already planning on getting one of the regular 30gb ipods but i need something to work out with and i thought the regular ones might be kinda bulky on my arm to work out with? also as i said, i want to buy a regular 30gb ipod. i am impatient and need music asap and there are these vending machines at my school student center that dispense ipods. should i use this? if i ordered from apple.com it would take several days but i feel kinda weary of buying a $250 item from a vending machine. anyone ever done this?

Do these show you anything that you haven't tried yet?:
iPod Doesn’t Appear in iTunes/iPod Sad Icon
Good Thread About iPod Sad icon/Folder with Exclamation Point
Another really Good thread About the iPod Sad Face
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