I purchased my apple Mini 4GB a yr ago . it worked fine for a yr. No problems at all. Not once did it skip a track. It was always reliable, I rode my bike all day with the ipod kept in my jeans. Its a tough product and though the screen is scratched due to rough usage, the body is still good with no scratches and the paint still shines. The same cannot be said abt the Nanao which is so delicate. However after a years time the battery has gone bad. even though I charge my ipod for 8 jrs the battery doesnt last too long prolly for a few hrs of continuous playback, then even though there is some juice left in the battery the ipod restarts. This is the most irritating thing as all the settings, date, time, EQ, etc are restored to the factory settings. I guess the battery needs to be replaced, which will cost me Rs.3000+ This is very disheartening, esp after spending close to 10k for an mp3 player which isnt a year old completely. The sound quality is good but apple should ship a better set of ear-fones so that bass can be heard distinctly. Also the process of adding songs should be easy(drag and drop) instead of the complicated iTunes.