I would also recommend using this solution(http://geektechnique.org/projectlab/753/...-to-turn-your-iPod-mini-into-a-flash-based-iPod), I got my daughter a new nano and took her old iPod mini and replaced the battery(from iFixit with kit) and at the same time put in a 16GB CF card, now I wish I had went ahead went to 32 GB. ~:)