Many people regret the discontinuation of the iPod mini since the release on September 7th of the
iPod nano did not result in a increase in storage space. A Californian gave new life to his iPod mini by replacing the original 4Gb hard disk with a 8Gb compact flash hard drive for cameras from Seagate.

This is also a good time to replace the battery with one that has double the capacity.
iPod mini 8 GB Upgrade