Apple uses Microdrives in their iPod Mini and other iPods which came before iPod Nano.
All these Microdrives are small HDDs with moving parts. All of them are bound to get down after some use.
If you want to convert your iPod Mini into a flash based player then click here for further instructions.
By changing the memory you can also enhance the storage capacity by using a bigger card. Moreover these cards consume less power than the inbuilt Microdrives.
If you are ready to do the modding then click here for the instructions.
Via: Gizmodo
