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Why?

I bought three 256GB SD cards at Walmart for $8 on clearance. then I looked at recently modded iPod mini and realized I could buy 3 iPod Mini's with cosmetic issues, 3D print replacement shell's with my own flair, install the clearance SD cards, and bundle in a nice USB cable and a budget pair of IEM's, then sell them as a beginner HiFi audio art piece.

If you are interested, contact on Mastodon: @batvin3211@fosstodon.org

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What I Did?

• I replaced the 4GB compact flash hard drive with a 256GB SD card in a CF card adapter. (yes it had a hard drive)

• I broke the fragile click wheel ribbon connector then had to buy a replacement off eBay.

• I 3d printed a new shell to give it a nice grip. (I need to reprint it though)

Sources

https://youtu.be/qTEk-bgB7rs https://www.printables.com/model/975232-ipod-mini-shell-11-replica-wip

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What did i do?

I received the IPod on October 7th 2024. I started to flash mod the IPod with a 256 Gig SD card. Then when I disconnected the click wheel I used the provided pry tool and sliced into the solder pads. I should of used a different tool, but i did not.

What now?

I found a used click wheel on ebay, cheaper than on Elite Obsolete; so my wallet is not hurting too bad.

I will write a new post after I replace the click wheel.

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Why do i need a 20 year old IPod?

I want to listen to music, podcasts, and audiobooks while I work without my smart phone in my pocket. It is a distraction from what i need to do.

What will i do to the poor thing?

I will be replacing the micro hard drive with a SD card adapter with 256 Gig of storage. also i will be installing Rockbox. https://www.rockbox.org/