[jesset]

I have a 2G 20 Gig iPod that appears to be dead. My collection just hit over the 20 gig spot and I don't think I can afford the 40gig iPod. So I'm debating between the 20gig and the mini.

So my question is to everyone with an iPod mini with a collection of over 10 gigs of songs... do you find yourself missing those 6 gigs a lot? How do you manage songs that go on it?

My other question is about NEW iPod Minis. So I might come off as stupid here, but I realize that the iPod Minis are on back order across the globe but I also realize (thanks to Mac Rumors buyer's guide) that the mini should receive some sort of an update soon. Is the fact that the mini's are one such back order a clear clue that the mini's won't be updated soon?

[Krypton]

They've been available in Europe for barely a month, plus updates usually accompany increased disk drive sizes.

[Randman]

My main iPod is a 40 (I have about 25GB of music/audiobooks right now).

I've found my Mini (and my g/f's) holds a little less than 900 songs. Basically, I've just been using it at the gym and on the commute to work. I've pretty much gone through and put in a few hundred songs that I must have.
Then I filled the rest with stuff that interests me right now. I figure when I've gone through a good portion of it, I'll simply swop it out with a few hundred new songs.