I bought a Mini for my daughter, college freshman, prior to the Nano's arrival. The Mini is nice, very nice especially with the laser ingraving. HOWEVER, the Nano is just plain COOL! It is tiny, the screen is color and it is cool, way cool. The Nano I was able to handle/fondle was black. I understand everyone's fascination with black and it does look good BUT it collects fingerprints like crazy. My recommendation, white Nano. Go for it. Cheers