SoundLink Mini II

Ground breaking for bass and size at time of release and still has a certain magic about it.

I have a similar SoundLink Mini (yours is a Micro), also a gift from an employer, from 2015. Sounds great and I haven't noticed any decrease in battery life over the years. Unfortunately mine is a Mini **II**. The first-gen Mini the battery came out with four screws for extremely easy replacement; Bose even has instructions on the website. The Mini II came out in 2015 and looks and functions exactly the same way, but they entirely changed the guts, so [replacing the battery now requires nearly completely disassembling the unit to desolder a ribbon cable from the motherboard, and then reflashing the device's firmware from a computer with Bose proprietary software,](https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Bose+SoundLink+Mini+II+Battery++Replacement/84991) with not great odds of success for a DIYer. So if I ever have to replace the battery I'm probably screwed. Hopefully it'll be able to run directly from USB power after the battery goes. I have no idea if all the newer Bose speakers have had the same anti-repair design changes, but something to pay attention to when shopping for one.

Loved this one too, but after not using it for a while it didn’t turn on anymore :( Heard it happen to other people too.

Bose Soundlink Mini 2 The most reliable speaker I have ever owned 👌🏻

Unfortunately same. I still love it though. I’m just a little limited because I have to keep mine on the charging doc otherwise it won’t last more than 10 minutes