dead ipods
out of nowhere today while listening to some sven vath, my ipod stopped. i figured it just hung and when i went to reset it just got a folder with exclamation point. later on plugging it into the powerbook i just got a disc with a magnifying glass and then a "sad ipod" pic. on diagnostic mode the hard drive scan failed. WTF?! it was a 20 gb that i got 6 months ago. no problems except this one. luckily apple gave me a break as i was one day over 6 months ( they charge u $30 for "shipping" if over 6 months).
anyone else have their hard drive fail that soon?
anyone else have their hard drive fail that soon?
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My diagnosis: crashed hard drive (possibly related to the nasty knock on the floor it had about an hour previously). Anyway, I did the box'n'DHL thing, and a few weeks later a nice shiny new iPod turned up, although I've yet to be convinced I was still within warranty.
Yes, it's a pain to be iPodless for a while, but on the bright side, look at it as opportunity to get rid of the scratches.
its amazing to realize just how much i listen to that thing.. taking the subway in new york city sure gets boring without it!
Certainly a quick search on my part doesn't show up anyone who's selling them...
Maybe some folks on dedicated iPod sites would have more info.
It sure does seem like they die a lot. Reading the postings on iPodlounge make sit seem as if it's almost guaranteed that you'll have serious problems within the first year. Surely this can't be the case? Are there people out there who are having no problems whatsoever?
Originally posted by macfly
seems this thing is sure to crap out in 2 years... i only know one other person with one and his died days after the one year apple warranty. nothing they would do for him...
i have an original ipod 5gig from dec2001 and other than the battery problem(which update 1.2.6 has fixed, 9 hours of life now) I haven't had any other problems.
I work in construction and like to mountain bike and it has spent alot of time with me, this ipod is the toughest electronics unit I have ever owned.
Love my iPod
I am still waiting for the new ones to come out since a new one costs about the same as getting mine fixed.
I think this is a pretty stupid system. Who would pay to have an iPod fixed when you can get a brand new one for the same price?
Originally posted by jante99
Who would pay to have an iPod fixed when you can get a brand new one for the same price?
And therein lies the nub of Apple's cunning plan...