Comments on: Beat the iPod http://electrolicious.com/2006/10/beat_the_ipod Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:24:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ariel http://electrolicious.com/2006/10/beat_the_ipod#comment-7125 Ariel Sat, 07 Oct 2006 23:51:42 +0000 #comment-7125 Amen, Alison. I used my second-hand 1G ipod until it finally stopped holding any charge at all. Only then did I upgrade to the photo ipod. Amen, Alison. I used my second-hand 1G ipod until it finally stopped holding any charge at all. Only then did I upgrade to the photo ipod.

]]> By: Alison http://electrolicious.com/2006/10/beat_the_ipod#comment-7123 Alison Sat, 07 Oct 2006 15:40:52 +0000 #comment-7123 You know, as un-fancy and grey as it is, I love my 3rd Gen old school ipod. It doesn't even have a click wheel, but it always works fine. The battery doesn't really hold much of a charge anymore, but I can easily replace that for $20 with a generic battery. There's a 40 GB one up on ebay right now that'll probably go for $40. If your video ipod keeps giving you trouble, that's always an option. I'm just sayin' :) You know, as un-fancy and grey as it is, I love my 3rd Gen old school ipod. It doesn’t even have a click wheel, but it always works fine. The battery doesn’t really hold much of a charge anymore, but I can easily replace that for $20 with a generic battery. There’s a 40 GB one up on ebay right now that’ll probably go for $40. If your video ipod keeps giving you trouble, that’s always an option. I’m just sayin’ :)

]]> By: cooper http://electrolicious.com/2006/10/beat_the_ipod#comment-7121 cooper Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:23:28 +0000 #comment-7121 dropping it worked! it fired right up! dropping it worked! it fired right up!

]]> By: Meesha http://electrolicious.com/2006/10/beat_the_ipod#comment-7122 Meesha Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:58:03 +0000 #comment-7122 A coworker of mine is 4 for 4 with dropping the troublesome iPods from chest height onto a carpeted surface. Good as new! A coworker of mine is 4 for 4 with dropping the troublesome iPods from chest height onto a carpeted surface. Good as new!

]]> By: Damien http://electrolicious.com/2006/10/beat_the_ipod#comment-7124 Damien Fri, 06 Oct 2006 02:17:37 +0000 #comment-7124 I feel your pain - my 60gb iPod Video from last December simply stopped turning off a couple of weeks ago, and multiple resets and a full restore was no help. The good news was that since it was still under the 1-year warranty, I was able to get the retail store folks to replace it for me on-site. If yours is on the right side of a year, I'd suggest you do the same, cause whacking it (pardon my French) will only work for so long. Sadly, it wasn't free, since according to the fine print, there is a $30-something "convenience" charge for replacements after the first 6 months. That said, if you pay $59 to "re-up" your AppleCare for another year (2 years from the purchase date), they waive the replacement fee. So I ended up with a shiny new 'Pod for $59 (I vow: no scratches on this one) and another 14 months on the warranty, in case this ever happens again. Which I'm sure it will. I feel your pain - my 60gb iPod Video from last December simply stopped turning off a couple of weeks ago, and multiple resets and a full restore was no help.

The good news was that since it was still under the 1-year warranty, I was able to get the retail store folks to replace it for me on-site. If yours is on the right side of a year, I’d suggest you do the same, cause whacking it (pardon my French) will only work for so long.

Sadly, it wasn’t free, since according to the fine print, there is a $30-something “convenience” charge for replacements after the first 6 months. That said, if you pay $59 to “re-up” your AppleCare for another year (2 years from the purchase date), they waive the replacement fee.

So I ended up with a shiny new ‘Pod for $59 (I vow: no scratches on this one) and another 14 months on the warranty, in case this ever happens again. Which I’m sure it will.

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