AHENDY
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| Unexpected iPod Death
This morning I attempted to turn on my 40 GB 4G iPod, to soothe my ears with the usual mix. For over a year, this phenomenon has gone flawlessly everyday. Today was different.
I noticed the hard drive was making more noise than usual, and a lower pitched noise at that. I attempted to play a song, and to my surprise it played the first 30 seconds.. then it locked up.
I attempted to reset it, but was greeted with the dreaded folder with the ! mark.. with a link to Apple's support page.
This iPod is out of warranty, and was begging to be replaced with a new black 4 GB nano. Having said that, I am curious if it's worth anything. Might this be worth putting up on eBay and selling as non-working?
Everything else on the iPod is flawless. It has it's usual scratch here and there, but aside from that it's in good condition.
So I guess my question is... should I put it up on eBay? If so, how much do you think I could get from it? Or is it just not worth it?
Thank you
Andy
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rjackson
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clubs: | You mean opposed to an expected iPod death?
Sell it to iPodResQ. |
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TigerNutz
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Sell it on Ebay.
Check it out:
»cgi.ebay.com/IPOD-40GB-Apple-MP3···ViewItem |
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AHENDY
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| Wow! If I could get 100+ bucks for this thing, i'd be one happy camper!
I also submitted it to iPodResQ.. we'll see how they quote me.
Thanks
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sporkme
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F walker
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With iPods, I have come to expect the unexpected... I have have had every iPod I have ever had die on me (all but one was hard drive failure). My newest one is now begining to freeze up for 30-60 seconds regularly, which will mean back to the genius bar for free iPod #5....
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SK
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Re: Unexpected iPod Death
Hmmm, this makes me want to get AppleCare.
My original warranty expires in December. I've alredy had it serviced/replaced once. At C$71 for 2 years protection, it's a great deal. |
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Dragasoni
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I'm concerned, I keep hearing bad things about these iPod's involving sudden death
I just bought one, and I love it! If it dies on me, I think I might cry.
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AHENDY
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Well, I put it on eBay and within 20 minutes, it was sold for $150.
I'm satisfied.
Now to order an iPod Nano. |
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crashovrride
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Oakdale, PA | reply to AHENDY
I was thinking of getting a Nano, but after seeing them in person I decided against it. It's to small and light, i'd break it within the first week of having it. |
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| said by crashovrride  :I was thinking of getting a Nano, but after seeing them in person I decided against it. It's to small and light, i'd break it within the first week of having it. I dunno...seems like you'd really have to try to break one of these things.
»arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nano.ars/3 |
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realism
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I have had one iPod....an original 5gig that I pre-ordered before they were released. It's worked flawlessly for me for 3 or 4 years.....but mine got dropped in a bucket of mop water and sat there for a couple minutes. Maybe that's the key to making your iPod last forever. Just soak it in some dirty mop water for about 2 minutes or so.;) My wife bought a shuffle recently, and it's doing fine too.....though I expect it to die any minute as she didn't purchase the extended AppleCare Mopwater Plan....from me.....for $79. She better not say I didn't warn her. |
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SK
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If anyone wants to fund me, I can do all sorts of testing at school (hardness, flexure, tensile etc.) |
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MarkyD
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Awesome Andy! $150 for a busted iPod...you're halfway to a Nano!  |
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