My iPod Nano Died....

[user123456789]

So anyway after I fully charge it, I dropped it by accident. I didn't think twice since i've dropped it dozens of times. Well what do ya know... IT DOESN'T WORK... :mad:

I've plugged it back into its USB charger, and it doesn't turn on or anything. I've tried resetting it, to no avail.

Am I screwed? Will Apple give me a replacement?

Should I drop it really hard again to see if that fixes it?

[Master Chief]

I dropped my mini once. The HD busted. Apple wouldn't replace it. But I didn't even tell them it was dropped. Those damn cheaters.

[Lackey]

Am I screwed? Will Apple give me a replacement?


It depends how long you've had it.


See, this is when those Best Buy warranties everybody complains about become very useful :)

[Bat Attack]

I dropped my nano too (before I got an iPod with video) and Apple wouldn't replace it either. Damn you Apple! Yet...I keep going back. :(

[~†~§iX~†~]

Hmmmm, this has influenced me to not upgrade as my mini disc player is constantly being dropped and bouncing off the groud when I travel home late at night. I'd go through tons of the things!......

[Darthphere]

I got an iPod nano, heres a tip, dont drop it. The thing is tiny, if youre going to be throwing it around, dont buy it. Im surprised youve been able to get it working after dropping it many times before. This isnt the tank first generation ipod. Rule of thumb, if its really small, its more delicate. Dont blame Apple, blame your clumsiness.

[black_dust]

Mp3 hard drives only weakness = dropping :)

Wouldn`t have the problem with flash memory disks :(

[Carter]

I had a dell digital jukebox, and I dropped it too many times and broke the hard drive.

Luckily Im getting an ipod video in 2 weeks

[Carter]

I got an iPod nano, heres a tip, dont drop it. The thing is tiny, if youre going to be throwing it around, dont buy it. Im surprised youve been able to get it working after dropping it many times before. This isnt the tank first generation ipod. Rule of thumb, if its really small, its more delicate. Dont blame Apple, blame your clumsiness.

But when you carry something around 24/7 chances are you're going to drop it.
They should make them more durable

[PWN3R]

Thanks for the episode!


You if got a warranty, you should be good.

[Darthphere]

But when you carry something around 24/7 chances are you're going to drop it.
They should make them more durable


Or....you sould be more careful with them.

[Carter]

yeah, and they should make them more durable.

[Master Chief]

I got an iPod nano, heres a tip, dont drop it. The thing is tiny, if youre going to be throwing it around, dont buy it. Im surprised youve been able to get it working after dropping it many times before. This isnt the tank first generation ipod. Rule of thumb, if its really small, its more delicate. Dont blame Apple, blame your clumsiness.

If I want a portable music device I don't want to be treating it like glass, mmmmk? I wouldn't mind a metal shell getting created that has some sort of shock absorbers on the inside if you drop yer damn iPod.

[Darthphere]

If I want a portable music device I don't want to be treating it like glass, mmmmk? I wouldn't mind a metal shell getting created that has some sort of shock absorbers on the inside if you drop yer damn iPod.


Im not saying treat it like glass, but you cant expect for your dumbass to drop it 20 times and then when it finally breaks make Apple pay for your clumsiness.

[Bat Attack]

Hmmmm, this has influenced me to not upgrade as my mini disc player is constantly being dropped and bouncing off the groud when I travel home late at night. I'd go through tons of the things!......
Yeah mini disc players are awesome. I use the MD player my cousin gave me (he bouught it in 1994 for $500 but upgraded a few years later and gave it to me) occasionally, usually when I go on vacation or something and don't want to risk losing my iPod.

[jaguarr]

Mp3 hard drives only weakness = dropping :)

Wouldn`t have the problem with flash memory disks :(

The Nano is made with flash memory, not a hard drive. BS, check your warranty info. Also check with where you bought it from to see if they can help you out. Otherwise, you may be SOL. And Darth's right. Electronic gear of any kind isn't really meant to withstand consistent abuse without failing at some point.

jag

[Master Chief]

Im not saying treat it like glass, but you cant expect for your dumbass to drop it 20 times and then when it finally breaks make Apple pay for your clumsiness.

I dropped mine twice. Which is the average drop life span of any glass object that has slipped through my fingers.

[Darthphere]

I dropped mine twice. Which is the average drop life span of any glass object that has slipped through my fingers.


Sorry to say, it was plastic.:(

[Master Chief]

So what? :confused: When it comes to product durability the iPod sucks. I think my iPod is actually the only electronic device that has actually broken on me because of a drop.

[jaguarr]

So what? :confused: When it comes to product durability the iPod sucks. I think my iPod is actually the only electronic device that has actually broken on me because of a drop.

Did you give it mouth to mouth when it broke?

jag

[Darthphere]

So what? :confused: When it comes to product durability the iPod sucks. I think my iPod is actually the only electronic device that has actually broken on me because of a drop.


Well then dont buy an iPod. Ive had mine for over a year and been careful enough not to drop it. Honestly, its ludicrous for you to drop something on the floor and have it break and expect the company to pay for it when it was your fault. If thats the case you need to purchase the guarantee at Best buy or something.

[jaguarr]

I've had my iPod for three years and never had a problem with it, despite dropping it a few times. Same thing for my wife's iPod Mini.

jag

[Darthphere]

I've had my iPod for three years and never had a problem with it, despite dropping it a few times. Same thing for my wife's iPod Mini.

jag


Yeah I dont know, it seems like common sense, if the item is smaller, you have to be more careful.:confused:

[Master Chief]

Well then dont buy an iPod. Ive had mine for over a year and been careful enough not to drop it. Honestly, its ludicrous for you to drop something on the floor and have it break and expect the company to pay for it when it was your fault. If thats the case you need to purchase the guarantee at Best buy or something.

Who isn't careful when handling expensive s**t? That's just ignorant of you to assume that I'm not careful with my stuff. :rolleyes: I had a warranty. The week it expired is when it broke. I woke up, saw the time, I was late for some appointment or something, so I was fumbling around with my keys and watch and wallet and iPod trying to pull on my pants and throw on my jacket and of all the things to fall the iPod did. It survived a pavement plummet at the bus stop a few weeks before but not a hardwood floor. That sucks.

[Darthphere]

Who isn't careful when handling expensive s**t? That's just ignorant of you to assume that I'm not careful with my stuff. :rolleyes: I had a warranty. The week it expired is when it broke. I woke up, saw the time, I was late for some appointment or something, so I was fumbling around with my keys and watch and wallet and iPod trying to pull on my pants and throw on my jacket and of all the things to fall the iPod did. It survived a pavement plummet at the bus stop a few weeks before but not a hardwood floor. That sucks.


It happens, im not saying youre not careful, but you should expect Apple to pay for every broken iPod, and in your case you even say it took a hard fall on pavement. It usually isnt the hard fall but the really small one after that causes something to break. Its the nature of this universe.:(

[user123456789]

Thanks for all your replies everyone.

I agree with all points, but even though everytime it dropped may not have been due to my carelessness, bottom line is I was careless with it at times and now i'm suffering the consequences.

I called Apple, and it's going to cost me $32.46 shipping to have them take a look/fix/send it back to me.

On the hand, a $32.46 investment might save my $250 nano, but on the other, Apple could say they can't fix it, and there goes my $32.46+$250...

Should I do it?

[Master Chief]

Naw dude, just put the $30 towards a new iPod. Unless like, they guaranteed that they'll fix it. Then of course, send it. :confused:

[user123456789]

Naw dude, just put the $30 towards a new iPod. Unless like, they guaranteed that they'll fix it. Then of course, send it. :confused:

I don't know if they'll gaurantee to fix it... that's the problem :down.

And I was just considering getting another nano or mp3 player.

[jaguarr]

Thanks for all your replies everyone.

I agree with all points, but even though everytime it dropped may not have been due to my carelessness, bottom line is I was careless with it at times and now i'm suffering the consequences.

I called Apple, and it's going to cost me $32.46 shipping to have them take a look/fix/send it back to me.

On the hand, a $32.46 investment might save my $250 nano, but on the other, Apple could say they can't fix it, and there goes my $32.46+$250...

Should I do it?

Actually, Apple is pretty good about their repairs. I'd send it to them, personally.

jag

[user123456789]

Actually, Apple is pretty good about their repairs. I'd send it to them, personally.

jag

Ok, if I do decide to send it to them, another question I have is:

Should I make them re-personalize my "new" ipod, delaying the shipping by a few days / a week...

or

Just get back a factory black ipod nano with no engraving.

[jaguarr]

Ok, if I do decide to send it to them, another question I have is:

Should I make them re-personalize my "new" ipod, delaying the shipping by a few days / a week...

or

Just get back a factory black ipod nano with no engraving.

Depends on what the engraving is and what it means to you, I'd say.

jag

[user123456789]

Depends on what the engraving is and what it means to you, I'd say.

jag

I realized how easy my question as to answer after I answered it.

Yea, it's really important.

I guess i'll spend another $32.46 for my nano.

[tzarinna]

Damn it, my nano came in the mail today. I'm glad I caught this thread.

[user123456789]

Damn it, my nano came in the mail today. I'm glad I caught this thread.

LMFAO.

It's a great piece of technology... just don't drop it... a lot.

[kypade]

I've dropped my nano hundreds of times...and Ive only had it a couple months. I often toss it against the wall just to see if it will bounce back. It doesnt...just kinda slides down the side and hits the tile.

Not so much as a scratch on it.

[kypade]

Ninety-five percent of that post was true, by the waysome.

[unknownuser]

get a z5 instead :up:

http://i3.tinypic.com/wjxtmf.jpg

[user123456789]

get a z5 instead :up:

http://i3.tinypic.com/wjxtmf.jpg

holy crap that loooks hoT!

what's the full product called and how mucH!?

[kypade]

Lookit the pic. They're clearly not out in america yet.

[Master Chief]

Nice.

http://www.cnet.co.uk/i/c/blg/cat/digitalmusic/samsung_YP.jpg

[user123456789]

Lookit the pic. They're clearly not out in america yet.
Oh.
Nice.

http://www.cnet.co.uk/i/c/blg/cat/digitalmusic/samsung_YP.jpg
Huh?

I might go to Thailand this summer, does Thailand have it?

[tzarinna]

LMFAO.

It's a great piece of technology... just don't drop it... a lot.

Im pretty rough with my stuff, but I'll be extra careful now.

I think you can get that Samsung here in the US, if not something very similar, check this out.http://www.samsung.com/index.htm

[user123456789]

Im pretty rough with my stuff, but I'll be extra careful now.

I think you can get that Samsung here in the US, if not something very similar, check this out.http://www.samsung.com/index.htm

Not bad, not bad at all.

[Whirlysplat]

Thanks for all your replies everyone.

I agree with all points, but even though everytime it dropped may not have been due to my carelessness, bottom line is I was careless with it at times and now i'm suffering the consequences.

I called Apple, and it's going to cost me $32.46 shipping to have them take a look/fix/send it back to me.

On the hand, a $32.46 investment might save my $250 nano, but on the other, Apple could say they can't fix it, and there goes my $32.46+$250...

Should I do it?

Apple take the piss when my 2 year old ipod died they wanted £140 for a new 20 GB hard drive. I thought feck it and bought a new 30 GB model for not much more.

Don't you have an apple store near to take it into bud.

- Whirly

[user123456789]

Apple take the piss when my 2 year old ipod died they wanted £140 for a new 20 GB hard drive. I thought feck it and bought a new 30 GB model for not much more.

Don't you have an apple store near to take it into bud.

- Whirly

That's a good idea, go directly to an apple store, save on shipping :up:.

But those samsung MP3 players are lookin wicked cool, and they cost less than apple's mp3 players.

[HerosOnFilm]

There are a variety of cases/covers that can help protect the iPod (including Nano) from a fall. I use the Toughskin for my iPod Video.

Nothing is foolproof, but it can help. There is a product called Otterbox (google it) that claims it can help withstand pretty bad impacts.

Check it out.

[unknownuser]

the Z5 is available in Canada, i dont know about the states tho.

[Man-Thing]

My ipod is made of adamantanium.

[user123456789]

My ipod is made of adamantanium.

How much did that cost?

[Darthphere]

$2.99.....

[jaguarr]

So did you take your iPod to The Apple Store, or what? You're in NYC, so I know there's one there.

jag

[FunBobPants]

hit it with a hammer until battery acid splashes into your face and blinds you :)


trust me

[Scarlet spidey]

I don't know how you can break a Nano by droping it on the ground.
I've seen that thing run over by a car and still work.
Did you drop it off of a 5 story building or something?

[tzarinna]

I bought a protective case at Target for $20.

[user123456789]

So did you take your iPod to The Apple Store, or what? You're in NYC, so I know there's one there.

jag
Yea it rocks living in NYC, but there's not an apple store near me for like 50 miles. I have to go into the "city" (manhattan) to find one. I'll have some time this saturday so i'll go then.
I don't know how you can break a Nano by droping it on the ground.
I've seen that thing run over by a car and still work.
Did you drop it off of a 5 story building or something?
Let's just say I put it through the equivalent of dropping it off a 5 story building, just over time...

[user123456789]

ipod warranty is a thing of beauty

i've got my nano replaced twice now instantly @ the apple store

gotta love it! :D

[Sam Fisher]

So the other day, my nano randomly restarted itself. It just did it again. Does this mean anything?

[user123456789]

So the other day, my nano randomly restarted itself. It just did it again. Does this mean anything?
it means you touch yourself at night

[Kritish]

The nano's too small, I suggest you get a bigger version.

[Sam Fisher]

It's not THAT small.

[Kritish]

It's not THAT small.

It's small enough to be too fragile.

[Sam Fisher]

So is any ipod.

[JTIZZLEVILLE]

I've actually washed my iPod in a washing machine. It was completely immersed in water for at least 30 minutes. And it still worked.

[user123456789]

I've actually washed my iPod in a washing machine. It was completely immersed in water for at least 30 minutes. And it still worked.
wow strong ipod

[Abaddon]

I droppedmy ipod numerous times in the first few months I had it. It works fine, but is scratched to hell

[Sam Fisher]

It's small enough to be too fragile.Heh, I banged my nano numerous times and it still works fine:oldrazz: