Destroyed iPod

Here's the 2nd worst possible thing you could do to an iPod; destroy it (the first being; putting Tim McGraw on it ). I bought this 30g 5thGeneration Video iPod shortly after it came out, for a very, hefty price with a warranty that didn't cover the damages that were inflicted to it. After a cold walk to school (exposure to weather), than a drop 3 foot drop to the concrete floor (negligence/accidental physical damage) in a genuine 'iPod Case' the screen had been seriously cracked turning 40% of my screen into a black pit.. I took it into FutureShop and they wouldn't cover it seeing as I was under Apples warranty by default for 6months, I called apple and they said I was in violation of their terms (the italic quotes above were what the warranty wouldn't cover) which got me thinking; wtf did I buy this 500$ mp3 player if it couldn't stand up to ware-an-tare, even worse why'd I splugg $79 for a warranty that doesn't cover it breaking? I know I was at fault for dropping it, but, it definitely sucks.. has anyone else broke their iPod in the same manor? or am I a warranty abuser? (ps; I'm not clumsy I took very good care of my ipod clearly not enough care, but this was an unintentional accident)

/sorry for the bad grammer/spelling

#462995

i cracked my old smelly shuffle in half after being frustrated by its inability to do something cool.

then i went out and bought m'self a brand spanking new 80GB iPod + Apple Care + accessories (case, etc.).

Now im happy.

#462996

I'm careful with my 8GB 2nd Gen Nano Had it for over 8 months now

#463000

I had the same issue as Coldwer, but mine fell off of my desk less than 3 feet onto CARPET. Screw that. For awhile I could use it as just a flash drive but eventually even that failed. I doubt I'll ever get another one. Maybe one of those tiny $80 shuffles, but def not another 80 gig video.

6-year-old CD players ftw.

#463010

Cut my 4th gen with an exactoknife, straight through the plastic. No functional damage.

My sis sat on hers and destroyed 70% of her screen. She "liberated" mine.

#463032

...She "liberated" mine.

hahaha

to bad ipods wernt indestructable... seems I'm not alone in this,

#463034

Got a 30 Gigger myself at Dixons, complete with a warranty that covers water damage, accidental dropping, dog chewing+sliming,

#463050

@Vale46 I wish.. I had heard that the warrentys basicly only cover lemons, all they do is pay the commission for the sales reps (only recently since now the bestbuy/futureshop chain has removed its employes personal commissions)

#463051

I do actually own three iPods. All 5th Generation... One 30GB iPod with Video, iPod Nano 4GB, and whatever the largest size is for the shuffle. I only seem to use my iPod Video because it can store all my songs. I also have extra room to put photos, videos and games on it. The shuffle I haven't use in over a year. The Nano I will bring with me incase my Video runs out of battery (Videos drain the battery).

#463053

20GB 4th gen, i still miss it. Was at pizza hut and some idiot (me) left it on the table for someone (probably me) to cover it in sprite.

Worked fine for about a month then the HD started having problems, so i got it replaced (under the warranty) with a 5G. I'm still not sure if it was the sprite that caused it, because it was fine for a whole month.

#463067

My sis sat on hers and destroyed 70% of her screen.

dad did the same with his nano.

#463073

I got my busted one working! All it took was completely voiding the warranty and cracking it open. Doing a little fixing up on the wiring and bam! It works. Now, I just have to wait for the new LCD I ordered to get here! Hooray!

#463461

Damn.

Well I had to go to a second one to be satisfied, too. Last year I went off for an iPod Nano, 1st gen (prettier IMO). My first was a nice black 2 gig, but less than a week after I got it, it decided not to connect to my computer properly anymore. It'd hook for about 5 seconds then just as iTunes would start to play with it, BOOM! disconnect. Then a couple of days after that it rapidly developed Alzheimer's and was reduced to a shiny brick thereafter. Put in normal terms, it couldn't remember any of the settings or music, either!

Needless to say, it went right back to Best Buy and was upgraded to a nice, white 4 gig (I needed more memory anyway). Been happy ever since and it's been...hmm...14 months? And I've dropped it plenty of times onto hard floors, both bare and in a case I got for it. The worst damage it suffered wasn't even from those drops. It was from being rubbed on the back by a really stupid case I had at first that you had to slide this piece off the back to get the iPod out of.

Guess some iPods got more glue than others?

#464459

oh i forgot, i had a 30gb too, which i got back a couple weeks ago.

i got in a fight and the guy threw a punch while it was in my pocket.

i beat him down

#464461