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Broken ipod Poll

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KillerMonkey
Posts: 6436 - Karma: 109
wow people are finally reallizing that ipods are crap and that the only reason they're so popular is the brand name. I have a creative zen touch and that thing is a rock. I've had it for 2yrs now and the battery life is still longer than a brand new ipod one. It doesnt look as cool but it sure cost less and works better. The only downside is that the controls are harder to use compared to an ipod.
May 15 2006 3:09PM
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AtomicTweaker
Posts: 2341 - Karma: 16
mine broke twice and it it breaks again im screwed b/c the warantee is out
May 15 2006 3:10PM
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ski_cartel
Posts: 6598 - Karma: 18
iv broken 2
May 15 2006 3:11PM
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ski_me
Posts: 358 - Karma: 10
i definetly just had to send mine back after a year+ of use, ipods annoy me now.
May 15 2006 3:11PM
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Shadows
Posts: 8068 - Karma: 43
IPOD = FUCKIN ITUNES
thats it.

itunes is quite possibly THE best player/organizer/synchro when combined with ipods.

ive had a 3g for a little over 3 years now. i bought a new battery, 20 bucks, and it works fine. the battery was an upgrade, so its not the shitty apple kind that does infact die pretty fast.+

i love ipods/itunes
May 15 2006 3:11PM
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FartFace
Posts: 177 - Karma: 10
mine is scratched but its not broken yet
May 15 2006 3:12PM
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Desjardins
Posts: 1772 - Karma: 11
i like my ipod, its not cause its a brand name i bought it, its cause my friend wa an idiot and he sold it to me for 100 bucks, but thats beyond the point, most ipod probelms arent as bad as they appear, mine wasnt working because of something in the harddrive, so i jsut open my ipod up, did nothing to it except take some dust of things, closed it and now it works fine, and ive done this numerus times
May 15 2006 3:27PM
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tBatt
Posts: 9632 - Karma: 580
2 broken. one was within 2 months.

does anyone know if i have a warentee and my ipod breaks, does it end cause it was just fr that ipod or does it last for 3 years no matter what.
May 15 2006 3:48PM
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creighton
Posts: 3837 - Karma: 3,400
i pods arent shit.. they break way less than any other mp3 player. they work better and its so much easier to put music on an i pod than everyother kind
May 15 2006 3:50PM
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Zhot1218
Posts: 626 - Karma: 10
ipods rock i dont know what u r talkin about
May 15 2006 3:50PM
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hurrisun
Posts: 6284 - Karma: 49
im on my third but i still love it
May 15 2006 3:51PM
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Jwenz
Posts: 8893 - Karma: 7,633
Yeah i have a Dell Digital Jukebox and this is my 3rd year or so, and it has continously been amazing never has the battery ran out
May 15 2006 3:52PM
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awsomecoolguy
Posts: 3536 - Karma: 13
i fell on my mine so it's not really apples fault "corked 3"
May 15 2006 3:55PM
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cko
Posts: 1869 - Karma: 32
We decided to make the poll after a bunch of mishaps/annoyances with iPods between myself, Mr.Bishop, NoPoles, and some random horror stories from other friends.

Personally my 4th generation 20gig is still kicking after numerous falls in the snow and most recently a drop on a bathroom floor that knocked out 60% of the screen. I'm scared that it's going to die before the next incarnation of ipods come out because if that happens I have no idea what I'll do.
May 15 2006 4:03PM
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Scratch*my*Back
Posts: 8334 - Karma: 160
my ipod is fine. i dont even take particularly good care of it.

my cell phone, well that's another story. that thing is in need of some serious help.
May 15 2006 4:05PM
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clarkhamilton3
Posts: 598 - Karma: 10
i broke one ipod. and i thought my warranty was to best buy and they said they wont replace it. so i crashed the shit out of it. when i could have just sent it back to apple. but my mom just game me hers
May 15 2006 4:08PM
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STACKS
Posts: 1938 - Karma: 42
thank you crieghton
May 15 2006 4:10PM
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fouldsys
Posts: 7404 - Karma: 39
what are you talking about ipods are sick. they can hold like more songs than some computers can and they play video now. i know some people whos ipods have broken so i got some insurance. mine hast broken yet thow knock on wood.
May 15 2006 4:10PM
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timmi
Posts: 12874 - Karma: 3,460
ive broken 2.
May 15 2006 4:27PM
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twix_182
Posts: 9248 - Karma: 27
my 3rd gen one stopped playing half the songs so i used my warranty to get a video
May 15 2006 4:30PM
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sneather
Posts: 6672 - Karma: 19
i broke 2 so i decided to get a creavtive zen micro
i love it!
May 15 2006 4:31PM
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4frntSkier
Posts: 4008 - Karma: 143
ive broken 2
but i love my video so far
sept the battery life sucks

worst thing about apple is the headphones they give you
they last like 7 minutes
May 15 2006 4:40PM
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nickmcnutt
Posts: 4396 - Karma: 2,966
i broke mine twice, but i fixed it myself. i hope somethig glitches out oin it soon so i can get warranty, mine is soooo scratched
May 15 2006 4:41PM
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acoustikrage
Posts: 1001 - Karma: 10
your reasoning kind of sucks. i'm not saying creative products are bad, but you have to take into consideration that WAY MORE people have ipods than creative products. thus, there is bound to be more reported incidences of broken ipods. if there were just as many creative products, you'd probably hear the same amount of horror stories. plus, most of the time when ipods break, it's just the owner being stupid or they're not really broken. i've had my 3rd gen ipod for almost 3 years now, works fine.
May 15 2006 4:41PM
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sKILOve07
Posts: 3482 - Karma: 9
Actually i loved my ipod.. its just my luck that i snapped it though.. don't get a nano.
May 15 2006 5:05PM
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rossiscratch04
Posts: 680 - Karma: 10
never broken one, i also have never had one
May 15 2006 6:38PM
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PooterCrunk69
Posts: 228 - Karma: 10
they may break alot but they are sooooo good for the time that they do work, nothing beats them. the click wheel kicks ass. mine hasnt broken yet either, besides when i left it out in the cold and my HD was erased of music
May 15 2006 6:42PM
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Grimace.
Posts: 8345 - Karma: 25
yeah i had an creative zen micro
but it got stolen
May 15 2006 6:43PM
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--Daniel--
Posts: 1248 - Karma: 8
i got an ipod nano for christmas. after the first couple days that i got it every inch part of it is scratched. it looks like someone attacked it with an electric sander. but i dont really care, it plays music.
May 15 2006 6:45PM
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Beamer12
Posts: 3227 - Karma: 46
my mini broke like a week after my warrenty was up..piece of shit..does any1 know if i can just replace my warrenty even though i dont have 1 right now? cause then i could just buy the cheapest warrenty and bring it back right away and say its broken
May 15 2006 7:43PM
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Eazy_Eags
Posts: 2227 - Karma: 14
2 broken and my current one is mexican. it only works when it wants to
May 15 2006 7:50PM
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Beamer12
Posts: 3227 - Karma: 46
haha good comparison
May 15 2006 7:51PM
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feldrock
Posts: 298 - Karma: 18
I have this thing called a DMC 500 that is I think the biggest mp3 ever made. Its giant and I didnt know when I got it because it was only and looked much smaller there, i didnt really pay attention to the dimentions. I like it though cause it has its own personal harddrive without going through something like Itunes and holds 15,000 songs
May 15 2006 9:07PM
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prosnurfer
Posts: 1842 - Karma: 83
personaly i loved my ipod and i thought it was legit. if u know how to work em there sick and if ur good with comps u can do alot of stuff with em. but my click wheel broke and now scrooling is a pain in the ass. soo down side ipods break easy.
May 15 2006 9:49PM
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Krongos
Posts: 5214 - Karma: 47
yeah mine broke twice and i cant afford a new one
May 15 2006 11:20PM
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1440ski
Posts: 2049 - Karma: 1,110
I havent broken mine yet but im sure it will break in no time.
May 15 2006 11:22PM
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ARMADA-SKI-NZ
Posts: 307 - Karma: 10
YEAH MIN 2
May 15 2006 11:39PM
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pbandj
Posts: 5610 - Karma: 28
too bad the video ipod only lasts about 30 minutes until the battery dies. they fucked up, shoulda made a battery that could last atleast 2.5 hours before crapping out, you need to plug your ipod into the wall to watch a movie on it, which ultimately defeats the purpose
May 16 2006 4:02AM
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KillerMonkey
Posts: 6436 - Karma: 109
My creative zen is literraly a rock. There is about a 1cm(literally) dent in the side of the thing it works perfect. It came originally with a 24hr battery life and right about now, after 2 years, is at 14hrs. Thats still longer than a brand new ipod. the worst problem with ipods in my opinion is the battery. Those things dry up within 6 months. Thats if you havent broken it by then.
May 16 2006 2:56PM
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RunDMc
Posts: 1298 - Karma: 60
my ipod has been dropped at least 15 times and it still works fine
May 16 2006 2:58PM
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Petey.
Posts: 5736 - Karma: 4,885
yay someone else has finally stated how shitty apple and all of their accesories are
May 16 2006 3:03PM
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*Fujative*
Posts: 8554 - Karma: 183
agreed. i hated them. i got one and i love it. is easy, and very cleaning looking compared to other models of mp3 players. i have a 60gb video and the battery life is still around 20 hrs.. fuck zen. i had one and it broke. fuck em.
May 16 2006 3:05PM
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