macworld.co.uk — Though some iPods do develop faults, Apple builds them to last at least four years, the company claims.A Chicago Tribune report weighs up the cacophony of complaints regarding Apple's music players. With Apple selling millions of these devices each month, it's likely that any percentage of failure would be well reported.
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easy_targetJul 28, 2006
I knew i got that 5 year warranty for some reason
Closed AccountJul 28, 2006
This article had no content whatsoever and some how it got 700+ diggs. Yet I submitted a hilarious youtube video of Terry Tate and it got 5 diggs. Something is terribly wrong with this. Marking this article as LAME
soulpiercer7Jul 28, 2006
I'm on my 3rd Ipod in less than a year and my warrenty will soon run out. built to last 4 years my ass. I've never had more problems with a piece of electronic equiptment than the iPod.
Closed AccountJul 28, 2006
I have a Sony Walkman that's 16 years old and still works fine. My 1st gen iPod only lasted 2.5 years before completely dying :(
tcsajaxJul 29, 2006
Well, my old 3G iPod that I've had for almost 4 years still works fine.However, I have had to send in my iPod Photo 4 times in the past year, and this new refurbished one I got a few weeks ago is already starting to have issues with the reader arm on the harddrive not catching. I can hear it click, clicking away...If this one freaks out like the last ones, I'm going to demand an upgrade to a NEW video iPod. This is getting crazy.
matt_rubinJul 30, 2006
achully my Rio 500 i bought in 1998 192 MB 1 AA battery still running
rspeedJul 31, 2006
Just because Apple says the batteries aren't user-replacable doesn't mean you can't replace the battery. There's dozens of places online where you can buy new batteries and install them yourself. I've even made a few bucks installing them for people who don't feel comfortable opening their electronics.