I have smashed up my iPod with a hammer
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These are sexy. They're quiet though - but you can get a hack to make them louder. Easy to find on Google.
Apparently the software's a bit poo, but the player looks so good it might be worth putting up with...
zenie
>^^<
Skim said:I lost my charger, but you can get them at Maplins
You can get 1Gig disks for them too - mine plays MP3's, and has a mic was one of them dear ones then I lost the charger.
Will have to pop down to maplins though I have a mighty fine discman from the Groke which is tres cool
stereotype WTF is that?? MP3 or minidisc?
Skim
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Onket said:
Well, I'm certainly not rich but there was nothing I could do but destroy it because it was completely and utterly useless to anyone, except the kind of geek who likes hacking iPods for pleasure. I just wanted to play some music, and the device was not fit for purpose. It wasn't under warranty – there was nothing more than could be done.
Edited to add: I can't afford a car, but I don't get bitter with drag-car racers
Onket
Je suis [CONTENT REMOVED]
Skim said:Well, I'm certainly not rich but there was nothing I could do but destroy it because it was completely and utterly useless to anyone, except the kind of geek who likes hacking iPods for pleasure. I just wanted to play some music, and the device was not fit for purpose. It wasn't under warranty – there was nothing more than could be done.
Edited to add: I can't afford a car, but I don't get bitter with drag-car racers
Only now that you point out that it wasn't under warranty!!! And you said it went wrong a few times before (presumably when it was under warranty
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Skim
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Onket said:Only now that you point out that it wasn't under warranty!!! And you said it went wrong a few times before (presumably when it was under warranty
Don't stick your tongue out, it's rude!
It was under warranty once, but I persevered with it, kept rebooting it and resetting it until this fateful weekend, when it stopped responding. At that point, the warranty – assuming it was valid, I never bothered to find out but thought it wouldn't be because I bought it in the US – was no longer in place.
The fact that you can't afford an iPod has nothing to do with the discussion, I'm afraid. This is all about my dead iPod, which I saved up the money for and had the right to smash in a fit of naked, hormonal anger.
And I loved it.
zenie
>^^<
Skim said:Don't stick your tongue out, it's rude!
It was under warranty once, but I persevered with it, kept rebooting it and resetting it until this fateful weekend, when it stopped responding. At that point, the warranty – assuming it was valid, I never bothered to find out but thought it wouldn't be because I bought it in the US – was no longer in place.
The fact that you can't afford an iPod has nothing to do with the discussion, I'm afraid. This is all about my dead iPod, which I saved up the money for and had the right to smash in a fit of naked, hormonal anger.
And I loved it.
I did say your US warranty was worth fuck all but no-one listened to me as per usual
Too right it's your money anyway
I did the same thing as Skim on my first ipod if I'm honest. It started to misfire and play up and I continued to let it limp along, hoping that it would magically get better. It didn't... and the whole hard drive failed entirely on just after the one year warranty passed. Fecking lemon - I'd have been better to send it back straight away and save myself the heartache. The new one's never done anything similar.
The ironic thing is that Apple's return and repair service is very slick and - probably not want Skim wants to hear- is a global warranty too. All you need to do is enter you serial number online and they'll send you a box and man to collect your ipod. Easy as that - not even a shop receipt needed.
At least by smashing it up you got some satisfaction. I just wasted my first ipod by not sending it in for repair earlier....
The ironic thing is that Apple's return and repair service is very slick and - probably not want Skim wants to hear- is a global warranty too. All you need to do is enter you serial number online and they'll send you a box and man to collect your ipod. Easy as that - not even a shop receipt needed.
At least by smashing it up you got some satisfaction. I just wasted my first ipod by not sending it in for repair earlier....
Ms Ordinary
randompointlesschemistry
There's a website where you can donate (small) amounts of money, & then when they have enough money they go & buy an ipod from an Apple store, smash it up in the shop & post the pictures on the website.
Can't recall the exact philosophy behind it, but I'm sure it does in the heads of any witnesses in the shop.
smashmyipod
Can't recall the exact philosophy behind it, but I'm sure it does in the heads of any witnesses in the shop.
smashmyipod
editor
hiraethified
And it costs a bomb if it's out of warranty - and not everyone shares your glowing verdict.tarannau said:
The iPod Customer Service Story and Other Fairy Tales
Skim
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I'm quite tempted by the Creative Zen players, but unfortunately they don't seem to be Mac OSX compatible. Mind you, if Alef can use his iRiver on our Mac, then surely I can use a Zen Creative.
I might have a look at the Sony players as well because I generally rate the quality of their products... hope this extends to MP3 players.
I might have a look at the Sony players as well because I generally rate the quality of their products... hope this extends to MP3 players.
editor said:
Hey, I said the service was slick, not necessarily the cost.
To be honest though, I wouldn't expect any manufacturer to do cheap repairs once something goes out of warranty. There may be few exceptions to the rule, but I've never been lucky.
I actually tried to get my first (out of warranty) ipod repaired through a variety of people, including the well regarded ipodrepairs website. They still tried to charge me over £230 for a hard disk replacement as well, meaning it would have been as cheap to buy a new one.
I reckon the excuse used to be that those small hds used to be reallly expensive, although if you can source one yourself for cheaper, it's not meant to be impossibly difficult to repair yourself
BadlyDrawnGirl
Piano Tuna
Don't get anything too smooth though, 'cause you never know when that hammer urge might return.Skim said:
brokenyolk
vegetable lover
my ipod has just bitten the dust too - with a similarly frustrating story of reboots and downloads and tears - so instead i got one of these...
http://www.fm3.com.cn/buddhamachine.htm
Buddha Machine
"The Buddha Machine is a hardware loop player, built kind of like a little AM radio, playing 9 different built-in loops on an endless cycle, with one simple button allowing you to fade between them - something that creates an oddly compulsive effect on the senses. Available in 6 different colors (shipped randomly), the Buddha machine has an Audio out jack for widescreen audio enjoyment, and also an integrated speaker, volume control, and comes with 2 x AA batteries. Simple and beautifully bizarre"
...which was fantastic, but know the button does work to switch loops - but at fifteen quid, and my new found serenity, i can deal with it......
http://www.fm3.com.cn/buddhamachine.htm
Buddha Machine
"The Buddha Machine is a hardware loop player, built kind of like a little AM radio, playing 9 different built-in loops on an endless cycle, with one simple button allowing you to fade between them - something that creates an oddly compulsive effect on the senses. Available in 6 different colors (shipped randomly), the Buddha machine has an Audio out jack for widescreen audio enjoyment, and also an integrated speaker, volume control, and comes with 2 x AA batteries. Simple and beautifully bizarre"
...which was fantastic, but know the button does work to switch loops - but at fifteen quid, and my new found serenity, i can deal with it......
Dr. Furface
One small step for me
Sony players won't work with Macs either.Skim said:
YAY!!!!...sorry got to rush to Lidls...did you take any pictures?
I found 7 ipods in a house I was sitting once in S(l)outh Ken...every one fucked....I asked if the owners if I could smash them up to take some pictures...but they wunt let meh. I had to put them back where I found them*.
*down radiators, in shower soap bowl, under the sitting room rug...found three in the corner of one kids bed shoved down hehind a loose bit of skirting board "Lost me ipod mum, get me another innit?"
I've got a really really really old Creative 128mb flash card one I've had for about 3 years...never had an issue ever withit...loads better than them but the ability to drag n drop and use the USB for other data stuff does everything for me in something the size of packet of chuddy.
I found 7 ipods in a house I was sitting once in S(l)outh Ken...every one fucked....I asked if the owners if I could smash them up to take some pictures...but they wunt let meh. I had to put them back where I found them*.
*down radiators, in shower soap bowl, under the sitting room rug...found three in the corner of one kids bed shoved down hehind a loose bit of skirting board "Lost me ipod mum, get me another innit?"
I've got a really really really old Creative 128mb flash card one I've had for about 3 years...never had an issue ever withit...loads better than them but the ability to drag n drop and use the USB for other data stuff does everything for me in something the size of packet of chuddy.
Anything with a harddrive rumbling around ain't going to be robust once you drop it. For all the ipod vs the rest rivalry, I've heard enough nightmare stories about all the usual suspects to suspect that there isn't a huge amount of difference in the reliability stakes - they all use near identical components from the same suppliers for a start.
If you're after something durable, make sure you get a solid state player.
If you're after something durable, make sure you get a solid state player.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Skim said:
Don't tempt me, eh?
Next week: Skim attacks her mixer with a chisel
Been listening to too much Aphex Twin?
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