iPod - repair or just trash & buy new?

Snowflake · 01-17-2008, 01:56 PM

My iPod is about 2 years old, the click wheel is very fussy and mostly not responsive. I do not have a service contract on it, any idea what Apple would charge for a repair or should I just bag it and buy another MP3 player?

For the record, it's a 60Gb, white, video iPod.

BarTopDancer · 01-17-2008, 02:00 PM

Chances are, by "repair" they mean "replace" and it would probably be less than a new one. So you'd need to as yourself if you want a new toy or would be happy with the same version of the toy you have for less fundage.

I've sold several completely broken iPods on eBay before. I clearly state that the iPod is broken - and have gotten around $50 each for them. People buy them for parts.

blueerica · 01-17-2008, 02:25 PM

I'm with BTD on this one. Plus the new ones are pretty. Really pretty.

Kevy Baby · 01-17-2008, 04:27 PM

And now you can get a 160 GB iPod. That's a lot of music!

(Yes, I know that this is designed with video in mind)

figment1986 · 01-17-2008, 06:47 PM

i have one with a broken screen... like 3-4 years old now. Should i just turn it in for the credit and upgrade or attempt to get the screen fixed?

€uroMeinke · 01-17-2008, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

And now you can get a 160 GB iPod. That's a lot of music!

(Yes, I know that this is designed with video in mind)

That might just be large enough to hold my music collection - maybe the next generation will be big enough for me to start adding video

Snowflake · 01-18-2008, 08:38 AM

Sheesh, I did not realize the prices of iPods had gone down. Hell, I will get a new one and sell the old one to someone for parts.

Thanks for the sage advice!

Snowflake · 12-08-2008, 10:07 AM

BtD, just wanted to revive this to say thanks for the suggestion of offloading the dead iPod on ebay. Clearly marked as broken, it still sold for a fair sum.

BarTopDancer · 12-08-2008, 05:08 PM

YAY!

I had forgotten about this thread and clicked on it to suggest eBay to whoever was asking lol.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-08-2008, 05:11 PM

I hate Apple for manage to make me want BOTH an iPod Touch AND a new Nano.

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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Chances are, by "repair" they mean "replace" and it would probably be less than a new one. So you'd need to as yourself if you want a new toy or would be happy with the same version of the toy you have for less fundage. I've sold several completely broken iPods on eBay before. I clearly state that the iPod is broken - and have gotten around $50 each for them. People buy them for parts. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	And now you can get a 160 GB iPod. That's a lot of music! (Yes, I know that this is designed with video in mind) __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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figment1986 Join the Darkside Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Within 78 miles of WDW... Posts: 307	i have one with a broken screen... like 3-4 years old now. Should i just turn it in for the credit and upgrade or attempt to get the screen fixed?
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01-18-2008, 08:38 AM	#7
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Sheesh, I did not realize the prices of iPods had gone down. Hell, I will get a new one and sell the old one to someone for parts. Thanks for the sage advice! __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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12-08-2008, 10:07 AM	#8
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	BtD, just wanted to revive this to say thanks for the suggestion of offloading the dead iPod on ebay. Clearly marked as broken, it still sold for a fair sum. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	YAY! I had forgotten about this thread and clicked on it to suggest eBay to whoever was asking lol. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I hate Apple for manage to make me want BOTH an iPod Touch AND a new Nano. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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