I think my ipod...
 

...has shit the bed.

It doesn't get past the Apple image that comes up when it first boots and is making a strange squeeky noise. Sounds like the drive might not be spinning properly.

So, I've had it for 13 months. Its probably out of warranty now, right? If so, can it be repaired? If not by Apple, then maybe by a 3rd party? Any recommendations or previous broken iPod experiences are appreciated.

This sucks

wallbash:

getting stuck at the apple screen seems normal. happens to me every now and then, i just format it and it works.

the squeaking noise can't be good annoy:

Not sure they even contain any sort of "drive" near sure its all flash ram.

oOo:

all the ipods except the nano are all hard drives. where have you been? you're the computer guru

Only the nanos are flash, All other ipods are HDD based.

Edit, fuck you himmler.

Mine sometimes when i turn it on to play music nothing happens, it just sits there on a song but doesnt play anything. I just hold the menu button and the middle button to reboot and it works fine.

I dont do mp3 players, plzdie:

owned

plzdie:

there was a recent thread about iPods and their tendency to break, if I recall correctly, there were some people who got very angry at me for saying that iPods break a lot...

shit man, hope you can get a new one. good luck

Rofl, crazy. For the first time ever you didnt use this time to tell everyone that:

Creative ZenMifro > iPOD

yes, the zen mifro is the best thing out on the market.


Shaft is leet

[quote="Doctor Duffy":c720d]Rofl, crazy. For the first time ever you didnt use this time to tell everyone that:

Creative ZenMifro > iPOD[/quote:c720d]

gtfo

BANNED

ipods suck, you cant transfer music onto them without the spyware (oops software). Other MP3 players apear as another drive so you can just copy/paste music into them. Go with the off brand MP3s tell ipod to GTH

[quote="Sgt>Stackem":c8a06]ipods suck, you cant transfer music onto them without the spyware (oops software).[/quote:c8a06] stupid:



Anyway, I'm pretty sure its cooked. I plugged it into the wall overnight (fixes many ipod problems) and it still won't boot up. The breakage is my fault; I dropped it the other day when the case was off, so I don't have room to complain at Apple or whine about it breaking.

I'm going to look into getting it fixed in the next few days. If it's impossible, I'll be buying something new. I'd look into products other than Apple. Here are my requirements:

Compatible w/ iTunes
30GB +
Some sort of Car dock available

Other than that, I don't need much. Any suggestions?