Broken iPod

fast_tzr · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Karma :

Oops, managed to knee me mate in the thigh today, except his iPod was in his pocket Rolling Eyes

Seems I have buggered the screen, but its not cracked, just the pressure has basically made the ink explode inside or sommat, I've heard of it happening before. And I managed that with the protective case thing aswell. But how much is it gonna cost to repair it, is it totally destroyed or can it be repaired. Wont be covered under guarantee though will it? Cos I feel really bad and I wanna know how much I'm gonna have to stomach up to repair it.

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 09 May 2004 Karma :

Which ipod?

Its usually cheaper to replace the whole unit than get it repaired unless you can source a cheap scree from somewhere.

LustyLew · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Karma :

If it's a nano and it's less than a year old, they should fix it for you. Work colleague had the same problem. Had it replaced within 5 days.
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feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

heard about that happening a lot with the nano, even with people just sitting down and forgetting it's in their pocket.. problem is its so "nano" that it can flex enough to bugger the screen

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fast_tzr · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Karma :

Yeah less than a year, its not the newest video one, nor the nano, its the slightly older one, comes in silver, green etc?
Well I dont think its the nano anyway, aint too sure, the nanos I've seen are pretty thin, this is a bit thicker?

MikeyC · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Karma :

Where was it bought?

My boss' one broke, took it back to carphone warehouse, they arranged for apple to collect it, fix it and return it within a week.

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 09 May 2004 Karma :

Its an ippod mini then.

I doubt you can get it done on warranty. Screens can be bought from ebay.

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ipod-mini-screen-replacement-mint-faulty-spares_W0QQitemZ5860648551QQcategoryZ75459QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Should be able to change it yourself.

Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

That's the mini. He can try and get them to repair it for free by claiming it was unreasonable damage, saying he only sat down with it in his pocket and it happened.

If not, you could pick a new one up for around £130, at a guess. You could always just get him the Nano, that's the new version of the mini.

Apple Customer service is the best I've ever seen, so it's worth a try.

Barney · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Karma :

Ive had my Ipod mini for nearly 8 months and the battery life is about 1 hour from being fully charged! At this moment the screen says its playing music but no sound, and yes volume is fully up and ive tried different headphones.

Anyone else experienced problems with theirs?
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Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

It sounds pretty dead. Just fill in the form on the Apple website and they'll come and collect it. That is, provided you got it new and it's less than a year old.

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Adam_P · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Karma :

God Ipod's are shit, aren't they!?!

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