Cracking apples

[JustTheTip]

Tempted to buy an Apple Nano for Mrs Tip, but have heard horror stories about the screens cracking.

What say the PH massive?

TheTip

[simpo two]

Braeburns are tastier.

[D_Mike]

I think it was just one batch that cracked/scratched and they are replacing them. I guess this means any that haven't been sold are not being sold.

[Gaffer]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4286294.stm

HTH

Claire

[PJLarge]

I've got a 40Gb 'normal' iPod and just bought the other half a 6Gb Mini - the screen problem with the Nano is supposedly confined to a bad batch, but I had a look at a Nano yesterday in the Trafford Centre and the whole front was fairly badly scratched / marked considering it was in a display case. I have a feeling they won't be very hard wearing at all, but they do look very cool. The Mini, although now end of life is much tougher as it's case is extruded aluminium.

Phil.

[R988]

So what are the alternatives for the nano then?

[celticpilgrim]

stump up the extra dosh and buy a full scale i-pod - I've the 30Gb colour screen jobbie, and it's bloody good

[DennisTheMenace]

Ive got a 40 gig i pod and its been ok , connected to the alpine and replaced the cd changer , somedays im scatching my head wondering what to listen to though

[Fer]

You can always upgrade for greater capacity.

[sideways mostly]

HMMMM Apple

My Daughter is on her second IPod-the first failed due to its hard drive giving up-the second gave her shocks through the headphones- quite painfull shocks. The Apple retailer didn't want to know,Apple suggested we buy a third.

My son is on his second Ishuffle-the first just stopped working. Apple replaced it eventualy-took ages.

So for us thats a 75% failure rate.

Won't be buying Apple again

>> Edited by sideways mostly on Friday 7th October 12:37