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 Electronics : Apple iPod 40 GB White M9268LL/A (4th Generation) |
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Rating:  - Yet another 40g with recurring hard drive problems
I was lucky enough to have an HP service contract that extends the warranty for 90 days after repair. My iPod 40g has failed for the 8th time in less than 2 years or like clock-work about every 90 days. Always the same "Sad Face" icon that will not respond to any of the simple procedures that Apple or HP propose to remedy the problem.
I cannot understand why Apple has not instituted at least a trade-in program for this ultimate lemon. A recent survey showed that it failed at 10x the rate of the newer models. For me, I am not sure that I will ever buy an Apple product again regardless of a trade-in.
I really have never understood the cult of Apple. It is no more reliable a product or more intuitive a product than anyone else. It is all Steve's PR.
Rating: - Arrived broken, what a pathetic piece of hardware.
It arrived broken. Getting it replaced by apple has already taken a week and a half, and they don't plan to get it to me until another week from now. So now I'm having to wait almost a month before I get the stupid thing, and god knows if it'll even work then.
Rating: - Apple 40 GB iPod Lemon Club
I'm a member of the 40 GIG Ipod Club. Purchased first 40 GIG Ipod 2/05. First Hard Drive Failure 10/01/05. At that time thought it would be wise to purchase Apple Care Protection for Ipod. Second hard drive failure 2/22/06. Third Hard Drive failure 8/06. Brought it in to Apple store and the guy said the connector to the hard drive was loose and he fixed it (taped it in place). It worked so I was happy. He also said they were not supposed to fix them and he would order me a new one if I wanted, I was happy it was working and went on my way. Fourth hard drive failure 11/10/06. Brought it in and they are ordering me a new or refurbished one. I like my Ipod but this is rediculous. I guess the next one will last 4 to 9 months, I will be out of warranty, maybe I can fix it myself or buy a more dependable Ipod, or heaven forbid, buy a Microsoft Zune or whatever they call them.
Rating:  - Another One Bites The Dust
After owning my 4G 40GB IPOD for almost a year, it died out. Luckily, I owned it for ALMOST a year, and sent it in before my warranty expired out. Apple sent me a brand new IPOD with a postage paid envelope to send in my defective one. I was happy at the fact that they did it so quickly too. The only problem was that my problems weren't over. After about 6 months of using the new IPOD, it died out too. I have no warrenty now, so i'm stuck trying to restore, restart, and all those other crappy "R" fixes that they have that don't work. Now it seems that i'm just another statistic for people who spent a lot of money on a peice of junk. Apple has made a lot of money off this product, I think the least they should do is have some sort of definite recall for anyone who has bought this model. It's really pretty discouraging to see this many people with the same problem. I loved the ease of use of it, but now i'm really hesitant on buying a new IPOD. That new Zune is actually starting to look kind of good...
Rating: - Lemon of the Bunch
In the first year, I had to send my iPod in under warranty a total of three times. Twice, they replaced it. My iPod recently died for good, and because I'm not covered under warranty anymore, I could buy a new one for the cost of replacing it. When I looked into it, I found that loads of people with the same model had the exact same problems. It's the lemon of the bunch. There's a reason they discontinued it.
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