'HIT' & Ultimately MISS Bought it brand new Oct 2004.
It survived 10 months in South America.
Started getting temperamental on return so took it into Apple shop whilst it was just inside warranty.
It had stopped responding entirely so the Apple guy said 'sticky' hard drives were common and then smashed it down on the counter - charge end. This actually worked! I have had more temperamental times with it since then, and sometimes it just needs a good whack on the floor and other times I have to wait for the... more info
Not worth your money Like a couple of the other posters have said - these things are temperamental. Mine died after 8 months, and I did get a replacement.
BUT what they replaced it with is some other busted ipod that they've "repaired". And now this is starting to act up. I have 3 months left on my warranty, and I'll be taking it back for another replacement.
If your brand new iPod dies after a week, they might replace it with a year old piece of junk they have lying around the workshop.
Avoid this manufacturer.
Very temperamental I've had my 40GB ipod for nearly a year now and i've had to order a replacement 4 times. Although easy-to-use and great when it's working, it's so temperamental - one minute it is working fine, next it is skipping through all my songs refusing to play any of them, and finally turning itself off and refusing to turn on again. My warranty is about to run out, and again the ipod is screwed up. I will not be buying a new warranty or ordering another free replacement - its more trouble than it's worth. I'll be... more info
iPod is fantsastic I caught this nice little thing because it connects easy to a pioneer car stereo and it works like a charm