iPod Nano stress tests....

Hivetyrant · 09-16-2005, 07:13 AM

I'm not a huge fan of iPod's but those little things are pretty damn strong

Sever · 09-16-2005, 09:41 AM

That's a pretty good link HT. Funny and informative. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] The little bastards sure are tough.

I have a nokia 3315 mobile phone and i've always thought it was tough. Whenever i get out of the car with my hands full (smokes, lighter, wallet, keys, chicken 'n salad roll and OJ - the usual lunch break stuff) the only item which consistently manages to fall is my phone. Sometimes i even manage to drop it mid step so that it lands on my boot and cartwheels off in some random direction. I've had it for over 2 years, dropped it hard countless times, and it's still chuggin' along. Apart from scratches, the only sign of wear and tear is a seldom loss of contact between battery and terminal. But this is easy to fix with a minimum of fuss.

Er... The point to all this? Gizmos of all descriptions score double points for being extra durable. For me, it's a practically a selling point!

BTW HT, any experience on how iPod's competition rates in the toughness stakes?

Ivelliis · 09-16-2005, 11:18 AM

My old iPod (20gb) has broke twice since December. I've sent it back once (on warranty) but now I can't, so I'll just *have* to get a Nano

Drop them once they'll live, twice they'll scratch, three times and it just breaks - in my experience anyway.

Sir Goulum · 09-16-2005, 04:38 PM

Ivellis- my mini has held together remarkably well considering what it's been through. dropped a couple times, squished in my locker door, with just an ugly dent on the bottom and many scratches.

Ivelliis · 09-16-2005, 05:36 PM

It looks really good, but it doesn't load. It has a file with a ? (Or is it a !) when I turn it on, and it makes a clicking noise.

I have to wait till Christmas to get a Nano, but now I really can't wait.

Intrepid · 09-17-2005, 10:41 AM

I don't know,
4 gig is still very small, but that's pretty amazing for static memory. I'd only go for a harddrive mp3 player (even with the advantages static memory has such as increased battery life and data relibility), and with the features of something like the iPod photo I's much rather spend a bit extra and buy something I'm not going to drop, and maybe even keep it in a case or a thick pouch.

You know what I would love?

a PDA, mobile phone with hardrive, camera and audio/video playback compatability.
That would just be so incredible, and it would free up a lot of pocket space too.
I know they wouldn't be cheap, but I would love one.

[ 09-17-2005, 10:44 AM: Message edited by: Intrepid ]

Sir Degrader · 09-17-2005, 02:42 PM

My iriver got thrown around, dragged for 100 meters by a sprinting dog, had 123 pounds thrown onto it (me). Side effects? It switched from my mp3 to a radio station. Gadgets these days are fairly durable.

Hivetyrant · 09-18-2005, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sever:
BTW HT, any experience on how iPod's competition rates in the toughness stakes?

Hmm, I thought I had read an article with a heap of MP3 players being smashed untill they didn't work, but unfortunantly I can't find anything like that on the net

Kynaeus · 10-16-2005, 01:07 PM

The only real reason it kept playing music after being severely abused was because of the flash memory they used, any hard disk drive player would have been severely owned from the park bench test.

Larry_OHF · 10-24-2005, 06:44 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/1...eut/index.html

Apple faces a possible class-action lawsuit over the easiness of scratching the screen

09-16-2005, 09:41 AM	#2
Sever Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: October 31, 2002 Location: Western Australia Age: 43 Posts: 3,293	That's a pretty good link HT. Funny and informative. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] The little bastards sure are tough. I have a nokia 3315 mobile phone and i've always thought it was tough. Whenever i get out of the car with my hands full (smokes, lighter, wallet, keys, chicken 'n salad roll and OJ - the usual lunch break stuff) the only item which consistently manages to fall is my phone. Sometimes i even manage to drop it mid step so that it lands on my boot and cartwheels off in some random direction. I've had it for over 2 years, dropped it hard countless times, and it's still chuggin' along. Apart from scratches, the only sign of wear and tear is a seldom loss of contact between battery and terminal. But this is easy to fix with a minimum of fuss. Er... The point to all this? Gizmos of all descriptions score double points for being extra durable. For me, it's a practically a selling point! BTW HT, any experience on how iPod's competition rates in the toughness stakes? __________________ Say say, oh playmate i cannot play with you my dolly's got the flu boo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo

09-16-2005, 11:18 AM	#3
Ivelliis Gold Dragon Join Date: August 6, 2004 Location: North East England Age: 34 Posts: 2,561	My old iPod (20gb) has broke twice since December. I've sent it back once (on warranty) but now I can't, so I'll just have to get a Nano Drop them once they'll live, twice they'll scratch, three times and it just breaks - in my experience anyway. __________________

09-16-2005, 05:36 PM	#5
Ivelliis Gold Dragon Join Date: August 6, 2004 Location: North East England Age: 34 Posts: 2,561	It looks really good, but it doesn't load. It has a file with a ? (Or is it a !) when I turn it on, and it makes a clicking noise. I have to wait till Christmas to get a Nano, but now I really can't wait. __________________

10-24-2005, 06:44 PM	#10
Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 48 Posts: 14,759	http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/1...eut/index.html Apple faces a possible class-action lawsuit over the easiness of scratching the screen __________________

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09-16-2005, 07:13 AM	#1
Hivetyrant Jack Burton Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Aussie now in the US of A! Age: 37 Posts: 5,403	I'm not a huge fan of iPod's but those little things are pretty damn strong

09-16-2005, 04:38 PM	#4
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	Ivellis- my mini has held together remarkably well considering what it's been through. dropped a couple times, squished in my locker door, with just an ugly dent on the bottom and many scratches.

09-17-2005, 10:41 AM	#6
Intrepid Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 28, 2003 Location: Australia Age: 37 Posts: 1,124	I don't know, 4 gig is still very small, but that's pretty amazing for static memory. I'd only go for a harddrive mp3 player (even with the advantages static memory has such as increased battery life and data relibility), and with the features of something like the iPod photo I's much rather spend a bit extra and buy something I'm not going to drop, and maybe even keep it in a case or a thick pouch. You know what I would love? a PDA, mobile phone with hardrive, camera and audio/video playback compatability. That would just be so incredible, and it would free up a lot of pocket space too. I know they wouldn't be cheap, but I would love one. [ 09-17-2005, 10:44 AM: Message edited by: Intrepid ]

09-17-2005, 02:42 PM	#7
Sir Degrader Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: November 3, 2001 Location: Canada Age: 63 Posts: 2,871	My iriver got thrown around, dragged for 100 meters by a sprinting dog, had 123 pounds thrown onto it (me). Side effects? It switched from my mp3 to a radio station. Gadgets these days are fairly durable.

10-16-2005, 01:07 PM	#9
Kynaeus Drow Warrior Join Date: March 15, 2005 Location: Canada Age: 34 Posts: 289	The only real reason it kept playing music after being severely abused was because of the flash memory they used, any hard disk drive player would have been severely owned from the park bench test.

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