iPod Mini Autopsy

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday February 26, 2004 @07:35AM from the eat-that-warranty-man dept.

tritone writes "Some fearless soul has disassembled his iPod mini and provided pictures and commentary about the process. This really does seem to be an autopsy since he managed to kill it in the process. That's $249 well spent in the pursuit of knowledge. See the full report at www.ipodlounge.com."

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Well... by baldass_newbie · 2004-02-26 07:36 · Score: 5, Funny

Is the battery at least covered under warranty?

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1. Re:Well... by EvilTwinSkippy · 2004-02-26 08:00 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Well at least you can recharge the battery on the ipod and get another few hours of enjoyment out of it. Unlike the lapdance.
  
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2. Re:Well... by EvilTwinSkippy · 2004-02-26 08:03 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  No, the battery is covered by the plastic housing of the case. Well, at least until you take the case apart.
  
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Eep! by PatrickThomson · 2004-02-26 07:36 · Score: 4, Funny

No comments at all and already slashdotted... What's the webserver running on, an iPod?

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More like murder by cerskine · 2004-02-26 07:37 · Score: 5, Funny

In an autopsy, the doctor doesn't kill anything. So it was more like a murder, then. Think before you type.
1. Re:More like murder by EvilTwinSkippy · 2004-02-26 08:12 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  This is apple. It's an iTopsy.
  
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Duh by savagedome · 2004-02-26 07:37 · Score: 5, Funny

This really does seem to be an autopsy since he managed to kill it in the process

/.ers know that real men use 'kill -9' to do this.

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I'm sure... by thelasttemptation · 2004-02-26 07:39 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm sure in a month or two he could have gotten a dead one on ebay, thus saving himself $250. Why, oh why kill a good one?
autopsy ? by funny-jack · 2004-02-26 07:39 · Score: 5, Funny

This really does seem to be an autopsy since he managed to kill it in the process.

Somehow I doubt that the D.A. would see it that way.

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All you really need to read is the conclusion by _PimpDaddy7_ · 2004-02-26 07:41 · Score: 5, Funny

Conclusion:

Don't take apart your new iPod mini.

Well that takes care of that, doesn't it? :)
Coming soon: iPod Mini's Dirty Secret... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-26 07:41 · Score: 5, Funny

...they break when ham-handed fools take them apart, and Apple won't give said fools a free replacement!

Paging the Neistat brothers...
Re:When, by Metallic+Matty · 2004-02-26 07:42 · Score: 5, Funny

will they put out the f*cking $100 one? The one we were all hoping for? Right after Duke Nukem Forever comes out, right?

Of course they will. Right before Infinium Labs releases the Phantom.
money well spent by markov_chain · 2004-02-26 07:43 · Score: 5, Funny

That's $249 well spent in the pursuit of knowledge.

$249 is not a lot, but I would love to see his bandwidth bill this month ;)

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Ummm.... by Stingr · 2004-02-26 07:46 · Score: 5, Funny

"This really does seem to be an autopsy since he managed to kill it in the process."

I'm no expert but aren't autopsies supposed to be performed after death??? I believe the word you are looking for is malpractice.

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Re:We Need Help... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-26 07:48 · Score: 5, Funny

I've successfully interfaced with my iPod hard drive, and can read and write from it at blazing speeds right out of the box.
Re:Server is already slow - here's the text by kiza · 2004-02-26 07:48 · Score: 5, Funny

> Photo server is still up at http://gallery.ipodlounge.com/ipod/thumbnails.php? album=6

Yeah, we took care of that.
Re:When, by EvilTwinSkippy · 2004-02-26 07:52 · Score: 5, Funny

Which will come with a copy with Half-Life 2.

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You may not find the screws again... by autophile · 2004-02-26 07:52 · Score: 4, Funny

Turn the mini over, looking back into the top, you will see two tiny philips head screws on either side of another metal plate. Remove these with the #000 screwdriver carefully and put them in a safe place (don't drop these on the floor, you will never see them again).

...but you will hear them.
Whirrrrrrrr--clickclickclick*clunk!*--whirrrrrrrrr
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1. Re:You may not find the screws again... by EvilTwinSkippy · 2004-02-26 08:15 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Hey you can poke an iYe out with that.
  
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Re:Server is already slow - here's the text by Kozar_The_Malignant · 2004-02-26 07:54 · Score: 5, Funny

>Tools needed: (1) Wiha 1.5mm flat head screwdriver (1) Wiha Philips #000 screwdriver (1) Needle nose pliers or medical (Kelly type) hemostats (1) Hair dryer
Given the outcome, this list is obviously not necessary and sufficient.

Nifty business idea though.

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Slashdoted to hell, solution? by zeux · 2004-02-26 07:55 · Score: 5, Funny

Ok listen everybody. Let's try to go on the website one by one.

Stop clicking the link, I'm going first ;)

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autopsy? I think not by pmbuko · 2004-02-26 07:56 · Score: 4, Funny

CmdrTaco needs to update his vocabulary. If the subject is alive before the procedure, but dead afterward -- that's murder! Or at least a malpractice lawsuit.
Re:$249? by EvilTwinSkippy · 2004-02-26 07:57 · Score: 5, Funny

No, it's a 0.1 Megaflops.

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Where do you think this one will end up? by LothDaddy · 2004-02-26 08:06 · Score: 4, Funny

"FS: Mini iPod. $30

This was 'purchased from a friend' and I don't have anyway to test it. I'm selling this cheap and make no guarantees about function."

And he'll only charge $15 for S&H!
Re:Waste of money indeed! by Scrameustache · 2004-02-26 08:12 · Score: 5, Funny

For just $50 more (thats like just #30, not much) you get 10 times the space

Well, that's just completely misinformed. For 50 more you get 3 times the space actually.

I hope that Ipod mini is a flop!

Yes! How dare they engineer, design and sell products?!
Not only will I not buy it, but I wish financial ruin on them for their audacity in manufacturing a device not aimed at me!

But, just like how Apple sells 0.1 upgrades of OSX for the price of a 1.0 upgrade

Who are these people to number their upgrades thus?
I say if we are to feel that we are getting enough for what we pay, we musn't look at the actual additional features and performance upgrades! We want a BIGGER numbers: Only that is worth money!

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Re:Fool! by Greedo · 2004-02-26 08:13 · Score: 4, Funny

If that is case, I must be a friggin' genius!

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Re:$249? by error502 · 2004-02-26 08:23 · Score: 5, Funny

A girl-friend of mine wanted to buy an iPod mini, too. I proceeded to explain why it was a waste of money and that she was stupid for even thinking to buy it.

I made her cry.

Needless to say, I am a great friend.
as the old joke goes by geighaus · 2004-02-26 08:34 · Score: 5, Funny

Autopsy showed that that patient's death was caused by the autopsy.
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Re:Not quite an autopsy by darc · 2004-02-26 09:10 · Score: 5, Funny

From the article:

This is where I messed up and killed my iPod mini, I forgot to check and I pushed with all my might, ripping the ribbon cable off of the male connector. Oops.

That has got to be the most painful sounding innuendo ever.

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Re:We Need Help... by AoT · 2004-02-26 09:38 · Score: 5, Funny

So if I sold the drive and the battery I could make a fortune.

Money here I come.

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Next step! by dynayellow · 2004-02-26 11:50 · Score: 5, Funny

Now you must demand that Apple give you a new one and create an iMovie of you defacing their advertisements.

Also, register appledidnotpreventmefromdestroyingmyminiipod.com

MSNBC, here you come!