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iPod Mini Design Flaw?

Posted by michael on from the caveat-lector dept.

terradyn writes "Over at iPodlounge they've discovered that the iPod mini's have a major issue with their headphone jacks. It looks like the jacks connection to the main system board is extremely poorly engineered and so normal use will wear it out and cause lots of static after around 35-40 days... If any pressure on your iPod Mini results in crackling and static, you should return your iPod immediately to an Apple store for a free replacement. They're also theorizing over in the forums that the iPod Mini shortage may be a cover for this problem..." Update: 04/12 01:08 GMT by T : billybob writes "Someone in the forum thread originally linked to has posted pictures of the iPod taken apart, demonstrating the problem."

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  1. ihp-140 plays OGG files by salimfadhley · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I just bought a music player, but not one of those iPods - I got myself an iRiver iHP-140. It's a hard-disk based player that supports OGG files.

    The nifty thing is that it supports USB mass-storage profile. MP3/Ogg/Wma (yeah right) can be copied on AND OFF.

    Whats more, being a standard compliant device it works fine with Linux. You can just mount it as a filesystem.

  2. Re:woohoo, time to nitpick by salimfadhley · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Has anybody managed to make iTunes work on Linux? I use KDE and Juk - I can use Rsync to copy MP3z onto my iRiver.

  3. OT: Your sig by rco3 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So, uhh, like... do you really have an operational 20B 'vert? Cause, like, umm... I went to your website, only it didn't work.

    Seriously, I can't imagine a car much cooler than a functional 'vert with even a bone-stock 20B. I get shivers thinking about it. I've got a 'vert with a streetport by Pettit Racing, but you're talking about a whole different level. Cool.

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  4. Re:What do you say now zealots? (Socre:5, Insightf by aacool · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    How does the same post get two mod ratings? by putting the text in the subject (Score 5, Insightful)

    hmm - first posters might pick up on this;)

  5. Re:wrong flaw by Lehk228 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I don't know which headphones you use but i can hear my music much more clearly on my Phillips SBC-HS500 headphones (appx $15 at walmart i think) also the headphones that come with panasonic CD players (the ones with the translucent concentric circles in blue/grey/other) are clear as well, the problem is that people think that shitty sony earbuds represent portable audio well.

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