Consumer Guarantees Act info regarding faulty ipod

[JimO]

You know that a KBer is a iPod honcho for NZ huh?
repped you his name

cheers..............

[Big Dave]

Missed it, went and got takeaways for the kids.

Wasn't that witty anyway.

[BiK3RChiK]

Just a side thought on the CGA, does it cover motorcycles once the warranty has expired? Cheers

[pete376403]

Also I read in some Ponsonby local rag that there is a guy in Hearn bay that specialises in fixing Ipods especialy replacing fucked batterys and dosent charge the earth either.

Jaycar sell replacement battery packs including instructions and the tools necessary to get the case open. $20 - 35 or thereabouts. I've replaced the battery in my daughters Ipod and it was quite straighforward, took maybe 15 minutes all up.

[Forest]

Right, Like $1000 sticks of ram. A $50 kneecapped video card adding $400 to the price, Wickedly slow Motorola chips costing thousands being spanked by $100 AMD chips, and current Intel powered machines containing $1500 of off the shelf parts being priced at 3 grand and up.

The boxes have been priced relevant to greed, not specs, not real world prices, not performance.

Not that I have a problem with anyone choosing to spend their money on something representing incredibly bad value for money, Its just not what I would do.

well, unless it was an expensive under performing out dated motorcycle, Then I'd be in with a grin.

The hardware inside a Mac is largely irrelevant.

The only thing that really matters is the software. As long as the Mac operating system isn't (legally) available for generic PC systems, there's little point in making the comparison.

[Headbanger]

The hardware inside a Mac is largely irrelevant.

The only thing that really matters is the software. As long as the Mac operating system isn't (legally) available for generic PC systems, there's little point in making the comparison.

In my opinion the OS is irrelevant, The value for money and available applications are important. The OS should just do its job and stay in the background.

Linux,Windows, Mac OS, who cares. As long as it runs the programs you want to use then pick your flavour and go hard.

Which is largely why Linux has failed, Mac has been getting thrashed for decades, and Windows dominates.

Not that I would rank one over the other, They all work. They all suck on many levels.

I'm waiting for the Japs to come out with something killer.

[BigGuy]

Which is largely why Linux has failed, Mac has been getting thrashed for decades, and Windows dominates.

No offence Headbanger but you ignorance is really showing through! You obviously don't work in IT.

I work with an environment where all sorts of O/S are used and for different reasons/purpose's.

We use Linux, Mac, Windows - and some others as well.

On a per machine count we use Linux, Windows evenly, Mac comes last. On a per user count we use Windows then Mac, then Linux.
We use the Macs and Linux for the "specialised stuff" that we cant do in Windows.

Now lets get back on topic shall we?

[Headbanger]

No offence Headbanger but you ignorance is really showing through! You obviously don't work in IT.

I work with an environment where all sorts of O/S are used and for different reasons/purpose's.

We use Linux, Mac, Windows - and some others as well.

On a per machine count we use Linux, Windows evenly, Mac comes last. On a per user count we use Windows then Mac, then Linux.
We use the Macs and Linux for the "specialised stuff" that we cant do in Windows.

Now lets get back on topic shall we?

LMFAO.

Think worldwide champ.

Ignorance indeed.

The mere fact you use different OS's for different tasks backs up what I was saying, Its the applications that matter.

[Indiana_Jones]

Walkman is where it's at.

-Indy

[Swoop]

Walkman is where it's at.

-Indy

Pah!
Discman FTW!

[Scouse]

Jaycar sell replacement battery packs including instructions and the tools necessary to get the case open. $20 - 35 or thereabouts. I've replaced the battery in my daughters Ipod and it was quite straighforward, took maybe 15 minutes all up.

Actualy this is the article I was talking about.

"

IPODS AHOY

We’ve been alerted to a very useful service that
might interest ipod users.
Freeman’s Bay resident (escapee from Montana
USA), Richard DeGrandpre, is a writer, an editor,
a glassblower, a teaching fellow at Auckland
University’s Pharmacology Department and an
ipod repairer. A man of many parts to say the
least, especially ipod parts. When he took his
wounded ipod to a professional for repair he was
affronted at the cost which was more than buying
another on Trademe. This exposure to the repair
side of the industry led him to try

fi xing ipods himself just for the heck of it.
Being an innovative young man he soon surmounted the learning curve and
started repairing ipods for others, using recycled parts. He says that getting
inside an ipod is as easy as opening a can of tuna but it does take a bit of
expertise to identify and replace the damaged part. There are at least ten different
models he can work on, each with different idiosyncrasies, but apart from water
damage, he claims all ipods are fi xable.
There must be lots of ipods out there collecting dust in drawers, which
is an abhorrence to the recycle ethos. Surely parents would be pleased to
have their youngsters’ broken ipods fi xed for minimal cost? What’s more,
Richard can personalise an ipod by changing the casing as demonstrated in
the photograph. Richard does this as a community service and makes no
profi t from his enterprise because he regards it as a hobby. He charges cost
only for parts and will have a defunct ipod up and running again for less than
half the price you’d pay elsewhere.
This has to be a good deal so if you want to take advantage of it e-mail him at

richard@ihelp.net.nz. (DEIRDRE ROELANTS)

[Forest]

In my opinion the OS is irrelevant, The value for money and available applications are important. The OS should just do its job and stay in the background.

Linux,Windows, Mac OS, who cares. As long as it runs the programs you want to use then pick your flavour and go hard.

Which is largely why Linux has failed, Mac has been getting thrashed for decades, and Windows dominates.

Not that I would rank one over the other, They all work. They all suck on many levels.

I'm waiting for the Japs to come out with something killer.

I'm a Unix sysadmin. So I'm well aware that all operating systems suck. Some however, suck more than others.

[Headbanger]

suck more than others.

Yes, But which ones suck more depends on the users expectations/intended use.

[BigGuy]

Think worldwide champ.

I was thinking worldwide! I'm not going to go in to specifics but I did think carefully before sending the "Submit Reply" button ya know

The mere fact you use different OS's for different tasks backs up what I was saying, Its the applications that matter.

On this we agree

[XxKiTtiExX]

my boys ipod has died 1 month out of warranty and the shop that sold it said bad luck, i understand that a product must last for a reasonable time has anybody had luck getting something fixed out of warranty

jimjim just out of curiousity which store was this ipod purchased from?

If I was back at work I could look up a few numbers for you but I'm not back for another 2 months. Try getting hold of apple renaissance, thats who we deal with for all our ipod repairs (for both retailers and customer support) If you can't find the number let me know and I'll try and get hold of someone who can get the number for you.

I remember a lady bringing in a PS3 that crapped itself 3 months out of its warranty and sony replaced it with a new console no questions asked. (Not all companies are a pack of arseholes, but that said you don't get anywhere unless you really jump up and down).