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March 30, 2004
so glenda is actually kinda dead
from what i can tell, there's a bad sector on the hard drive. i'm just guessing here, but that's what it seems like. the net effect is, the ipod isn't currently usable.
i believe the 1 year warranty has just expired.
i did read about a guy who had the same problem and was able to hide the bad sector using a disk utility, but the disk utility that comes with osx doesn't seem to offer this level of specificity. so, option one is to hunt for better software.
option two is to replace it. i'm finding that i really do not want to live without it.
- apple's "repair" fee (which really means they replace it) is $255. that's for a 10gb ipod.
- an ipod mini is $250 + tax-- but is only 4gb, and i already have more than 4gb of music, and my current iTrip won't work with it, so that would be another $30.
- a refurbished 10gb ipod is $250 + tax and shipping, but it's the newer model and i wouldn't be able to use my iTrip with it, either, so add $30.
- new, larger models cost $300 and up i believe, and again, there's sales tax plus the cost of a new iTrip.
while i'd love to have a little pink ipod, i even more don't want to be squished and constantly trying to delete music or deselect things i don't want on the ipod. so the "repair" is the best deal, or else i'll upgrade to a new, larger one.
Posted by lisa at March 30, 2004 09:40 AM | TrackBack
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.