steverhcp02 on 22 September 2011
| HappySqurriel said: After several iPods that "wore out" in less than a year, Apple is fairly low on the list of products to look at ... The two iPods that bothered me the most were the ones where the headphone jack wore out. I owned a Sony sports walkman for (at least) 5 years and plugged the headphones in and out several times a day and the headphone jack was as good as new when I dropped it down the stairs and ended its life; I then replaced that with a Panasonic CD player that also survived more than 5 years with the headphones being plugged in and out several times a day. But I have owned two iPods where the headphone jack wore out in 6 to 9 months from being plugged in before my workout and plugged out after my workout; and the iPod I owned before that had the USB port wear out because I foolishly synced my iPod daily. I might just be a cynic but I believe that Apple has purposefully designed their products to survive until they release their next model. This wouldn't bother me if they were priced to be disposable products, but when you charge a premium price I expect a premium product. |
Thats the exact opposite experience ive had with apple products and why i continue to buy them. Sounds like bad luck based on my experience and familys but it seems you have different luck haha.
OT: I cant see a reason to upgrade my 3gs until the new iOS isnt compatible or a 64 GB iphone comes out. Maybe for 4G but its not widespread enough for me to upgrade because of 4G.
