iPod 4GB- Scratch Problem?

Hi frnds,
I had made up my mind to get the iPod Nano 4GB model [3g] (NOT THE OLD NANO) and i googled "ipod nano 4gb problems" to kno the pros and cons. I came to know abt the scratch problem prevelant in the nano model.

Now i am confused: is this "Scratch Problem" limited to the earlier model of Nano ( the one which was slimmer and longer and had no videos- 2G) or is this the problem of the NEW 3G Nano.

Pls help.

Also lemme know whats the approx price of the 4GB model in India, the US price is US$149, wich is approx. Rs.6k

dude.. apples are delicate.. it tends to spoil soon..

u cant keep an apple for a long time after u cut once.

You are absolutely the master of stupid, useless posts (not to mention, really crappy jokes).

@enticer86
I'm afraid it is a problem with the third generation model. The second generation had an anodised aluminium casing on both the back and front which is pretty much scratch proof, but the new models bring in the shiny steel back again and that is prone to scratches.

why is it in tech news??????

so much old memvers doin such things??

@arya
are lite lo bhai. apple ka jara sa burai se tum itna nazar kyun ho jate ho.aakhir APPLE tum hari maa/baap to nahi hai!!! :mrgreen:

The problem is with the constant stream of stupid posts, not with them being about Apple. It is not a one time occurrence.

The guy needed some help. If you can offer some valuable insight, feel free to volunteer. If you cannot, just STFU.

In any case, please don't post really lame jokes (written in horrible English)!

That's all I'm saying...

The 'scratch problem' was present in the 1G Nano with its glossy front and back body, not to mention extreme affinity to fingerprints, but disappeared in the 2G when Apple made the body out of anodised aluminium. Now Apple decided to bring the chrome finished rear back, and not just on Nano, but on Classic and Touch as well. The rear side get scratched after a while in all these three models. Your best bet is to get a full body cover.

The 4gb 3G Nano costs about 7k in Mumbai.

@ rotten apple, you are the master of the dumbests of dumbests... all the time saying there is no fruit better then the rotten apple... (not to mention: a rotten apple in the basket, spoils other apples too)

U better look beyond iPod. It is a very restrictive device, better go with Creative Zen or Sandisk Sansa

wat's da prob with scratching , let it be scratched if it does but the audio plays perfectly fine .

My Black iPod Nano(1st Gen) is scratched like hell but it works perfectly fine .

are he wants it to be new like ever. do best thing is keep it in cover

I dont know what is happening to yöü guys?
Why is this thread is here?
And yöü keep it forefront by replying to it.
Just conside yöü come to see good quality news!
Reported anyway

Please post in the respective section.

gx_saurav said:
U better look beyond iPod. It is a very restrictive device, better go with Creative Zen or Sandisk Sansa

But i find the iPod 3G is pretty slick plus very cheap as compared to its features

Gigacore said:
@ rotten apple, you are the master of the dumbests of dumbests... all the time saying there is no fruit better then the rotten apple... (not to mention: a rotten apple in the basket, spoils other apples too)

d00d if u cant contribute positively, why the hell are u posting just fr the heck of it??? :O Ayush is the only [read: ONLY] guy whose advice one can trust here at this forum... He mite be offstream [being an Apple specialist] but then he knows Apple products INSIDE OUT> and that's the best part abt him... Rock on dude

naveen_reloaded said:
I dont know what is happening to yöü guys?
Why is this thread is here?
And yöü keep it forefront by replying to it.
Just conside yöü come to see good quality news!
Reported anyway
Please post in the respective section.

Ohyeah.. and where shud this b reported?

Why do yöü want to report your own thread.anyway yöü can request one of the mod to move your thread to Q&A section

enticer86... oh.. i have to learn from u... thanks

enticer86 said:
But i find the iPod 3G is pretty slick plus very cheap as compared to its features

There are only two problems with the current generation nano:
1. Scratches; and
2. Cover Flow is a bit sluggish.

Apart from that, every single thing about the device has been praised in the reviews I have read so far. I've used it myself and I have the following observations:
1. The screen is mind blowing. For such a tiny device, Apple has packed in one hell of a screen. The videos look very crisp and the colours are all very vivid. Of course, it is small but it is definitely the best among the small screens. Apple does makes the best displays.
2. The overall interface is very responsive and a pleasure to use.
3. The device is unbelievably small.
4. The click wheel. Call it bias or call it anything you want but I just cannot live with other MP3 players now. No click wheel. I know a lot of people who buy the iPod just for the click wheel. It is just so damn convenient that it will make you forget all the flaws of the device.

The drawbacks are the same lot:
1. No radio by default.
2. The thing is so friggin' tiny that you might lose it.
3. iTunes for Windows is a bit on the sluggish side.
4. Does not come with a charger (this particular thing drives me batty).

I would recommend you to buy it. Cover Flow is, IMHO, not as useful as advertised but the overall package is delectable. If nothing else, buy it for the click wheel, the screen and the sheer size of the device.

Ayush is the only [read: ONLY] guy whose advice one can trust here at this forum... He mite be offstream [being an Apple specialist] but then he knows Apple products INSIDE OUT> and that's the best part abt him... Rock on dude

WOWOW! That is extremely high praise. Thank you! I don't think I deserve it but who am I to object, right!

Seriously, thank you very much!

Uh... the name is Aayush though.

enticer86 said:
But i find the iPod 3G is pretty slick plus very cheap as compared to its features

Have a look at Creative Zen

*www.infosyncworld.com/creative_zen_16gb.jpg

With expandable memory & bigger screen then iPod nano 3rd gen. U don't even need to convert videos to some specific format like iPod Video, u can simply copy your DivX or Xvid videos to Zen & it will play directly.

You can copy files, songs & video to & from Zen anywhere on any computer, without the need of any special software like iTunes in case of iPod without which u cannot use it on any other computer. You can use zen on any OS whether Linux, Mac OS or Windows.

Seriously dude, stop following the sheep hurd & look beyond iPod. With Zen out, I can't see a reason to buy iPod anymore.

aryayush said:
The drawbacks are the same lot:
1. No radio by default.
2. The thing is so friggin' tiny that you might lose it.
3. iTunes for Windows is a bit on the sluggish side.
4. Does not come with a charger (this particular thing drives me batty).

I would recommend you to buy it. Cover Flow is, IMHO, not as useful as advertised but the overall package is delectable. If nothing else, buy it for the click wheel, the screen and the sheer size of the device. .

drawbacks can b kicked!
1. I seldom use the radio- i prefer my collection of MP3s
2. ummm.. i wud tk much more care fr the same, thanks fr cautioning me.
3.,4. I already m using Shuffle Clip-on model and the speed is ok.. not too bad... and Well, i won't mind lettin the PC remain on fr some time to charge the pod.

aryayush said:
WOWOW! That is extremely high praise. Thank you! I don't think I deserve it but who am I to object, right!

Seriously, thank you very much!

Uh... the name is Aayush though.

Man u are the only person who takes so much effort advising ppl on Apple products. And I find u kind of a normative person, which is all the more beneficial to laymen lik us..
Sorry for the typo in ur name man..

@gx .. whats the price of zen 4gb?

$ 150, about Rs 8000

ok, first off .... the new nano is virtually scratch proof in the front, especially the silver colour. But the back, it is absolutely the single most scratch - able surface ever invented. Put it in your pocket and take out, there will be a few scratches.

I strongly suggest the iRiver clix 2G if you can find it. Look it up and consider it. It is also the highest rated MP3 player on Cnet.

and 150$ is not 8000.... 200$ is 8000... 150$ is 6000. And creative is available in India so you really won't have to pay duty etc....

duty ki to waise bhi no tension... Customs Law aise hi thodi na padha hai

If you must go for an iPod, buy the 80gb Classic instead of the Nano, if you can stretch you budget.

+1 for a Creative Zen.. More bang for ur buck.. vo bhi multichannel

@krazyfrog 8GB classic or 80GB classic!

kumarmohit said:
@krazyfrog 8GB classic or 80GB classic!

Oops! hehehe. Post edited.

krazyfrog. said:
If you must go for an iPod, buy the 80gb Classic instead of the Nano, if you can stretch you budget.

i agree, but i stretch my budget, i'd find the iPod Touch much more better...

thts y m restricting myself to 6k now

iTunes- do i have to add/update song info., albumart, lyrics etc manually or is there some other easier way out?

You have to do it manually. iTunes gives you a more comfortable interface to add/change the ID3 tags but the hard work has to be done manually.

oki... thanks a lot buddy..
m getting the nano

You're welcome and congratulations!

thnks buddy... how were ur chhole bhature btw

enticer86 said:
iTunes- do i have to add/update song info., albumart, lyrics etc manually or is there some other easier way out?

id3 are maintained for albumart u need to add the albumart to the file in ur media library and then add the file to ur ipod lyrics have to be done manually but there are scripts that do it

^^wht?? i hope if i do it manually in itunes thn the effect wud b there in iPod as well

m i wrong?

see u have to first take the song to ur itunes library then edit it (for album art) and then transfer it if u want to only edit id3 tag then u can directly import it to the ipod and then edit it ... adding album art after transferring the song to the ipod doesnt show the album art

when puttin songs in my shuffle i used itunes... so songs in that library are already updated in the sense that i manually put up all the lyrics, albumart n stuff...

now the same songs when copied to Nano model wud show the albumart na??

Yes, they will. Whatever you do to the song in either the iPod or in iTunes will be reflected on both of them after they've been synced once.

[offtopic]They were awesome. Please don't remind me! ::starts salivating::

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enticer86 said:
now the same songs when copied to Nano model wud show the albumart na??

yes but if u try to add an album art directly in ur ipod to a song (thru itunes) it wont show atleast it doesnt for me

No, you have to add it in iTunes and they do a synchronisation.

aryayush said:
[offtopic]They were awesome. Please don't remind me! ::starts salivating:: [/offtopic]

talking abt Cover Flow?

LOL! No, I was talking about this:

enticer86 said:
how were ur chhole bhature btw

oh... don't u hav Apples??

n after having an affair with a few apple products, and the sad state of Windows, I have just one thing to say :

An Apple a day, keeps the doc away!

An Apple a day keeps Microsoft at bay.

^^ agreed

i thought this was abt some scratch problem

dude, buy a stick-on transparent film. you get 3 pieces, one for the click whell, one for back and one for front. i use it andmy ipod looks quite shiny. you will have to be careful while applying it as you dont want to trap air bubbles in em. that doesnt add bulk to your ipod. thats the best form of anti scratch that i know... enjoy your ipod...its one hell of an mp3 player...

How much for the stick tape?

nix said:
dude, buy a stick-on transparent film. you get 3 pieces, one for the click whell, one for back and one for front. i use it andmy ipod looks quite shiny. you will have to be careful while applying it as you dont want to trap air bubbles in em. that doesnt add bulk to your ipod. thats the best form of anti scratch that i know... enjoy your ipod...its one hell of an mp3 player...

i want that too... where to get that?? n wht shud b the aprrox price?

can i use the one thats used on cellphones?

yeah...thats 150 rs for all 3 pieces...i got them in national market/burma bazaar in bangalore. you will get em in those kinda places where you find cheap and illegal electronic goods...
yeah i think you can find the cell phone stick on too..i havent enquired..
but make sure you take your ipod and make sure that they one they are giving you fits right for your ipod..sometimes...on the cover it will say nano but inside it will contain the 30 GB version stick-on...so open it check it and then buy it...

oh.. thanks man!