Apple has apparently begun bundling a soft fabric slip-case with its iPod Nano, recent buyers of the diminutive digital-music player have claimed. According to a forum post on iPod fan website iLounge, the new cases are white and stamped with the iPod logo. Essentially it's the same type of case that ships with the new video iPod, but slimmed down so the Nano fits more snuggly.
So is this tacit recognition on Apple's part that the Nano is particularly scratch-prone? 'Tacit' it certainly is - there's no mention of the case on Apple's iPod Nano website or on the AppleStore Nano purchase page. The latter fact suggests the company hasn't reprinted the box art, just simply tucked the case in among the carton's other contents.
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So is this tacit recognition on Apple's part that the Nano is particularly scratch-prone? 'Tacit' it certainly is - there's no mention of the case on Apple's iPod Nano website or on the AppleStore Nano purchase page. The latter fact suggests the company hasn't reprinted the box art, just simply tucked the case in among the carton's other contents.
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nevermind, forget about this post
Last edited by 9209 on 11 Nov 2005 - 14:09
Good, because I was hoping that Apple would offer the same sleeve for the nano as they have the iPod 5Gen. For a simple sleeve it looks tasteful and is practical; traits of Apple products. I still think I'm gonna hold off on a nano until the storage capacity increases (ala 2Gen mini).
Bad, because this whole fiasco is a failure of people in general... on both sides. One the one hand those who bought a nano were flat out stupid. Steve Jobs makes designer electronic equipment... this is known by almost all now. And it's safe to assume that he assumes that those who buy it are going to treat it as such.
"I just bought a 250 dollar almost credit card sized MP3 player, as I look at it it has a polished poly-carbonite finish (That's a hard plastic material for the rest of y'all). It has a full color screen that has a very high resolution for its size... I'm just gonna shove it in my pocket with my keys and walk around briskly."
You can't make that stuff up, and low and behold some people actually had that train of thought. Worse, people put it in their back pocket and forgot about it... guess what happened? I'll give you a hint, defective screens.
(If sitting on your nano makes it defective that is)
I must be the last man alive who treats iPod like what they are; Electronical equipment. And while I'm content to turn a blind eye to people who really have no business owning something like an iPod having them turn into such cry babies about it and filing a lawsuit, not just to get compensation but to own profit sharing in Apple?!?, makes me depressed. In a big way.
Yes, I'm an Apple user... and a PC user, so no biasness on that beachhead. But common sense really needs to prevail. And now Apple is putting suade pouches in the boxes with the nano and all people can say is that Apple is trying to dodge responsibility? All they ask is that have some degree of respect for your product, Apple never advertised that nanos were scratch proof, why is everyone holding them to a claim they never made?
I relent, if you wanna pick my post apart go ahead, I'll just return with the same level headed, logical thinking that I used when writing this.
I "eagerly" await the next good thing that Apple does that's turned around by the masses to be a sorted thing.
Sorry, but people who coddle and baby their toys report that the Nano scratches in cotton shirt pockets, WITH NOTHING ELSE in the pocket. Sure, some people put them in their pockets with other hard or metal objects, but are you seriously suggesting that everyone did this?
This was precisely my position too. In fact, I was right here on Neowin telling people that they should be more careful with their expensive equipment, especially where aesthetics were a key motivating factor in the purchase decision.
But my friend had an iPod Nano for *15* days, and it looks like he's had it for 3 years. This is a man who is exceedingly anal retentive. Looks of this tech equipment are so important to him, he keeps them clean with a felt napkin. That's especially soft material, so much so that it's recommended to clean the acrylic side windows of PC cases at computer shows because it's so soft, and acrylic scratches very easily. Anyone who's ever built a PC with case window knows how careful you have to be with it.
There IS something VERY WRONG with the Nano. I didn't believe it until I saw it myself - you just don't expect something like this from Apple, especially when you consider that Apple generally has a good reputation for high quality. This has changed my mind, and their refusal to acknowledge the painfully obvious doesn't score them any points with me. Apple screwed up here, and they know it. The fact that they are voluntarily bundeling a protective cover now is good thing, but it shows they are aware it's an issue. The longer it takes for them to admit it up front, the worse they suffer. If this is the way they conduct business, then they deserve to take a hit.
Must be, how in the world do you own an iPod for a few days and it looks like you drug it across gravel?
I got a 20 Gig 4Gen earlier this year and for the first week of owning and using it I did not have a case for it. Yet I somehow managed to not put a single scratch on the thing, anywhere. No coddling, no babying, I treated it like an MP3 player with a hard plastic case and that was sufficient. The irony is that once I bought a case for it the aluminum backing now has some scuffing as a result of rubbing against the inside of the case.
I just love seeing all the people gripe about how they effectively glared at their iPod nano and it scratched all to hell. I'm sorry, I've been a computer user my whole life and you must take me for the king's fool to believe the fiction I've heard come from some of these people. I've even cleaned the fingerprints off of a nano with my blue jeans! No scratches.
Sorry, it doesn't compute.
Comparing the 4G to the 5G/Nano is like comparing apples to oranges. It uses a completely different (and more scratch-prone) material. Trust me; people aren't lying when they say looking at the nano will scratch it--I've babied my iPod so so so much and yet it has an insane amount of scratches. This is with the case--I only ever take it out when I'm changing songs. Please post when you know what the hell you're talking about.
And by the way, to anyone wondering--the scratching problem is a problem in the 5G as well. Although, apparantly it's only present in "some" models--but I highly doubt you cleaned the nano with your blue jeans.
Every single iPod ever created (sans the shuffle) has been made out of the same material, poly-carbonite plastic, buffed to a degree of sheen. Yes, the nano and the 5Gen iPod is buffed to a damn near reflective gloss and this is where people get the idea that it's a different material. (Speak of not knowing what your talking about)
I'm not sure why you think only some models scratch more than others, again, same material. Black will show a scratch easier than white, yes. And sad as it is some of the cases coming out for the nano are causing more harm than good (Agent18's nano shield has a misunderstanding about it that can be read about on their website). That coupled with the fact that some people just don't know how to take care of their iPod. I can honestly say this to your face and you won't understand me, iPod anything doesn't scratch itself.
Just a little factoid, poly-carbonite is the same material that current CDs and DVDs are made of, yep. And if you don't believe me the exact same goop used to remove scratched from compact discs is being sold to take scratches off of iPods on some online stores. When I worked at a game store people would trade in brand new games with a glorious amount of scratches on them.
"Oh, it was that way when I opened the box."
"Oh, I took good care of it, the system scratched it."
Right, I think I hear the king calling, brb...
You gotta realize that cases and protective gear was availible for the nano from day one, and from Apple no less. Yes they were hard to find but no harder than finding an actual nano.
Afterthought? Yeah, a good one in any case. (Pun intended)
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