I-Pod mini dead within a week!

[CCollins]

So I finally took the plunge and bought a mini I-Pod last week. I spent all weekend loading up my songs, charged it up and the battery died within 2 hours. So charged it up again and now its dead completey won't switch on or even charge up

I am NOT happy, now have to treck into town on saturday and swap it over.

My dilema is that in the week the 20gb I-Pod is reduced and now I am thinking about getting a refund on the busted mini one and splashing out on the 20gb.

Have anyone else had this problem with their mini I-Pod? aren't you suppossed to get 18 hours playback from them?

Help please before I loose the plot and go back to a Tape playing Walkman[msncry]

[jolliffee]

Think of it as fate telling you to get the 20G version; go on you know it makes sense

[chrisflowers]

It will be replaced under warranty.
These things do happen - thankfully quite rare

I think I would go for the 20Gb if I were you, especially as it now supports podcast graphics/bookmarks

[millie]

I have a i-pod mini and it is fine. My hubby has the 20gb and obviously that is better but for my needs the ipod mini does the job. I do get long playback on it.

Take it back demand a replacement and go for the 20kg!!![msnwink]

[CarolAnn]

Just for the record, my 12 yr old will be 13 next month, when offered an IPOD for her birthday she says to me, "No, they will be out by Christmas!!" What does she know that an olden like me doesn't ?
Should we be buying the "NEXT THING", whatever that maybe?[msneek]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by CarolAnn
Just for the record, my 12 yr old will be 13 next month, when offered an IPOD for her birthday she says to me, "No, they will be out by Christmas!!" What does she know that an olden like me doesn't ?
Should we be buying the "NEXT THING", whatever that maybe?[msneek]
[/quote]

No disrespect to you daughter but the is no way ipods will be out by christmas, everyone may have one by then and so there maybe a new present to buy but ipods/itunes/podcasting etc etc will be around for a long time to come[msnwink]

[timfawson]

"NEXT THING", whatever that maybe?

don't you know it's the PSP not out here till next week but we already have 2

[Cruella DeVilla]

I bought a pink mini IPod last week and so far so good. I bought the mini..sad this...because it was pink! I don't listen to loads of music really. It holds 1500 songs, I don't think I could ever fill it and this was good enough for me. I bought an 80GB external hard drive at the same time so I am having fun at the minute playing with my new gadgets

[CCollins]

OK I went and got the 20GB I-Pod this morning following the demise of my mini i-pod.

It is much better, only had it for 2 hours but I love it already!!!

When I was in the shop taking my broken one back, another lady was there and she had had the exact same problem with hers, she's had hers for 2 weeks. Must have been a duff batch