29 hours with my iPod - and it's SCRATCHED TO %#!!
I baby my gadgets. They've got a special place in my home, safe from food, sharp objects, curious hands, etc etc etc.
That being said, I've had my new 5th gen Video iPod for 27 hours now, and it's already scratched up more than the 4th gen U2 ipod that I've had for 9 months.
I'm not one to complain about inevitable wear and tear, but this is just ridiculous. Whatever they've made this new iPod out of is less durable than jewel-case plastic. I can appreciate that Apple is trying to target the price of their player to be more competitive, but I can't believe they've done it at the expense of quality.
Literally, this screen scratches if you touch it with your fingernail. (and I bite my nails, so they're pretty dull.... must be from the stress of spending $400 on a gadget that hasn't held up to 2 days worth of use!)
I know the Nano had screen quality problems, and I think Apple is being sued over it - Did they just use the same material for the 5g?
Anyone else finding the same?
You're right, in retrospect I really should have left the original screen protector on. Truthfully, I just didn't foresee this problem. It's not that difficult to make plastic fairly scratch resistant, so it didn't even occur to me that this problem would BE a problem. My fault in part, I knew about the Nano problems before I got my 5th gen, and should have connected the dots before removing the factory screen protector.
I guess I'm just really disappointed with Apple for not being concerned with consumer needs a bit more - we're spending a lot of money on their audio players - that consideration should go both ways.
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