How much does IPOD skip with movement?

Question

Hi, I am hoping to get some feedback on this, I want to buy a regular IPOD (my Nano screen cracked). Apparently it is much more durable. But I never did buy one because I am afraid of it skipping.
Do the regular IPODS skip while running? (I run for an hour)
Would a regular IPOD skip while doing housework? (Vacuuming, cleaning bathtub eg: bending over etc) I do that for hours at a time.
Would it skip while on an elliptical training machine? I do it for an hour but it is not high impact.
Finally, the salesmen at the stroe where I bought my Nano said that with a regular IPD, I could keep it in my back pocket or purse without fear of breaking it. Is that true? Is is generally rugged? Can you sit down with it in your back pocket? If you drop it accidentally, say on pavement, would it be ok?
thank you very much.

Answer 1

non-hard drive based iPods (video iPod, nano, shuffle) will not skip since there is no hard drive inside to worry about
all hard drive based iPods (mini, photo iPod, U2 iPod, etc) will skip is shaken semi violently
you DO NOT want to place any ipod (except the original ones) in a front or rear pants/slacks pocket since as soon as you sit down, there is alot of crease there and you will break some ipods, plus you never ever want to put one in your back pocket as you are just inviting trouble....
as for dropping it... well, it may it may not break - it depends on the height it is dropped from, the surface it hits, etc. under normal wear and tear, it should be fine, but.........