iPod Death Clock

Apparently my 4th-gen's battery is only has 10% capacity and will die in 9 days. That's odd, because I still get 5-6 hours on a charge.

I think these guys just really want to sell some batteries.

Don't need a joke site to tell me that my 1st generation 5GB original iPod is still going strong. And that the moving scroll wheel *still* feels better than the static ones of the young whippernapper iPods of today!

It's the first of SIX iPods that I've owned and generally traded up to the latest model when it's come out. I'm keeping the original around though for sentimental value. I take care of it by topping it up when the battery drains.

The secret is care, not abuse.

It was probably made by Apple to make you buy new iPods for Christmas!

mine died moments ago :( i wonder what the site will say when it's back up.

This is based on the Mean Time Before Failure on the the hard disk. The type of hard disk that is used on these devices is not very well tailored for constant use. They usually choose the least expensive laptop size hard disk, and these drive are not very robust.

(This is just my opinion by the way, based on my extensive 10+ years of experience with computer hardware)

Hmm... I went there and got the message
"Sorry, we're not ready yet! Should be a tasty Christmas present for you :)

Please check back soon!"

with a link back to iPod Mechanic home.

But I'm hoping that my 2Gb white 1st gen. nano will last a little longer than #7's...


:-(

Apparently my brand new 80G video iPod has 489 days left. No biggie - a little over a year, by then I will want a newer one anyway. What I find interesting is that my battery is only at 90.25%. I got the iPod last week and just took it out of the box 2 days ago. By Christmas I am going to need a new battery! And yes Axel, it is interesting that they link to a site that sells batteries.

I wasn't able to really "accurately" test my old trusty 3G, since they give VERY limited "most used" catagories.

Not all iPods are nanos and shuffles used for jogging folks!

I use my full size iPod all day at work almost every day, but "at work" wasn't an option... ah well.

Even though it may be "Doomed", this little bugger keeps on tickin' just fine.

my god. 7 days.

and then it says "Expect less than three months. Perhaps it is time to start thinking about funeral arrangements."

..ah, well. i've been wanting a color ipod for a while.

...i'll miss you, little 3g.

9 days and 1 hour for my first gen iPod mini and only 10% of the original capacity left on the battery. Interesting that they link to a site who sells batterys.