[quote name='Immortal fWd']They come with a warranty you know. I believe it's 1 year. Have you taken it to an Apple store or called them?[/QUOTE]
Apparently not. Since he's planning on getting the receipt, though, it should still be covered if it's that new.
The Apple Stores are great with customer service most of the time - if you've got a problem and they can't fix it, you'll walk out of there with a new iPod, provided you didn't do something like throw it out of the window of a moving car - and since it sounds like it's new the appointment or any service or parts required shouldn't cost you anything.
[quote name='Liquid 2']1) I said last time I checked
2) I was referring to the classics (160 gb for $250, etc); I should have clarified.[/QUOTE]
To be fair, it's $350 for 160GB right now. Your point still stands, though.
[quote name='aeauvian']Well. It goes on. iPods are on par or higher than most other players. The only reason to get one is to be "trendy". Believe me, my iPod was a horrid mistake. Can't go 2 days without it crashing/freezing requiring a reset. Can't play WMA, iTunes SUCKS, itunes alternatives mess up quite a bit for me. Never buying another Apple product again.[/QUOTE]
Damn, you're bitter. It sounds like you had a bad experience (that two day crash/freeze cycle isn't normal, though I suspect it's exaggerated) and you're not the only one who dislikes iTunes, but your other points are garbage. Are you really surprised that Apple won't play a proprietary Microsoft format (iTunes does convert it, though), or that third-party software written for a closed-source product has some issues?