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October 22, 2004
iPod flaws
Posted by Sandy
Leander Kahney notes that the original iPod had bigger problems than the infamous, overblown battery problem:
"...the FireWire port in first- and second-generation iPods suffers from a fatal design flaw. The connector is unreinforced, and the constant plugging and unplugging of the FireWire cable can loosen the solder on the motherboard.
With broken solder points, the iPod is no longer recognized by the host computer, though in most cases, it still charges."
I have an early 20 GB iPod with an entirely different problem: the headphone jack is flaky. Sometimes it sounds good, but more often one side or another of the sound cuts out.
Is there a quick and easy $40 fix for that?
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