Tony1d ago

Weekend project: complete.

I’ve been wanting to totally overhaul my old iPod for years. Dead hard drive, dead battery, dead headphone jack, knackered case. Now it’s even better than it was when I bought it in 2006.

Personal music players peaked here… it’s just such a good device.

#iPod #Apple #DIYfix

Show threadretrolasered
@coldkennels fire starter, ready for the battery to go up in flames. Good job I hope it gets a few more years yet
Apr 5 at 1:45pmWeb
Show threadTony1d ago
@retrolasered I'm definitely hoping I don't have to go through the hassle of opening this new shell any time soon. It cost me £33.50 for the new front and back plates; that's a lot to replace just because you can't open the bastard without mauling them!
Show threadJuanjoSan1d ago
@coldkennels @retrolasered
There are clones for less on amazon with better audio quality, more disk capacity and able to play many file formats. But they're not apple.
Show threadTony1d ago
@JuanjoSan @retrolasered A big part of why I wanted to restore this was because I already owned it, and I didn't want it to just become more e-waste. But even if I didn't own it, I just love the iPod UX. Always have. It's not just that "it's Apple" - I just like the menu layout. For instance, one weird thing the OG iPod does well is album shuffle by genre. Even the new iPhones don't do that.
Show threadretrolasered1d ago
@JuanjoSan @coldkennels I don't think he really cares that it's apple, it's that it's old and he is still using. You want to see the cameras he uses. No joke: we drove to Germany, he put a big box on my lap and said these are all flash bulbs, they might explode
Show threadTony1d ago

@retrolasered @JuanjoSan Yeah, there's a 1951 Leica Ic and a 1958 Zorki 5 on my desk at the moment, and there's a 1950 Sumida Proud on the shelf waiting to be cleaned up. It's almost finished, I just couldn't get to the rear lens element to clean it.

I'd much rather save and use old stuff instead of buying more disposable tat that'll be dead in five years.

Show threadJuanjoSan1d ago

@coldkennels @retrolasered
It seems all o.k. for me, when there's no any better an more sustainable option. I keep and take care of many old things myself.

There are cases when adquiring new stuff is a right thing, though, despite of this not being your situation.

Greets.