Dropped multiple times, working fine. Need to worry?

Androidfan1x · Jan 17, 2013, 04:36 PM

i got a good case and dropped my ipod touch 5th gen 4 times already, everything is still working fine, but i'm wondering if i've damaged it? and will it stop working someday, did the drops make some "changes" inside it, like move the internal hardware or something

davidg4781 · Jan 17, 2013, 04:49 PM

What do you mean by a good case?

And if there's no shock absorption I would imagine some internal damage may have occurred. We have a Griffin Survivor on ours at work. It's used from 7a-10p every day and all day. It's been dropped quite a bit onto our concrete floors and still works great.

MultiFinder17 · Jan 17, 2013, 10:55 PM

I think you answered your own question when you said that it's still working fine. I wouldn't worry about it all that much unless you start to notice it acting up

blueroom · Jan 17, 2013, 11:15 PM

You're dropping it right.

Beeplance · Jan 17, 2013, 11:59 PM

I thought it should be alright. If anything weird like dead pixels or battery problems arise over the next few days, the Apple store should be your destination.

SandynJosh · Jan 18, 2013, 02:10 AM

Personally, you should start worrying about why you are so clumsy...

Jan 17, 2013, 04:36 PM	#1
Androidfan1x macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	Dropped multiple times, working fine. Need to worry? i got a good case and dropped my ipod touch 5th gen 4 times already, everything is still working fine, but i'm wondering if i've damaged it? and will it stop working someday, did the drops make some "changes" inside it, like move the internal hardware or something __________________ iPod touch 5th gen 32 GB Black
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Jan 17, 2013, 04:49 PM	#2
davidg4781 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Moulton, TX	What do you mean by a good case? And if there's no shock absorption I would imagine some internal damage may have occurred. We have a Griffin Survivor on ours at work. It's used from 7a-10p every day and all day. It's been dropped quite a bit onto our concrete floors and still works great. __________________ 2010 MBP 2.4GHz 4GB RAM 750GB HDD iPhone 4S 32GB - Sprint iPod nano 2GB - 2nd gen.
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Jan 17, 2013, 10:55 PM	#3
MultiFinder17 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tampa, Florida	I think you answered your own question when you said that it's still working fine. I wouldn't worry about it all that much unless you start to notice it acting up __________________ 2.5GHz 2011 iMac, 1.8GHz Rev.F MacBook Air, 32GB iPad mini, and 32GB iPhone 5 as my main drivers. "One more thing - You've waited for this, so here's your PowerBook G5!" - Steve Jobs @ WWDC 2014
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Jan 17, 2013, 11:15 PM	#4
blueroom macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada	You're dropping it right. __________________ My iOS devices are not jailbroken. Bill My Blog
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Jan 17, 2013, 11:59 PM	#5
Beeplance macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Singapore	I thought it should be alright. If anything weird like dead pixels or battery problems arise over the next few days, the Apple store should be your destination. __________________ -iPhone 3GS white 16GB iOS 6.1.3 -iPhone 3GS black 16GB iOS 6.1.3 -iPod Touch 4G white 32GB iOS 6.1
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Jan 18, 2013, 02:10 AM	#6
SandynJosh macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2006	Dropped Multiple times Personally, you should start worrying about why you are so clumsy... __________________ "We expect the Surface pads to have a similar impact on the PC industry as the Zune did in portable music players," — Canalys Analyst Tim Coulling
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