iPod How much will it cost to get my iPod fixed?

[CanadaRAM]

I got a dilemma myself. My brother's ipod (4g 40GB) had some harddrive malfunctions/battery messup. We sent it in (60+6.95) and got it back within abou a week. After 2 and a half months, it's having the same exact problem. Sad iPod icon, skip songs, won't listen to what my finger says, etc. Can I complain to them for a free repair? I mean, I thought it was at least backed up for 3 months, but 2.5 is just ridiculous. Especially the price I had to pay!

What should I do? Email them? Make it my door stop? I'm not hoping for the latter..

You sent it to who?
Of course you should inform them, in writing.
Whether it is covered or not depends on what they replaced the first time. The hard drive was obviously not replaced for that price, so if it is your hard drive gone bad now, then you are not covered, for example.

 

[x86]

I was having issues with my iPod in the past, so I ran chkdsk in Windows and it seemed to correct the problem. If you have Windows and your iPod is formatted to work with it, you can try the following:

Start->Run-> type "cmd" ->Press OK
type chkdsk [iPod Drive Letter Here]: /R

This will search for any bad sectors and attempt to recover any data it can.

 

[davenoon@mac.co]

iPod Mechanic is a scam

I would agree with the person who recommended against using iPod Mechanic for iPod repairs. This outfit is awful. Their website promises fast service, but I have not seen my iPod for nearly two months now, and I was charged $106 for a new motherboard three weeks ago. It's infuriating. They don't respond to e-mails, and their website's customer "reviews" appear to be larded with praise that (now that I look at them more closely) seems completely implausible.

I wish I'd done more research before sending my ***** iPod to these clowns. Don't make the same mistake.