iPod "make" your own 4th gen ipod? (ebay)

[triobot]

You can find all the right parts for a working ipod off ebay...
Constructing it is relatively easy as well...

Consider this:

• Front Panel
• Battery
• Wheel
• Motherboard

(these are usually in a "set")

• Back Panel
• Back connectors (small circuit board for HOLD and HEADPHONES)

(Yet again these are usually together)

• Hard drive Disk

All this is so much cheaper than buying a new ipod (nano and even a shuffle !!!)

The front panel (including everything stated) around $5
The back panel £7~£15
HDD varies depending on size... [bought a 3o GB HDD for £10 (inc P&P) - untested so could of arrived DOA (- Dead On Arrival) but it didn't so i'm lucky !!!]
Total cost would be less than a cost of a shuffle !!!

er i might have to do this, lol, my front panel's firmware is screwed and i broke the ribbon that connects back panel to front panel (the ribbon is so fragile !!!)

^_^

Don't know the costs of a video ipod yet, but i will take a look !!!!

 

[MaddieBrad]

You intrigued me with this post as my 4th g iPod photo just died. I want to build a new ipod because I dont want to buy a new one until the next gen ipod is released.

Were you able to find anymore info about building a 5g ipod? I would love if someone could create a check list as to all the parts you would need to buy to build a 5g ipod as well.

Regards

 

[Sdashiki]

You can do your own tracking with eBay searches for completed or buy it now items on all those parts.

Id do it, but Im lazy.

are you?

 

[iHerzeleid]

***BUMP***

Anyone able to track down how much it would cost to "build" a 5g ipod?
I really need a new one but don't want to spend the money on it cuz I know the new ones are coming soonish.

B

good oem parts here.

http://cnn.cn/shop/apple-video-c-256_257.html

all u need is a HD and a motherboard.