Apple recalls first iPod Nanos over battery flaw Apple is asking for its six-year-old first-generation iPod Nano back. Having uncovered a "very rare" instance in which the music player may overheat "and pose a safety risk", Apple is replacing them. Apple iPod Nano "This issue has been traced to a single battery supplier that produced batteries with a manufacturing defect …
Turns out my ipod is eligible for this, it's a white 4gb nano, it actually has been having battery issues so hopefully this will sort it (not that I'd complain if they decided to give me a brand new nano instead), I'll be sure to let you guys know what it was that I got when it's returned.
Fire icon for the poor old batteries going up in smoke.
Er, I have.
I use it in the car connected to the audio system. It still works OK, and the sound quality is much better than that from the car's CD player (Although that might be down to the bad surfaces on some of Oz's country roads).
The e-mail that I got from Apple includes "Our initial diagnosis indicates that because your product replacement will likely be covered by the warranty, an AppleCare Protection Plan, or another Apple repair or exchange program, there should be no charge to you."
I have one at home (4Gb black) which my kids still use.
It stands the test of time as a great piece of kit - it has the same connector as the latest iPods and iPhones so works in their cd/radios that have iPod docks and has enough storage to hold their favourite albums. A colour display and the click-wheel make it a joy to use.
Maybe that's testament to how good it was in the first place?
The battery is definitely on it's way out, so I'd be more than happy with a replacement battery, let alone a new iPod nano.
"Will it be a new Nano 1G or a more recent model? Apple didn't say"
The uncertainty... At least it's not that horribly designed large old square Nano (2nd or 3rd gen?), the new Nanos are min. 8 GB and my 1st gen is 4 GB.
BUT, my Nano can sync with MediaMonkey and pretty much any other music library out there. Newer iPods require, as far as I know, that godawful iTunes installed in order to sync. Even if you can sync using other applications, you need some components from iTunes - which also means QuickTime, Bonjour, MDNS-service, mobile device support, iTunes helper... oh, for the love of Jobs!
Oh, and mine appears to be recalled...
Rats! I HAD a first-gen nano. It worked fine in my car powered from the dock adapter, but the battery degraded to the point where it could not power the player for even short runs. I replaced it with a 4G nano.
I took a shot at replacing the failed battery myself, which by then had puffed up like a tiny pillow in its foil wrapper. Surprisingly, after the replacement, the nano worked as well as new. I gave it away, though, since I already had a newer model.
Aha, mine is a 1st gen humble 2GB nano (beat that). It is a bit sticky (worrying) but still in working order (at the moment).
However, my main beef with this Nano is that I was so impressed with it, my mind was warped and I now own a MacBook, a Mac Mini, an iMac, iPhones 3G, 4 & 4S and 3 Airport Expressi. I need help not a replacement Nano.
eBay: 6 condoms for the Nano 1st gen, one used but in good condition, others unused.
From the confirmation page - "Apple will send you a box with shipping instructions to mail your iPod nano to us. Apple will then send you a replacement iPod."
Mine is in a bad way after I drove over it accidentally, kind Apple are now going to breathe new life into its wings.
Dug out my 1st-gen nano, whose battery has been close to unusable for a while (less than 20 minutes!!). Seems like it's one of the problem ones. I had been thinking of getting one of the latest ones this xmas, but really a new 1st-gen nano will do the trick. 4GB is still good enough for my needs, so cheers to that and happy Xmas to me :)
Does seem strange that they still have a large amount of brand-new first-gen nanos that have been sitting in a warehouse for 5 years+. Possibly because Apple do not like to sell the old kit at a discount when the new model comes out so it doesn't undercut sales of the new model?
Incidentally, quick view of the comments above it seems to me that most people who applied got the recall. Is there anyone who submitted their serial no. and was told it was NOT going to be recalled? What's the proportion here?
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