Heard my neighbor's kid say their old iPod was 'just garbage'

I was outside working and overheard him talking to a friend... they were about to toss a perfectly good 4th gen iPod Nano because the battery was dead. I asked if I could have it, and after a $12 battery kit and about 20 minutes, it was playing music again. It made me realize how many things get thrown out over one simple, cheap part. Has anyone else brought an old music player back from the brink recently?

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skylerg1721d ago

Is it really that big of a deal though? Most people just want their music on their phone now, not a separate gadget. It's cool you fixed it, but calling it garbage isn't totally wrong for how they use stuff.

the_hugo21d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly, it's just a plastic box with a screen. People get so mad when a company stops fixing old stuff, but how long are they supposed to keep making parts for it? My old laptop from 2012 is basically a brick now too. It's not like Apple is the only one who does this.