What to do with a broken iPod?

[yesthattom]

Ok, I've done a month of testing and my original-style 10GB iPod has a bad hard drive. It's the $255.95 kind of repair, not the $99 battery type.

So the question is: Do I spend $255.95 on the repair, or do I spend $299 plus sales tax ($316.94)? If I buy a new one, do I sell it broken on eBay, or to I pay to have it repaired and sell it as "like new" on eBay?

Comments

buy a new iPod by mail order ...

[sierra-nevada.livejournal.com]

... and save the sales taxes by buying from an out-of-state company. Since it's a small item, I bet the shipping cost won't eat even 50% of the savings.

-Erik

Re: buy a new iPod by mail order ...

[yesthattom.livejournal.com]

Being that I'm leaving my job, I don't think spending $400 is an option right now. I think I may just go music-less for a while. I'll add a 20G iPod to my Amazon wishlist and think good thoughts.

Re: buy a new iPod by mail order ...

[stormsweeper.livejournal.com]

Smalldog.com is in Vermont. ;)

Also, of note is that as of today the low end for new iPods (well, regular iPods) is 15GB at the $299 price. The new iPod mini is $249, but is only 4GB. It's also about half of the size of a deck of cards.