RIP iPod

On June 27, 2004 I received a beautiful little iPod from Seppo. It had a sweet, personal engraving. It was light and elegant. It was the most expensive piece of personal electronics I had ever owned to that date. It made it easier for me to enjoy my music. It had plenty of splace to carry around all the music I had and more. Its UI was simple and classic.

Yesterday, it died. I don’t know why. The last time it had some trauma was several days ago, at least. The harddrive died. It clicked, it rattled, it reset over and over again, and it overheated. I tried all the different solutions presented by iPod, iPodLounge, various websites and message boards. I ran multiple diagnostics tests. I even smacked it around. I opened it up and reconnected the parts, hoping that the problem was a loose connection; it wasn’t. The harddrive gave a little rattle that indicated that some crucial part was just not right.

Thanks for bringing me two solid years of good music listening. I’ll miss you.