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Jontun189 t1_j1mk5ds wrote

The internal hard drive will die eventually; when that happens there are mods that use an SSD, so you won't have to throw it out :)

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uDontInterestMe t1_j1n7fe2 wrote

Switching to flash memory is an option and batteries are replaceable as are headphone jacks which can be another point of failure. BIFL sometimes means that something is able to be refurbished and can keep on going!

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Jontun189 t1_j1n819s wrote

Yep you hit the nail on the head! And I'm pretty sure if OP feels unable to do this themselves there will probably be relatively local services on stuff like eBay that will take care of it for them.

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thedan663 t1_j1n9ugb wrote

Mine just did on my 7th gen. My winter break project is to replace it. Very nervous but my iPod is so important to me and how I listen to music

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Jontun189 t1_j1nbg35 wrote

You'll be okay, just be careful when you open the housing. Even then I'm sure there are replacements if it cracks or something. Personally I'm all about my desktop setup, so much so that I gifted my old iPod Classic in exchange for help soldering together a Bottlehead Crack tube amp; great pairing with my Sennheiser 6XX.

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