Would you trust this?

[Juice Box]

http://www.techrestore.com/xcart/home.php?cat=280

They are offering for $179 shipped. They will send you a box, you send them your Ipod. They will replace the 20 gig HDD with a 40 gig....Seems too good to be true! I recently ran out of space on my 20, and am now thinking about doing this. Any ideas on it?

 

[Nohr]

Having no entry at ResellerRatings does not bode well.

 

[mcvickj]

If your iPod is out of warranty then you probably don't have much to loose. I would like to know how the manage to get it open without destroying it. The iPod is such a seamless unit. I would be afraid of scratching the case. Do they offer any type of warranty on their service?

 

[Platypus]

Hi Juicey, how'd you like that film?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: mcvickj
If your iPod is out of warranty then you probably don't have much to loose. I would like to know how the manage to get it open without destroying it. The iPod is such a seamless unit. I would be afraid of scratching the case. Do they offer any type of warranty on their service?

Yes, actually you have $179 and your working ipod to lose

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Actually it looks like the 20-40GB swap costs $180. I can't see why this would be a difficult swap, and have no reason to doubt they can pull it off. Note, though, that their web page makes no mention of replacing your music on the new HD, so you may need to reload your iPod.

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: mcvickj
If your iPod is out of warranty then you probably don't have much to loose. I would like to know how the manage to get it open without destroying it. The iPod is such a seamless unit. I would be afraid of scratching the case. Do they offer any type of warranty on their service?

yeah, 6 month full service. And they claim this whole process takes 24 hours, youll get it back the next day.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: mcvickj
If your iPod is out of warranty then you probably don't have much to loose. I would like to know how the manage to get it open without destroying it. The iPod is such a seamless unit. I would be afraid of scratching the case. Do they offer any type of warranty on their service?

It's tricky but do-able. I bought a replacement battery kit for my iPod, and it included tools for cracking it open without damage. It was not easy, but it worked.

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: DonVito
Actually it looks like the 20-40GB swap costs $180. I can't see why this would be a difficult swap, and have no reason to doubt they can pull it off. Note, though, that their web page makes no mention of replacing your music on the new HD, so you may need to reload your iPod.

yeah, that wont be a problem.....the only thing I was thinknig about.... my friend has a 40 gig one, and its about 3/8" thicker than my u2 20 gig one...is that from the HDD or what? cause if the HDD is bigger, will it not fit in mine>?

 

[Calin]

Probably there is some system to open the iPods - after all the Apple has it. It won't be such a big trouble.
Changing the drive probably takes half a man hour of work. The new drive could be imaged with the content of the old drive in something like an hour, if they do that also. If not, the hard drives can be imaged 16 at a time in less than 5 minutes

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Juice Box

yeah, that wont be a problem.....the only thing I was thinknig about.... my friend has a 40 gig one, and its about 3/8" thicker than my u2 20 gig one...is that from the HDD or what? cause if the HDD is bigger, will it not fit in mine>?

My guess (and it's only a guess) is that Toshiba has, since your iPod was made, been able to slim down its teeny hard drives. I suggest you e-mail the seller if you're concerned about this.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Juice Box

Originally posted by: DonVito
Actually it looks like the 20-40GB swap costs $180. I can't see why this would be a difficult swap, and have no reason to doubt they can pull it off. Note, though, that their web page makes no mention of replacing your music on the new HD, so you may need to reload your iPod.

yeah, that wont be a problem.....the only thing I was thinknig about.... my friend has a 40 gig one, and its about 3/8" thicker than my u2 20 gig one...is that from the HDD or what? cause if the HDD is bigger, will it not fit in mine>?

different generation?

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Juice Box

Originally posted by: DonVito
Actually it looks like the 20-40GB swap costs $180. I can't see why this would be a difficult swap, and have no reason to doubt they can pull it off. Note, though, that their web page makes no mention of replacing your music on the new HD, so you may need to reload your iPod.

yeah, that wont be a problem.....the only thing I was thinknig about.... my friend has a 40 gig one, and its about 3/8" thicker than my u2 20 gig one...is that from the HDD or what? cause if the HDD is bigger, will it not fit in mine>?

different generation?

no, the U2 ipod is a 4th Gen, just diff color


I think ill call these guys and ask if I decide to do it if they can upgrade the U2 one.... But i sure hope they can. I love the feel of the ipod, i just now have way over 20 gigs of music.....stupid dance/trance

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Hi Juicey, how'd you like that film?

I thought you had no internet for 2 years?

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: DnaJ

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Hi Juicey, how'd you like that film?

I thought you had no internet for 2 years?

I'm getting cable installed in my new place this afternoon, posting from my office currently.

2 years lol, feels like it with these fvcking cable co's.

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation

Originally posted by: DnaJ

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Hi Juicey, how'd you like that film?

I thought you had no internet for 2 years?

I'm getting cable installed in my new place this afternoon, posting from my office currently.

2 years lol, feels like it with these fvcking cable co's.

oh kewl, catch up with you on vent later tonight then, I'm off to get a haircut, whoopie.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation

Originally posted by: DnaJ

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Hi Juicey, how'd you like that film?

I thought you had no internet for 2 years?

I'm getting cable installed in my new place this afternoon, posting from my office currently.

2 years lol, feels like it with these fvcking cable co's.

Indeed. You'd think they'd be out of business the way they treat customers...but alas. They outsource 90% of their labor force, so they only have to pay by the job rather than hourly wages. Sad that they can get away with contract work to that extent.

 

[Gurck]

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And no, I wouldn't trust it.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation

Originally posted by: DnaJ

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Hi Juicey, how'd you like that film?

I thought you had no internet for 2 years?

I'm getting cable installed in my new place this afternoon, posting from my office currently.

2 years lol, feels like it with these fvcking cable co's.

Indeed. You'd think they'd be out of business the way they treat customers...but alas. They outsource 90% of their labor force, so they only have to pay by the job rather than hourly wages. Sad that they can get away with contract work to that extent.

Yeah I know right, and I love how they're 8-5 M-F like I am, makes it nice and impossible to get home and get them into my house to run it.

 

[Leper Messiah]

well, if you want to waste your ipod, and $180, you could just send it to me...

 

[Platypus]

Brandon, it's probably not worth it simply because there's no reason you need 20GB of music on your player at all times. I have like 200+GB of music and a 15GB ipod, you just swap stuff on and off. Bigger HD = more platters and on a small drive like that which isn't the most stable to begin with you're pretty much asking for trouble.

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[wasssup]

i took a couple of nonworking ipods and swapped parts to make one working 10gig (or 15, forgot, used it for a week before i lent my power adapter to my sister, never got it back)

opening it up is easy, use a small flathead screwdriver to force the metal and plastic pieces away from each other...you'll get cleaner results if you aim for where the clips are (i forgot exactly where, but google should help you find something)...

if you're gonna open it up, be really careful not to break any cables...all the cables are very delicate, and break VERY easily...

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Brandon, it's probably not worth it simply because there's no reason you need 20GB of music on your player at all times. I have like 200+GB of music and a 15GB ipod, you just swap stuff on and off. Bigger HD = more platters and on a small drive like that which isn't the most stable to begin with you're pretty much asking for trouble.

</$0.02>

yeah...I might have to deal with that. right now im only working off my laptop, and its a PITA to sync up with the ipod, because of my lack of USB cables, and how the firewire connection sucks. I think im gonna have to rebuild myself a desktop soon for college anyways, so once thats up, Ill have to just get a dock or something so I can sync my music to my preferences....