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[shinytoaster]

Dear iPod Nano owners and general Apple addicts,

How bad were the scratching problems on the Nano screens? I ask because mine has developed the teensiest scratch over the screen, and it's pissing me off. I have taken such good care of it, I have not put it in any pockets with keys or coins in, I have lavished vastly overpriced socks and protective rubber tubes on it, I have all but wrapped this iPod up in cotton wool and hidden it in my sock drawer and never used it, and still it develops a scratch.

The thing is I recall hearing that the scratching on the so-called 'Bad Batch' was so bad that the screen actually became totally illegible in a very, very short space of time - and this is not what has happened to mine, it's an ickle mark on the screen that won't come off when I buff up the iPod. I guess what I'd really like is for someone, at this point, to put my mind at ease and tell me that tiny little scratches are par for the course, and that I'm fretting over nothing, and should continue to use and enjoy.

Comments

[reservoir.livejournal.com]

I actually don't use mine a whole lot, it sits on my dresser most of the time, but when I take it anywhere I throw it in my bag and it gets thrown around and things like that. It's got a tube on but not a screen protector. I've got no scratches on it at this point, but as I said, I don't use it much.

Nanos are pretty scratch-prone anyway, whatever batch, so I wouldn't worry.

[phoenixsong]

I've got a regular-sized 20GB iPod with a few scratches on the finish -- the case I received with it has velcro closures, and I haven't gotten around to replacing it with something less scratchy (and bulky) just yet.

[cirakaite.livejournal.com]

I have a 60gB, and before that I had a (now stolen) 20gB, and both got minor scratches on the screen- one because I was carrying it in a sock for a while, until I got a good case for it, and the other just through use- even with a good case, they are still a bit scratch-prone. Neither was a problem in terms of viewing the screen, though, and after a while, the scratch on my current one is pretty much invisible again.

[moony]

I ought to have shown you my nano when we were in Brighton - it is completely trashed. In fact, it was completely trashed less than a week after I got it. The biggest problem was that there were absolutely no protective covers available for the nano beyond the armband when the nano was first released. I actually managed to scratch the screen with my own fingerprints when handling the nano on an occasion when my hands were particularly dry.

Now, of course, there's tonnes of cases and such for the nano (and yes, I do have one that came from the bad batch), but this is what I think you might benefit from most: Clicky. It's a clear film that adheres to the nano and thus keeps it from being scratched. Use in addition to whatever you currently have. It helps. I've heard excellent things about it, and it's at the Apple Store on Regent Street.

*pets* I know scratches annoy, but you should know that despite the nano's bad reputation for scratches, a few tiny ones are normal.

[titanic-days.livejournal.com]

No, you did show it to me in the pub. I just have a memory like a wossname and can't remember how scratched it actually was at that point.

I've had mine a month, it's had about two weeks of pretty heavy-duty use going to and from work, and this has only just happened in the last few days, so I'm sure it's not from the bad batch.

I just wanted it to be pristine, but I guess small nicks are normal. You have reassured me <3 <3

[ivyblossom.livejournal.com]

They all get scratched up. Definitely part of the experience. But I recommend an iskin (http://www.iskin.com/). My ipod is pink now. :)