How delicate/durable is the hard drive in the Classic? How severe of a bump is needed to damage it?
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iPod iPod Classic Hard Drive Durability
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It's a fairly standard platter-based hard drive. If you drop it, it's probably going to have issues.
I've dropped my 4 year old mini and my 3 year old video countless times over the years. I don't even blink when they hit the ground now.
They'll die eventually but neither hard drive's given me a problem yet. I don't think hard drive based iPods are as delicate as people make out. The mini was the first iPod Apple marketed to runners.
They'll die eventually but neither hard drive's given me a problem yet. I don't think hard drive based iPods are as delicate as people make out. The mini was the first iPod Apple marketed to runners.