Strictly for the lover of all things "Apple" - to add to the collection.
People collect all types of things, a bit like the Bowerbirds, especially things like this Blue iPOD Nano because Bowerbirds love to collect Blue things to attract mates!
I once visited a collector of Apple "stuff" and he had a room in his home dedicated to EVERY SINGLE device ever released by Apple - his "nest"! Initially I thought this was astounding but then came to realise that lot's of people collect all sorts of weird things (I like/liked old telephone equipment for example) but Apple products? No Sireee ... not for me
So I am offering this 16 year old Nano for someone to add to their collection of Apple stuff
Notice the asking price? It's free BUT I am not going to foot the cost of shipping (no pickups are permitted) so the "buyer" will either need to pay the Australia Post costs OR add some other items so that my automatic shipping discount system comes into play ... what's that you say?
On this website, for Australian buyers only, orders which exceed A$30 in value, the shipping is fixed at $9 to anywhere within Australia. Orders over A$75 and the shipping is absolutely free to anywhere within Australia ... understand?
So let's give a few more details about this Nano ...
APPLE - iPOD Nano
3rd Generation (A1236)
Released in Australia 2009
8Gb version
Pale Blue front metalwork
Chrome like metal rear
Tiny 44mm x 31mm LCD screen
Key lock switch near the input/output/charging port
Headphone socket
TESTING:
She's a dud at the moment!
By that I mean that it appears to me that the internal battery is shot, it will not hold any charge. I have placed in my equally "modern" sound system in the back shed (it has an iPOD port) and also used a normal 5V charger and YES, the screen lights up with the Apple logo, I can randomly access the menus and there is at least some music tracks still stored on the device because I can play them!
This brings me to the second problem, the little push button system on the front for selecting menus etc is not responding properly ... sometimes it responds and other times it is "out to lunch"
So, in my opinion, there are two main issues with this little iPOD - the internal battery and the front panel button system. I am pretty sure these used conductive rubber contact material and over time those are notorious for failing ... perhaps a clean of those contacts could solve the issue, perhaps not. I would be asking myself, is it worth the trouble?
My intention is that this is a NON FUNCTIONING museum piece - nothing more
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED (of course, a quite a bit from the look of the rear panel)
Clean (Yes, since I have had it, it has been safely kept in a box of "weird stuff" and cleaned)
Front is very clean although I see a small dent in the metalwork up in the left hand top corner
LCD panel is clean and NOT damaged - no cracks and when I did have the screen alight, the display was nice and clear (no deadspots apparent)
The rear is showing obvious signs of heavy useage/travel in the past - multitude of light scratches but nothing too dramatic and certainly no physical damage to the casing.
The key lock slide button works fine
Now that I have finished with this description, the iPOD Nano has been put to bed within a sealed clear plastic packet - awaiting a new home where, perhaps, it may be appreciated more!
