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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

UGH!!

Written by AG from San Jose

Oct 12, 2009

Its good, but stupid! Step on it, leave it out.. it'll break.
AND I don't wanna pay 30 bucks for a new one. Thats about as much as an ipod shuffle WITH a new cable is..

7 of 8 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Docking station - not good

Written by LS from Gainesville

Aug 28, 2009

My situation is almost identical to previous reviews on this topic...My iPod shuffle is no longer being recognized on my computer and it is now dead and will not charge. Consequently, I can't listen to any music or add any new music (not recognized on iTunes either). I think it is unfortunate to not be able to enjoy a product because it's accessories stop working. I love my shuffle so I am frustrated that I can't use it. Is there any solution to this problem? Up until this point, I would have strongly recommended the shuffle (2nd gen) but because of my frustration with charging it recently, I am hesitant in completely recommending it.

42 of 43 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Not up to par

Written by AR from Decatur

Jun 4, 2009

I'm a huge advocate for apple's products, but this charger left me disappointed. I didn't drop it or break it, but one day mine just stopped working. Apple products don't just stop working, so shame on Apple for not making a product that's up to par. And, judging by most of the other reviews here, most of the other reviewers seem to be have the same general consensus.

p.s. for the "take care of your stuff" person. Get over yourself. Apple's products are not divine and they do break sometimes. Go nag people who care.

24 of 29 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

i agree

Written by SB from revere

May 3, 2009

the ipod suffle is really great but the charger is not. i mean its been working out for me for about 5 months now and the charger is not working anymore. after about three moths or so, i had to press down on it for it to work.then it just broke. it wasn't my fault i guess it's not supposed to last that long. i do agree that apple should make a better charger but other than that the ipod shuffle is pretty good.

34 of 36 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

ya i totally agree with all of you

Written by RW from Quill Lake

Apr 4, 2009

i agree with you guys the chager should be like just a chord like the other ipod chargers then that way it won't get broke...i've been with out music for a month and i love my music and now i want music i'm going crazy but ya change the style of the shuffle's charger!!

27 of 29 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

If your not extremely careful it will break!

Written by JK from Williamstown

Feb 19, 2009

I just broke my second one. I travel very often and am addicted to my ipod so the dock had to travel with me everywhere and with the vertical pin i broke it again. So if you are going to leave it safely on a neat shelf or desk you'll be fine but otherwise it makes the shuffle so not worth it.

11 of 12 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Broken :(

Written by LS

Jan 23, 2009

Mine wasn't stepped on because I didn't clean my room, I didn't leave it in my backback, etc. (someone snidly replied somewhere else about I guess the fact that we are careless people...).

Mine fell off the desk. The prong broke. Guess I should have used duct tape so it wouldn't fall off (I'm assuming the response from the other guy...)

Loved it while it worked. No fixing it after it's broken. I found a cheap "generic" one piece. Love it.

11 of 11 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

unhappy!

Written by SB

Jan 21, 2009

I bought my son the schuffle for x-mas and it worked fine until it needed to be charged the second time. I can not get it to charge or sync any songs.other than that it was a good ipod just very poor on the dock part.

10 of 14 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Argh. Functional but fragile.

Written by CL from Seattle

Jan 2, 2009

It's highly functional, adorable, and incredibly fragile. This is my second broken dock for this Shuffle, meaning that soon I will have spent more money on replacement docks than on the original Shuffle. Grr.

This would work beautifully if it lived in a consistent home, such as permanently attached to a desktop computer or only ever staying on a desk where my laptop lives at home. In the future, I will be doing exactly that. I love the Shuffle because I'm on the go, so I'd gotten in the habit of wrapping the cord and throwing the dock in my backpack's outer pocket so that I could charge it at work if I forgot to charge it at home.

The metal stem on the first one got loose and eventually stopped transmitting power. I figured I must have stepped on it at some point or something, so I got a new one and resolved to be more careful. Less than six months later, the stem (plug?) of the new one snapped in two at the halfway point between the base and the point. Lame.

I'm going to be purchasing the Griffin dock next, as it's cheaper, and it's going to be living on my desk at all times. Less convenient, but less expensive in the long run.

7 of 8 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

terrible design-love the shuffle though!

Written by JN from Edina

Dec 31, 2008

Count me lucky that my dock hasn't broken (yet), but the ipod doesn't dock securely, so twice on my first time charging, then cord was bumped, ipod came undocked, and it shut down my macbook pro.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Not worth it

Written by BH from Boise

Oct 22, 2008

For such a cheap product, it broke by the way, it is better to just buy a new shuffle than another dock.

35 of 36 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Stereo plug broke in luggage. Too expensive

Written by RF from Napa

Sep 30, 2008

Recently this dock was broken while in my luggage. I don't know what forces my luggage was subject to, but this was the only thing that suffered any damage.

The design of this dock is poor. The vertical orientation, in combination with flimsy construction, of the stereo plug increases likelihood for breakage.

The price, at a third of the price of the shuffle, is obscene. This part should be around $5. But I have to buy another or my shuffle is worthless. Another Apple gotcha.

54 of 60 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Not good for travel.

Written by JB from Auburn

Aug 24, 2008

I took it with me to California. I kept thinking about the pin breaking while in my bag. Sure enough it was broken when I got there. I had no way to charge it while away from home cause i wasnt going to buy another one away from home so it could happen again. Its perfect if you dont move the dock and only use the shuffle when your close to home. Dont travel with the wire cause it will break.

10 of 13 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Be Carefull it can fall apart

Written by JS

Jul 15, 2008

My Two year old 25lb hit it with his foot and it broke off the connector. You can buy a replacement for over half the price of a new one, not worth it till prices come down

27 of 29 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

disappointed, for the first time

Written by EC from boalsburg

Jul 7, 2008

I've been using Apple products for over 10 years. I have their stickers on my car. I am loyal to the brand, and for the first time they've disappointed me. This dock has got to be the most poorly designed thing they've every released. I stepped on my first one, and the metal piece snapped off. That was my fault, no lie. The second one I had just stopped working. I am overseas ATM, so I had nowhere to get real help. I started using my fathers, which he has used only a few times since purchase, and it appears as though this one is giving up the ghost, too. When I put my shuffle into place, the light only turns on when I apply pressure to the top. When I let up, the device ejects itself. This is unacceptable. I hate that this is reducing my usage of my shuffle, as I LOVE it to death, but I could have just bought an entirely new one for less than the cost of new chargers.

I'd like to echo everyone else and ask Apple to make a dockless charger, with a piece at the end of a cable.

26 of 30 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

My dock pin broke

Written by MA from Kuala lumpur

Apr 24, 2008

To Apple,

Please find a way to improve your poorly design dock.I like the dock but It's kinda eas to broke.When I pulled my iPod, the pin accidentally remove.And Yet Please set up iTunes to Malaysia.

Thank you

WE IN MALAYSIA WANT iPhone and iTunes HERE!!!

22 of 40 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Disappointed

Written by NH from Surrey

Apr 23, 2008

Like everyone here, I dislike the design of the shuffle dock as well. I literally had it for 2 weeks the upward pointed part of the dock that connects the ipod snapped when it was stepped on. I know it's not Apple's fault but its that everyone has that problem too. I agree with the other people here, $29.00 is way too expensive for a fragile dock. Just a suggestion, maybe Apple should replace the docks that broke. I recently bought a new shuffle charger on eBay for just 9 dollars. You could but 3 chargers just for the price 1 on Apple.
Disappointed.

17 of 21 people found this useful

Apple iPod shuffle Dock

mine too

Written by MP from Bethel

Mar 16, 2008

My dock also got stepped on by accident, and come on thirty dollars, just a simple one for $10 would be fine!! I use my shuffle so much that I can't go a day without charging it or it won't last through another 8 hour workday!!

45 of 81 people found this useful