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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Piece of junk

Written by JJ from Martinsburg

Dec 26, 2006

The new shuffle itself is great but the dock is a piece of junk. It sits up in a position to be broken off. I've had it for 2 weeks and it's broken off and useless. A replacement costs $30. It needs to be redesigned to eliminate the cradle and just plug in like the headphones.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Sucks

Written by HL from Boston

Dec 27, 2006

I Agree.
Mine has also been snapped because it was on my floor and someone accidently stepped on it. Apple should make a different dock that's just a simple cable.
I'm so disappointed to see such a high price (30 bucks??) for this unsecure stuff..

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Junk!

Written by EV from Rochester

Jun 6, 2008

I have had the same problem everyone else has had. The metal piece broke off. I was looking around to see how much it costs and $30 is ridiculous when you can buy a new one for $49. I'm going on a trip soon and wanted to have this. I might just buy a new one, but I dont really want to give apple any more money, so I might just go with a different brand.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Bad Dock

Written by MJ

Nov 18, 2007

The dock is very sensitive, the docking stick connecting it bends, and then it scratches the inside of ipod. The docking stick can break. This is the only dock that is appropriate for a regular computer hard drive, the other one without a cord won't, it needs a longer extension. I've bought two of them already, too sensitive.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Poorly constructed and overpriced

Written by GR from Bothell

Mar 4, 2007

The tip of the metal piece of the charger broke after I've had the shuffle for a month. I really like the player itself, but to charge $30 for a cheaply made and easily broken accessory is atrocius. Shame on you, Apple.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

3 have broken on me, I want to cry/give up

Written by BL from winston salem

Oct 27, 2008

This product makes me sick. This is the third one I have bought, and I am a self proclaimed mac addict. I love apple, yet this product...... why is it 30 bucks to replace it, it should be 2.50.
Total disapointment

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Terible

Written by CH from asheville

Nov 17, 2007

this product broke in my computer bag and my ipod is almost dead, apple need to make a CHEAPER more economical design.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Bad Product

Written by AP

Jun 14, 2008

The piece of the shuffle dock didn't break off, but it came loose and then just stopped working. Now the base is 30 bucks! That's ridiculous! I was going to buy an off brand base at Best Buy for 20 bucks, but a new shuffle is only 49! Maybe I should just buy a new one. Maybe that's what Apple wants.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Not a practical charger

Written by SS from Ann Arbor

Aug 5, 2008

The way the charger is designed doesn't allow for it to have a long life. I've only had my shuffle for 2 months and I wasn't able to get more than one charge out of the charger before the tip accidentally broke off. Granted we all know we can take better care of our things, but I shouldn't have to worry more about the charger breaking than the actual shuffle. Not to mention that I bought the shuffle for $50 and the charger is $30. Might as well have bought another shuffle. Instead I found a great charger (less likely to break) at another site for $3 so look around the web if your charger breaks too!

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Dock Broke off inside Suffle

Written by WB from White Plains

Jan 28, 2007

My dock broke off inside the shuffle. I was able to get it out using tweezers. The price of this replacement bites. I think it will break again. The engineering is awful, which is surprising given how well designed the rest of the ipod line is.

an MIT-trained engineer

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Does Apple read these comments?

Written by RO from mesa

Nov 22, 2007

With all the bad reviews reporting the same problem, I would think Apple would do something about it. That says a lot about Apple, I'm afraid. I'll add another broken dock to the pile. Mine lasted 2 weeks and broke for no apparent reason.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

terrible dock design!

Written by AR from McIndoe Falls

Dec 2, 2008

I love my shuffle perfect for running, but the dock is badly designed, it broke so easily...i looked this up to see the replacement is $30! might as well buy a new shuffle for that price, what a rip!

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

You are kidding me right?

Written by AK from Summerville

Sep 10, 2008

30 dollars for this thing! Mine actually lasted for almost two years but for no reason the connection keeps going in and out. I litterly have to put a heavy candle on top of my shuffle while on the doc to get it to charge. It kept going in and out while trying to upload new songs so it made my ipod unrecognizable to my computer, the whole darn ipod had to be reconfigured to factory settings! Now I have to pay 30 bucks for a replacement. No thanks, I guess I'll just have to buy another shuffle and hope that doc doesn't go bad too for no apparent reason.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

too much!

Written by JS from Colorado Springs

May 8, 2008

To pay $49 for the shuffle and then have to pay $29 to replace the cheap dock is way too much for the piece of plastic that breaks so easily! I'd buy it for $10, but for $29, forget it, I'll get something else.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Broken stem on dock

Written by CU from Fort Collins

Aug 31, 2009

From time to time I travel for work and bring my iPod and laptop with me so I can work and listen to music and audiobooks. Perhaps actually moving the dock around is too tough on it (and I'm not taking proper care of my equipment) because the stem broke off. I pack the dock and laptop in my carry-on, but the dock is the only thing that has ever broken. iPods were designed, I thought, so that we could travel with them. Perhaps the docks were designed to break so we'd have to replace them, spending more money on the same piece of equipment. Shame on you, Apple, for your poor design. I also don't like that, even when the dock works, you can either charge the shuffle or listen to it, but not both. I preferred the old design.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Fragile and too expensive

Written by SW from Needham

Aug 3, 2008

I received this dock with my iPod shuffle, and after 6 months of use it appears to be in perfect working order, but is almost impossible to use. The iPod shows up as an "Unknown USB device" in Windows and does not work until much fiddling by reseating the shuffle.

My solution: order a generic cable without a prong sticking up for <$2.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

SOOOO UPSET

Written by SK from Bridgeport

May 1, 2009

I get all excited to add new music to my ipod, but I find that the vertical stick in my Ipod is mysteriously leaning to the side. It was in my purse and I don't throw it around or mistreat it. So it must have broken from just setting my purse down.

I thought maybe I could straighten it and maybe it will still work, but now I'm without music and battery charging. How did it bend so easily?

I didn't notice how fragile it is, but I see that I have to pay 30 bucks out of my pocket for this cheapness.

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Apple iPod shuffle Dock

Really?

Written by PD from Odessa

Aug 26, 2008

Purchased my shuffle less than 2 months ago for travel purposes and used it maybe a half a dozen times. Went to charge it for my 8 hour flight, and no juice.... I find $29 for a replacement, a bit excessive when the whole unit was only $49.

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