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This is from yesterday, I searched and was surprised to see nothing here yet.

A heads up to folks who might be considering the very sharp looking Nano. An apple.com thread linked to in the register story http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?14@823.1UXDaaTXUpD.0@.68b94d61 has many folks saying just putting the player in thier pocket scratches it up(!!).

Apple could have a real disaster on thier hands here. Hard to see how thery could let such a fundamental thing go wrong, especially with thier focus on aesthetics.

Could production problems cause this, or is it the materials?

Folks say Apple willingly exchanges them, but if the new ones do the same thing...?

Covering it with some kind of case seems to defeat the point of paying the Apple premium for the good looks...

Arrrg. Glad I am not dealing with that problem. Jobs has got to be ticked off. I have seen no comment from them yet.

[martin_fierro]

Coming soon for the Nano.

[martin_fierro]

Some kewl Nano cases here

[Andy from Beaverton]

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[martin_fierro]

A leather thong?! Oh, that ain't right.

[Ron in Acreage]

Ipods are over priced, over rated, and too restrictive on their use. Why not buy one of the other dozens of MP3 players that can download songs from dozens of other sites for a fraction of the cost? Yahoomusic has just as many songs and is only $5 a month.

[BunnySlippers]

Uh oh, maybe I should wait for the second generation ...

[Leroy S. Mort]

"Who cares? My eyePod is sooo kewl!"

[montag813]

My awesome Palm Tungsten has disposable screen protectors. Anyone stupid enough to dish out $300 for a Nano and not get $15 screen protectors deserves what they get.

[SamAdams76]

Sounds like trouble brewing in iPod land.

For those who are contemplating buying an iPod (any iPod model except the shuffle - which has no screen), do yourself a favor and invest in a quality case.

I've had my 40gig iPod for over a year now and the screen is still flawless. That's because I don't take it anywhere without it's leather case (with plastic shield that goes over the screen). I also never put it in my pocket. I keep it on a belt clip where I know where it is at all times. When I'm not using it, it stays either in my car's glove compartment or in my laptop case.

I see a lot of novices buying iPods and then not protecting them. Naturally, they are going to get them scuffed up in no time at all.