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[tedtropy]

I recently bought a 30GB Nomad Jukebox, which is a laptop HD-based MP3 player. My question to those in the know and those who own iPods and similar devices is: how do they react during things like bike-riding, jogging, any sort of general excersise where the player might find itself crammed in a cargo pants pocket and exposed to some slight jostling? Generally, the HD itself isn't spinning - it only does it as much as is necessary to cache music to the flash memory within the device. Still, is this enough movement to damage the HD? Thanks.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

My ipod mini has been kicking ass with 3-4 times weekly gym trips for the last 6-8 months. I usually run on a treadmil for 35 minutes each time. no problem

 

[tedtropy]

My ipod mini has been kicking ass with 3-4 times weekly gym trips for the last 6-8 months. I usually run on a treadmil for 35 minutes each time. no problem

Is it in a pants pocket or shirt pocket when you're doing this? I imagine the stress would be less in a shirt's pocket, but sometimes that's not an option. Thanks.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Is it in a pants pocket or shirt pocket when you're doing this? I imagine the stress would be less in a shirt's pocket, but sometimes that's not an option. Thanks.

I use the belt clip that comes with it. It's pretty much stuck to my hip. so it is bouncing up and down quite a lot while running.

 

[tedtropy]

I use the belt clip that comes with it. It's pretty much stuck to my hip. so it is bouncing up and down quite a lot while running.

Good to know. I usually shove the Nomad in its belt clip holder when I take it outside the house as it seems to provide a pretty good shell for it. I figure I'll bang the hell out of it in the next couple of weeks while I'm still within the 30-day return period. If it survives that, it should be good.