The first impact was a 1m drop from a locker. The LCD was flickering at first when turned on but later disappeared as months passed by. It also survived when I accidentally placed a fully-loaded fieldpack onto it. No crack, no deform, no scratch, and everything was well and running.
The second impact was a severe water damage during a heavy rainfall which soaked me and my entire bag with the device inside. The backlit was not working, the touchscreen became insensitive and there was no sound. After a search on the net, I was advised to dry the device as there are pockets of water still left in it. I left the little gem in a dry cabinet and turned the settings to "zero humidity" a.k.a. full dryness. After 3 days, the backlit came back to life but the touchscreen was somehow not responsive to my fingers. After a week, it too came back to life and the whole device was running again. It survived the first water damage.
The third impact was also a water damage. The cap of my BMT-era bottle came loose and a small amount of water leaked and flooded a compartment of my bag which contained my little gem. The backlit was knocked off for several days and slowly it came back to life again. I was utterly impressed by Apple's durability in its manufacturing of Ipods.
Seriously speaking, I haven't seen anything that can survive multiple impacts without permanently knocking it out of action. Apple products have certainly lived up to its reputation which explains its massive popularity nowadays. No wonder Apple's shares is standing at a whopping US$374.05 as of today.
If nothing goes wrong with Apple's QC and reliability following Steve Jobs' resignation, my next choice is an Apple. I am looking forward to purchase the highly-anticipated Iphone 5 after ORD and a Macbook for my university education.
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