Nano emits high-pitched whine or buzz

well what's the odds of getting a noisy nano?

Difficult to say really, i guess most people who have a problem post here. People who don't probably won't read it anyway.

I bought a 8GB nano 2 days ago and the high pitch annoys me. I bought it from a retail store (John Lewis) so shouldn't have any problems with taking it back for an exchange.

For most users it's probably not going to be an issue, but i tend to use mine in the evening when the house is quiet. I tend to keep the volume low so can hear the high pitch quite clearly.

A couple of other websites for interest:

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-GB-iPod-Nano-Silver/dp/customer-reviews/B000EP35US - scroll down to the little 'whine' post

http://www.scopetech.net/forums/index.php?s=b6eeb3f159f69aa90b617c67223c756b&sho wtopic=5771&pid=82310&st=0&#entry82310

well I was driving in a car with my iPod in the pocket, I heard a high pitched noise and noticed that my iPod was turned on in the pocket. This is an annoying sound..

Of course it's from China. All iPods come from China and they are made there as well. I believe all shipped iPods have a Chinese address on the box.

Same problem here on 8G nano. Will wait until Apple admits to the problem, comes up with a solution and ships replacements that no longer have this defect. I have better things to do than to waste hours on hold to explain a problem they already know about (just look a the amount of entries in this discussion!!!).


I don't suppose they will contact me.....

don't wait.. just send it back and say it emits the noise or if you can, just get the money back.. Today I went to a shop buying a new one (they said I have 30 days to return it if I didnt want it) so I just bought it and opened the box to see if it emitted the noise which it didn't. I also bought an insurance for like 30$ for 3 years of breaking. At monday I am gonna send the other one back..

does the new nano use a hard drive, if so its probly the hard drive spinning, my 4th gen ipod does it but its not SUPER loud, weird. thats why i like my massive outdated ipod LOL

All iPod nano's work with flash drives, so no they don't got hard drives. Nobody actually knows for sure what's causing it except maybe engineers at apple (at least i hope they do by now).

I have a new (less than one week old) 4 GB 2nd Gen. Nano, and it is totally silent, except for when I operate the wheel.

One or more of 3 things can emmit such a sound:
the internal speaker,

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I was wondering how far I'd get in this thread before somebody mentioned the speaker. What is it, a piezoelectric device? Whatever they used, it certainly is a "moving part" even if it doesn't move very far. Whether or not it's the source (notice I didn't say "cause") of the whine is another matter.

Now, of those who have a whining iPod, how many have the Clicker set for "Speaker" or "Both"?

Does changing the Clicker Speaker to "Off" change or eliminate the whine?

About that .wav recording of the whine that someone posted - is the click at one-second intervals part of the iPod noise, or just the ticking of a clock in the same room?

My SECOND replacement for a 2G 8GB nano and stilling emitting the noise.... This is SOO annoying. I am Very disappointed in apple.

First my macbook arrives damaged (different story) and now this. I thought Microsoft was bad?!

poor you.. well I know this is not helping but my mom always tells me that if a thing is too much against you, it's a sign that you shouldn't be doing it. Think about it..

My brand new Nano 2G 8GB is making this buzzing noise.
I've only started charging it, and not done anything else yet with it...

Maybe I am part canine, but the noise is very annoying, and quite loud.

Just picked mine up this afternoon in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Will be going back to the store tomorrow to return it

Just got my 4 gig nano a few days ago, and it does have the whine. Its not too audible in most situations, but it's pretty clear in quiet rooms. An interesting thing I noticed-it's louder when it is in direct contact with my desk than when I am holding it. It's hard to hear with headphones. Perhaps it is part of a plot to create a headphone dependency.

Add me to the list.... sounds like a dog whistle. I have 2nd gen 8GB black nano.

I just came across this thread and it seems everyone has a problem with their new iPod Nano. Is it really worth getting one if so many people are complaining about whines and buzzes or what not?