Just so people know, a2a has lost distribution rights to the focal brand in Australia, so they are selling stock at pretty much the best price we will ever see to get rid of inventory, not sure how that will affect warranty going forward.

Looks like they have an inherent flaw built in that leads to failure, probably why they stopped selling them.

Looks like all the e17 and e17k are dying in droves. I had one of each and both have frozen displays. I had the e17 from new, died at the 5 year mark, so i got a 2nd hand e17k which also died recently.

I'm also in australia thats why i asked. Addicted seems abit pricey at $144.95 aud however cheaper than the dekoni international store.

What 1tb ssds are attractive pricewise ? I Got a msata 1tb before it was impossible to find fairly cheap, but i cant find a good deal on a m2 sata 1tb disk. Otherwise i would definitely be getting a new iflash sata.

Where did you buy the Dekonis from @Kibbelhs if you dont mind me asking? Is it worth buying the (Manufacturing Defect) Dekonis from their site?, its quite a discount at 40usd.

  Its faulty, get a replacement or refund.

  There is your problem right there.

unknown error 1416 has to do with the flex cable to the hard disk i believe, try reseating it. Might even need to replace it.

I ordered a quad, and it took 18 days to get to sydney, its not that long.

I dont suggest putting sd cards straight into the iquad, i would test em first, make sure they arent fake, and see the specs like write/read match the stated amount before using em.

  Adding value to an item always has more resell value, however a modded ipod has a much smaller market than an unmodded one. So it will be much more difficult to actually sell it.

  What do you mean by this ? that the disk in the ipod is bad and everything else works ? The problem with getting an ipod with issues is you dont really know if thats the only issue, and usually people say they have determined the problem is a bad disk, which is an easy fix, but then they sell...

Using pliers requires alot of force and will probably end up bending the frame. You should use a small hacksaw, then sand it down.

In real world usage the 2000mAh battery lasts about 50-60 hours.