That is what i heard too. I bought a nano for my gf recently in SG but before i bought it, i was told that to check the serial no. there n then to make sure its a genuine apple product. good luck though in the warranty claim. however, i was told before that even if the product isnt covered by apple malaysia, u can still send in for repair ( of cause kena charge la) as long as the ipod's structure is exactly similiar to the genuine ipods