This is TYPICAL Apple with its proprietary BS components. Who wants to bet these things fail after a little more than a year (just like iPods) and then you have to not only buy a new battery but PAY Apple to put it in since you have to send the whole thing to Apple to get it installed!
I’m also skeptical of the battery life claims. Known Apple shill Walt Mossberg of the WSJ said they both lasted more than five hours for him, yet he admitted that all his “test” consisted of was cranking the screen to 100% brightness and playing music. Why didn’t he play video or use memory hog programs for an extended period of time? I’ll bet they don’t break three hours playing full-screen movies.
You said — Who wants to bet these things fail after a little more than a year (just like iPods) and then you have to not only buy a new battery but PAY Apple to put it in since you have to send the whole thing to Apple to get it installed!
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Well, I’ll guarantee you from my own experience that the older style batteries do not fail in a year. They do fail, but it takes a lot longer and we’re talking about maybe 200 full cycles and then the charge starts dropping down.
SO..., when you get a battery that can do 1,000 cycles — you’ve got a *great improvement*... there’s no doubt about it.
You’re just griping so you can gripe about Apple, that’s all... LOL...
And you’re a typical troll.
Aftermarket battery replacements have been available for iPods since a few months after the first one was introduced. And no, you can do it yourself without paying Apple.
Here’s a little tip for those who don’t care for Apple products:
Don’t buy them. Please.
Li-Ion batteries have a chemically inherent 2-year lifespan (roughly speaking). Being a different chemistry, you might not make that bet regarding Li-poly cells.
The REAL test would be folding proteins!