Posted on 02/26/2005 6:29:14 AM PST by finnman69
Shame On You: The Apple iPod
Battery Replacement Problems Are Creating Problems
Feb 25, 2005 3:00 pm US/Eastern
NEW YORK (CBS) The Apple iPod is one of the most popular consumer electronic products in history. Thus far, 10 million have been sold to music lovers.
But you may be surprised to learn what happens when the battery on the iPod dies.
Our Shame On You team reports that battery replacement problems are making some people irate over the iPod. See why Arnold Diaz puts Apple in the Hall of Shame.
Video at the link
Here: is the link to the movie referrred to at the video story:
http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/
Your whole rant is based on the WCBS report, which is riddled with errors.
You are projecting.
The article you linked to claims "not everyone has powered USB ports on their PCs". That is a load of crap... the USB standard REQUIRES 500 milliamps of power be available on every USB port.
What about IPod batteries only last 18 months is so hard for you to understand? Jerk.
FYI, I had a ZIP drive suffer Click of Death and it infected several other ZIp disks.
" Could you possibly increase your vagueness level? "
Just what am I being vague about. What is it about you are wrong about so many things do you not understand?
Yes, it's been years, but I believe there are alternatives available that better meet my needs, at FAR lower prices.
Sorry, but it's not going to happen.
Follow some of the links -- the "best" one, showing how to replace the battery yourself is:
http://web.archive.org/web/20040207232929/www.popsci.com/popsci/computers/article/0,12543,588084-2,00.html
It was an Apple IIgs. Linux hadn't even been invented yet. You might want to actually read my post before you freak out.
"You are projecting."
Projecting Petronski.
Great. No need to get mac stuff. But you might want to not complain about a 17 year old problem when the rest of us are talking about modern equiptment.
My old TI-994A had a load of problems....I hardly hold that against all TI products today.
Clearly it is true, or these people would not be bitching about their Ipods.
http://forksplit.blogspot.com/2005/02/hot-battery-problem.html
Make sure you read the comments at the end which almost universally roast Apple tech support (especially the long lines at Apple stores, the CBS video catches employees lying about egtting replacement Ipods). The best options seems to be people mailing their dead Ipods back and getting them replaced. There still seems to be controversy whether you get a new one or a a refurbished one (w/o your music)back.
Also true, is the guy in the CBS video who replaces the batter for $65 or so in 10 minutes. For those who are not technically able to do it themsleves this seems to be another option. But it's still $65 on top of the Ipods original purchase price.
Most of your information has been demonstrated as false, so now that's all you got.
I bought a Duran Duran CD once, and now I think all recorded music is crap.
There are free market solutions. But should a mass market piece of merchandise be designed with a lifespan shorter than most consumers expect, and only offer expensive solutions via third parties?
Lets be realistic, what percentage of Ipod users are really capable of doing this, and it's still $30 for the battery:
http://www.ipodbattery.com/ipod2k4install.htm
" It was an Apple IIgs. Linux hadn't even been invented yet. You might want to actually read my post before you freak out."
I read your post and I saw what your computer was. My point was if you think that is where Apple and Mac OS is today you are clueless about macs as are most people who start ranting about such things. This whole thread was started by someone clueless about ipods. Some of us are just trying to clear up disinformation. However, for some Apple could come out with an OS and a computer that would run everything both faster and cheaper and some would still find something to complain about. If microshaft comes out with a better OS than OS X then I will be the first one to switch, however, until that day comes I am keeping what I have.
That would instantly end Apple's computer manufacturing.
Your post made perfect sense to me. Apple wants to be in the battery business as well as the digital jukebox business. Ray-O-Vac should watch their back.
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