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old hand
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Location: New Zealand
old hand
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Location: New Zealand
Posted:
https://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/
Just found that site, i knew ipods had this problem but i never knew it was this bad. I hear the new ones are better tho, anyone know anything about this?
I love that these guys actually went out and did this. I've always talked about this kinda thing when i've been stitched up but to actually do it, film it and get it online gets full props from me.
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https://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/
Just found that site, i knew ipods had this problem but i never knew it was this bad. I hear the new ones are better tho, anyone know anything about this?
I love that these guys actually went out and did this. I've always talked about this kinda thing when i've been stitched up but to actually do it, film it and get it online gets full props from me.
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newbie
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Location: USA
newbie
14 posts
Location: USA
Posted:
Mine didn't last that long... seeing as it got stolen
I didn't even get the 18 months..
Mine didn't last that long... seeing as it got stolen
I didn't even get the 18 months.. SILVER Member
comfortably numb
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Location: The countryside, Australia
comfortably numb
2,676 posts
Location: The countryside, Australia
Posted:
My mini only lasted 6 months. A lot of people I know who got their ipod mini's around the same time as me had the same problem. Must have been a dodgy batch.
My mini only lasted 6 months. A lot of people I know who got their ipod mini's around the same time as me had the same problem. Must have been a dodgy batch.
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Location: without class distinction, Australia
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Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
I hate ipods. Don't get me started.
I hate ipods. Don't get me started.
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
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Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Posted:
no go on, we even have a place for you to vent
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no go on, we even have a place for you to vent
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Geek-enviro-hippy priest
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Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
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Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Posted:
I'm interested to know if that phone call was real. In the UK today it would cost me £60 to get my iPods batters fixed (it's had over 2 years heavy use and the battery isn't great).
What Apple actually do is give you a whole unit, so in my case it would cost £60 to go from a 40gb G3 to a 60gb G4 with a color screen. I'm quite happy with that
I'm interested to know if that phone call was real. In the UK today it would cost me £60 to get my iPods batters fixed (it's had over 2 years heavy use and the battery isn't great).
What Apple actually do is give you a whole unit, so in my case it would cost £60 to go from a 40gb G3 to a 60gb G4 with a color screen. I'm quite happy with that
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Unofficial Lord Of Confusion And Pirate Extrodinaire
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Location: Nuneaton
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Location: Nuneaton
Posted:
Heh its funny that everyone gets up in arms about a rechargeable battery failing,, uhhh just like every other rechargeable battery in the world,, they all have life spans,, i mean come on how many of us have had to replace mobile phone batteries in our lives after a year or two... {shrugs} and yeah i had to replace my ipod battery after 20 months although i know people with gen 2 pods and the batteries are still good for 4 hours of fun,, horses for courses eh folks
Heh its funny that everyone gets up in arms about a rechargeable battery failing,, uhhh just like every other rechargeable battery in the world,, they all have life spans,, i mean come on how many of us have had to replace mobile phone batteries in our lives after a year or two... {shrugs} and yeah i had to replace my ipod battery after 20 months although i know people with gen 2 pods and the batteries are still good for 4 hours of fun,, horses for courses eh folks
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: in the trees
Posted:
a tip i picked up off an electician about rechargable batterys was to seal it inside a freezer bag, shove it in the freezer for 24 hrs then let it thaw out and recharge as normal and you've extended the life of the rechargable battery aparrently he'd done that with all his cordless drill batterys.
a tip i picked up off an electician about rechargable batterys was to seal it inside a freezer bag, shove it in the freezer for 24 hrs then let it thaw out and recharge as normal and you've extended the life of the rechargable battery
aparrently he'd done that with all his cordless drill batterys. SILVER Member
Electro Ponce!
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Location: Hull!, United Kingdom
Electro Ponce!
383 posts
Location: Hull!, United Kingdom
Posted:
i give this rant all the time!
you'd be lucky to get 18months out of it actually
bloody iPods!!!!!!!
i give this rant all the time!
you'd be lucky to get 18months out of it actually
bloody iPods!!!!!!!
What're you looking at?
I assume you're being rhetorical?
What're you callin' me!?
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Momma Bear
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Momma Bear
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Posted:
i
my ipod.
i
my ipod. Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
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Posted:
depends on what sort of battery, as to how good it'll hold its charge.
Ni-Cad (Nickel Cadmium)- Not used so much anymore, but it likes a full discharge, then a full recharge. if you half deplete it, then charge it, it develops a 'memory' and only charges from that point. So, if you have a 2000mAh nicad, it gets half flat, and you charge it again, repeatedly, you'll end up with a 1000mAh battery. You can take them in to some places and get them cycled, which brings them up like new, but i don't know how much that costs. Good for high current applications, like cordless drills. Tend to have a lifespan in charges (however many cycles)
Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) This is in a lot of phones. Good for constant, low level drain. Very light. However, they lose capacity over time, charged or not.
NiMH (Nickel-Metal Hydride)- Good for medium drain devices, like cameras. Otherwise, fairly similar to nicads. Suffer from some memory effect, but not too bad.
depends on what sort of battery, as to how good it'll hold its charge.
Ni-Cad (Nickel Cadmium)- Not used so much anymore, but it likes a full discharge, then a full recharge. if you half deplete it, then charge it, it develops a 'memory' and only charges from that point. So, if you have a 2000mAh nicad, it gets half flat, and you charge it again, repeatedly, you'll end up with a 1000mAh battery. You can take them in to some places and get them cycled, which brings them up like new, but i don't know how much that costs. Good for high current applications, like cordless drills. Tend to have a lifespan in charges (however many cycles)
Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) This is in a lot of phones. Good for constant, low level drain. Very light. However, they lose capacity over time, charged or not.
NiMH (Nickel-Metal Hydride)- Good for medium drain devices, like cameras. Otherwise, fairly similar to nicads. Suffer from some memory effect, but not too bad.
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Posted:
You'll be lucky to get 18 months out of any lithium ion battery, used the way iPod batteries are, (left in a dock to charge, or completely discharged and left like that until you get round to recharging them).
The only way a Li-Ion battery is going to get it's maximum lifetime, is if it has a computer watching it's usage, and handling it's charging. There probably isn't space in an iPod for the extra circuitry.
Freezing batteries may work for the NiCd and NiMH batteries used in cordless drills, but LiIons don't charge properly when cold.
EDITED_BY: polarity (1147349925)
You'll be lucky to get 18 months out of any lithium ion battery, used the way iPod batteries are, (left in a dock to charge, or completely discharged and left like that until you get round to recharging them).
Written by: powerstream.com
Q: I need a rechargeable battery that will last 10 years in service. My boss is suggesting lithium-ion. Any suggestions?
A: This is an open question, since you don't say how many charge/discharge cycles you need. Unfortunately lithium ion won't last 10 years. Industry rule of thumb has been "2 years whether you use them or not." The technology has been improving, and some are now saying "3 years whether you use them or not." The reason for the short life is that the electrolyte reacts with the lithium ions and creates crud on the electrodes.
This, of course, depends on your criteria for failure. The 2-3 years is based on 20% permanent loss in capacity. I have a lithium ion battery for my cell phone that is 5 years old, but it is only good for one call a day (which is enough for me). No one will guarantee lithium ion rechargeable cells for 5 years, or even 3 years. Another problem with lithium-ion is it doesn't do well with fast discharge times. The higher the rate of discharge the more reaction occurs with the electrolyte, and the faster the crud builds up. There are lithium polymer batteries that can give higher currents, but lifetime is also a problem with them. NiCad is the best for long life. NiMH may be a possibility, it depends on how many charge/recharge cycles. NiCad is by far the best for fast charge. Lead acid lasts 3-5 years on standby. So the only possibility for a 5-10 year life is NiCad, and then only if you charge them right, don't discharge them past 1 volt per cell, and over-specify them so that you still have enough run time even though they are starting to degrade.
The only way a Li-Ion battery is going to get it's maximum lifetime, is if it has a computer watching it's usage, and handling it's charging. There probably isn't space in an iPod for the extra circuitry.
Freezing batteries may work for the NiCd and NiMH batteries used in cordless drills, but LiIons don't charge properly when cold.
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
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Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Posted:
So why haven't apple made it replaceable?
Written by: polarity
You'll be lucky to get 18 months out of any lithium ion battery
So why haven't apple made it replaceable?
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NYC
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
Posted:
Clearly not a capitalist.
Written by: _kevlarsoul_Written by: polarity
You'll be lucky to get 18 months out of any lithium ion battery
So why haven't apple made it replaceable?
Clearly not a capitalist.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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playing the days away
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Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Posted:
Yep!!
You obviously think apple are customer orientated, not proift orientated! And with so many customers blindly going back to apple when their ipods fail and buying a brand new one instead of pushing for replacement batteries and customer service or looking at the huge range of competitions inthe market it's no wonder they left it so long before changing their policy to replace batteries. It's earnt them millions in the last 5 years or so....
money money money, in a rich mans world...
Yep!!You obviously think apple are customer orientated, not proift orientated! And with so many customers blindly going back to apple when their ipods fail and buying a brand new one instead of pushing for replacement batteries and customer service or looking at the huge range of competitions inthe market it's no wonder they left it so long before changing their policy to replace batteries. It's earnt them millions in the last 5 years or so....
money money money, in a rich mans world...
Let's relight this forum
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Geek-enviro-hippy priest
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Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
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Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Posted:
I've had my iPod for 2 years, and I paid £250 for it (I think, thats the most anyway).
So it's cost me about 34p a day for those 2 years. Even with the price taken up to £310 when you include the new battery it will only have cost me 42p a day for the last 2 years. If that lasts another 2 years it'll cost me 21p a day.
I use my iPod every day and I get about 20 tracks on my way to work and back, plus the podcasts and partys etc. I will end up paying 1p per song I hear.
I earn that much in 4 seconds.
Granted, that could apply to anything, but if you think about it that way, £60 every 2 years isn't really bad at all.
I've had my iPod for 2 years, and I paid £250 for it (I think, thats the most anyway).
So it's cost me about 34p a day for those 2 years. Even with the price taken up to £310 when you include the new battery it will only have cost me 42p a day for the last 2 years. If that lasts another 2 years it'll cost me 21p a day.
I use my iPod every day and I get about 20 tracks on my way to work and back, plus the podcasts and partys etc. I will end up paying 1p per song I hear.
I earn that much in 4 seconds.
Granted, that could apply to anything, but if you think about it that way, £60 every 2 years isn't really bad at all.
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Liquid Cow
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Posted:
I find it very amusing that anyone who wants to watch that video has to download Apple's quicktime software, and therefore also download Apple's iTunes too.
That was particularly well thought out by the Neistat brothers
Written by: iPod's dirty secret site
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I find it very amusing that anyone who wants to watch that video has to download Apple's quicktime software, and therefore also download Apple's iTunes too.
That was particularly well thought out by the Neistat brothers
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
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big and good and broken
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big and good and broken
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Posted:
i replaced mine with minimum effort last year
cost me a massive £30.
i've had my 3rd gen ipod since 2003 and this is the only maintenance its ever needed
cole. x
Written by: _kevlarsoul_
So why haven't apple made it replaceable?
i replaced mine with minimum effort last year
cost me a massive £30.
i've had my 3rd gen ipod since 2003 and this is the only maintenance its ever needed
cole. x
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big and good and broken
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big and good and broken
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Posted:
or you could just download the file then use vlc or mplayer to play it
https://homepage.mac.com/kenrohde/ipodsecretvid/ipodsecretvid.mov
woohoo!!! 
i very briefly out-computer-knowledged mr polarity!
cole. x
Written by: TheBovrilMonkeyWritten by: iPod's dirty secret site
Get Quicktime Free Download
I find it very amusing that anyone who wants to watch that video has to download Apple's quicktime software, and therefore also download Apple's iTunes too.
That was particularly well thought out by the Neistat brothers
or you could just download the file then use vlc or mplayer to play it
https://homepage.mac.com/kenrohde/ipodsecretvid/ipodsecretvid.mov
woohoo!!!
i very briefly out-computer-knowledged mr polarity!
cole. x
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i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
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Geek-enviro-hippy priest
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Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
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Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Posted:
How did you do that?
How did you do that?
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Unofficial Lord Of Confusion And Pirate Extrodinaire
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Location: Nuneaton
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Location: Nuneaton
Posted:
hehe Cole your a loon I remember when i swapped my original battery for one of the high cap ones,, took 2 minutes and made me fall in love with my pod all over again hehe and no longer do i need to scout out the laptop seats on the virgin trains for a quick top up after 3 hours on the move
hehe Cole your a loon
I remember when i swapped my original battery for one of the high cap ones,, took 2 minutes and made me fall in love with my pod all over again hehe and no longer do i need to scout out the laptop seats on the virgin trains for a quick top up after 3 hours on the move Some men see things and say why....
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Posted:
I bought my ipod, G2 20Gb, in 2002 and use it loads, granted it only lasts about 3 hours now but thats the only problem I have ever had with it....
Time to replace the battery, Draven did you just get the battery off the web ?
I bought my ipod, G2 20Gb, in 2002 and use it loads, granted it only lasts about 3 hours now but thats the only problem I have ever had with it....
Time to replace the battery, Draven did you just get the battery off the web ?
Unofficial Lord Of Confusion And Pirate Extrodinaire
1,363 posts
Location: Nuneaton
1,363 posts
Location: Nuneaton
Posted:
Aye geeza got one of these but gen 3 stylee
https://www.mdsbattery.co.uk/shop/productprofile.asp?ProductGroupID=1249
and it really was a snap to do even if i broke a nail lol
Aye geeza got one of these but gen 3 stylee
https://www.mdsbattery.co.uk/shop/productprofile.asp?ProductGroupID=1249
and it really was a snap to do even if i broke a nail lol
Some men see things and say why....
I Dream of things that never were and say Why Not....?
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Geek-enviro-hippy priest
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Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
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Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Posted:
Matty, I want to get one as well - so we could go halfs on the shipping when you're in Cambs if you like...
Matty, I want to get one as well - so we could go halfs on the shipping when you're in Cambs if you like...
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Groovy ga watashi no namae desu!
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Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Groovy ga watashi no namae desu!
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Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Posted:
i cant really be bothered to read everyone's rants as i got halfway down the page and was sick of it lol
i think the service that sym was talking about 60 quid for a brand new ipod is apples way of saying we care;) lol
well i think its a damn good offfer, and the fact that if you had an mp3 player that used normal btteries you would probably end up spending well over the price for a new ipod for them anyway
so my message to all you people out there is be happy with what you have, and then spend 60 quid and get a new one lol
hope i havent offended anyone
i cant really be bothered to read everyone's rants as i got halfway down the page and was sick of it lol
i think the service that sym was talking about 60 quid for a brand new ipod is apples way of saying we care;) lol
well i think its a damn good offfer, and the fact that if you had an mp3 player that used normal btteries you would probably end up spending well over the price for a new ipod for them anyway
so my message to all you people out there is be happy with what you have, and then spend 60 quid and get a new one lol
hope i havent offended anyone
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Posted:
sounds like a plan, will put it off for a little while
sounds like a plan, will put it off for a little while
NYC
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
Posted:
$16 for a replacement battery. Instilation looks pretty easy.
I don't see what everyone's whining about.
$16 for a replacement battery. Instilation looks pretty easy.
I don't see what everyone's whining about.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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big and good and broken
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a-men enyce
cole. x
a-men enyce
cole. x
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Posted:
werd coal.
werd coal.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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playing the days away
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Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
playing the days away
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Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Posted:
it's about apples old policy when replacing their meagre batteries, informing customers through the service centres that the only way to replace them is to pay apple $255 to do it which, coincidentally, makes it worthless compared to buying a slightly more expensive new model thus forcing sales of new ipods up and helping to increase market dominance and take yet more money from their existing customer base. And how it took a video spread across the world to cause enough trouble and strife to force apple to change this policy and give their customers a fair priced replacement of genuine apple products.
Much like how Supersize me changed MacD's in the western world.
don't you read first posts in threads
it's about apples old policy when replacing their meagre batteries, informing customers through the service centres that the only way to replace them is to pay apple $255 to do it which, coincidentally, makes it worthless compared to buying a slightly more expensive new model thus forcing sales of new ipods up and helping to increase market dominance and take yet more money from their existing customer base. And how it took a video spread across the world to cause enough trouble and strife to force apple to change this policy and give their customers a fair priced replacement of genuine apple products.
Much like how Supersize me changed MacD's in the western world.
don't you read first posts in threads
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there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
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Location: limbo, Australia
Posted:
just so everyone doesn't bag out apple too much and think they're the only ones (I'm not an apple computer fan, by the way, but I like a balanced argument)...
the new creative vision:m has been released with a "non-replaceable" rechargeable battery just like the ipod was... there is currently no battery exchange programme in place. as they have only just been released, it is likely that such a programme will be introduced before it becomes an issue (2+ years)
it's a bizarre world we live in, but AUD$450 products (or whatever the equivalent in your part of the world) have become consumables.... you use them up and chuck em away...
just so everyone doesn't bag out apple too much and think they're the only ones (I'm not an apple computer fan, by the way, but I like a balanced argument)...
the new creative vision:m has been released with a "non-replaceable" rechargeable battery just like the ipod was... there is currently no battery exchange programme in place. as they have only just been released, it is likely that such a programme will be introduced before it becomes an issue (2+ years)
it's a bizarre world we live in, but AUD$450 products (or whatever the equivalent in your part of the world) have become consumables.... you use them up and chuck em away...
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