Chicane-UK Veteran Posted November 26, 2003 Veteran Share Posted November 26, 2003 Aye.. iPod supporter (and owner!) here as well! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadwick Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 almost half of this entire thread was people saying the exact thing you did...so dont go off calling ppl asses etc but more than half were negative, and those who have the same side of me obviously dont fall under hte 'asses' category ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=Syntax= Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 I agree with what alot of people here are saying... Just because one person has a bad run of luck with a product, doesn't mean there all crap. Funny how a single comment can spur such animosity among others. Blind leading the blind I reccon :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diata Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 that guys my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisville Slugger Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Lol... if you buy an iPod at either Best Buy or CompUSA, and get the 2-4 year service plans you can just bring it in and they'll replace it with a brand new one. If the one you have is not available (i.e, it doesn't sell anymore like the 5 GB), then they give you the one with the comparable price or store credit towards a new one. . Not so hard to do, and it only costs $29.99 - $39.99. The people at Best Buy and CompUSA probably know what it is like to go through Apple, and pay a giant fee. That's why they allowed these service plans, and the money you pay for them goes towards employees pays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus- Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 (edited) I agree with the people saying one experience doesnt mean its a bad product :rolleyes: Edited November 27, 2003 by divertom15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCE Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 According to Dave Shroeder, the Neistat brothers (producers of the iPod's Dirty Secret movie) had no intent on letting people know that there were solutions available for replacing the battery in iPods. Dave had provided the Neistat brothers with a mirror (server space) for their website, ipodsdirtysecret.com, to host their now infamous movie. Dave did this with one condition, that they place links to services offering battery replacement solutions along with the movie. At first the Neistat brothers agreed, but then never posted any solutions as agreed upon. Dave has since removed the mirror to the website and has posted a text file containing the email conversations that took place between Dave and Casey Neistat. Dave told us, "Please spread the word on these brothers who'd rather spread lies than the truth." http://ipodlounge.com/ipodnews_comments.php?id=2111_0_7_0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 My Nomad Juke Box's 10 dollar battery lasted way more than 2 years. so yeah .. (N) to iPod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted November 28, 2003 Veteran Share Posted November 28, 2003 My Nomad Juke Box's 10 dollar battery lasted way more than 2 years. so yeah .. (N) to iPod havent you been reading this thread at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isus Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 havent you been reading this thread at all? read his sig... he doesn't care, he just wants to shove his pos nomad down our throats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isus Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 According to Dave Shroeder, the Neistat brothers (producers of the iPod's Dirty Secret movie) had no intent on letting people know that there were solutions available for replacing the battery in iPods. Dave had provided the Neistat brothers with a mirror (server space) for their website, ipodsdirtysecret.com, to host their now infamous movie. Dave did this with one condition, that they place links to services offering battery replacement solutions along with the movie. At first the Neistat brothers agreed, but then never posted any solutions as agreed upon. Dave has since removed the mirror to the website and has posted a text file containing the email conversations that took place between Dave and Casey Neistat. Dave told us, "Please spread the word on these brothers who'd rather spread lies than the truth."http://ipodlounge.com/ipodnews_comments.php?id=2111_0_7_0 i noticed this on www.spymac.com a few minutes ago. good to see how good these guys are when they have a hotmail address. lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spy Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 Well i just got my iPod a week ago. I hope that this battery thing lasts longer for me too. If this battery does die quickly then i'll probably buy a battery and do it myself. Or maybe send it down to Apple if the price ever goes down. But still, this battry should last much longer and the price should be much lower. This is the first time i heard that batteries in these kind of things die, i have a lot of things working on rechargeable battries and none of them have died. What accuaclly happens? Can you not turn it on or it just lasts for an hour or something? Well although this is pretty lame the iPod is a great thing. LeoX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowpie Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 *whistles* Orders Applecare on my iPod *whistles* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty.Metal Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 http://www.ipodbattery.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diata Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 im sure theres a large margin of error if you replace it yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadwick Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 yah, because its very tight inside it, its best to have it done by a pro. once u get ur ipod u will end up running hte battery down dead multiple times because u will be using it so much, i know i did. After that i leave it in the dock all the time, than it will always be charged, and its great because after work ill slap it in there and the next day its all set to go :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted December 2, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 2, 2003 well the reviews(ipodlounge) said it was fairly easy.... i dont know b/c ive never tried it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linsook Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 i know this is an old thread.... but i saw this in the paper yesterday... http://thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer...d=1070233809823 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted December 2, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 2, 2003 Its funny though.. after all that stink the Neitstat guy (or whatever his name is) STILL buys another iPod afterwards. So if he was so dissatisfied, and if he broke his old iPod trying to install a replacement battery, why the hell did he buy another one? This isn't a bash at the iPod by the way - I am a very happy iPod owner :D I just can't understand that guys logic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Gates Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 if i ever buy an iPod it will be a 4G or 5G one, just to make sure it has all the kinks worked out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxp Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 well that still has not erased it off my xmas list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion Posted December 2, 2003 Author Share Posted December 2, 2003 if i ever buy an iPod it will be a 4G or 5G one, just to make sure it has all the kinks worked out These are not revision changes, they are generation changes. Kinks will show up in each new generation because it is a new design, not a revised previous design. Have fun waiting :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slysy Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 I dont care personally if it lasts longer than 18 months. There is no excuse for the battery not being easily replaceable. Also that $99 battery replacement service is not available in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted December 10, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 10, 2003 www.ipodbattery.com Applecare battery replacement should be available in Europe soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoMayhem Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 I want my battery to die, and I have en excuse to replace it with the 16 hour one from iPodBattery.com :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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