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*** completely worksafe *** Oops! |
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I knew it! |
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apple™ "it just works" *snicker* |
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Damnit. These things take ages. |
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if you have an iPod, you won't be happy when you see it. |
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I'm re-thinking christmas now :( |
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press play on tape |
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boycott apple sneaky fucking bastards |
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i'll stick to my walkman. |
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iPod is gay anyway. I'll stick to my minidisc |
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psss.... man if your going to boycott any company in the computer world boycott them all, especially fucking microsoft, but I doubt youd ever do that. |
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that was cool! I like how it went from the phone conversation to honkeys with attitudes :P neat! and for the record fuck i pod. Just get a CD player and burn fucking cd's!!! |
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I'd do that - I'd boycott anyone if it hadn't been for my utter give-a-shit attitude. |
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i have that too |
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much like every ipod thread, all i have to say is MINIDISC IS THE WAY TO GO |
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Typical of Apple |
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Note that one can buy battery replacement kits way cheaper than the apple price quoted in the video. However that doesn't change the shitness. They use sony batteries so what do you expect? :( |
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I'm still on the minidisc kick, I love it. I'm sure there has to be some sorta modification that can be made to the unit... otherwise... what the hell good is it? |
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I'll be getting a minidisc now I think. |
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or creative jukebox zen - iPod clone to half the price and same amount of storage. I bet it has a replacable battery too. |
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Good point. |
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That's an awsome exposé :) |
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"According to sources, Apple is planning on introducing an official iPod Battery Replacement program. Through the program, iPod owners will be able to send in their out of warranty iPods to replace worn batteries. The lack of an official battery replacement program has been a common criticism amongst iPod owners. Apple's official replacement service is expected to be priced at $99." happy now? |
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actually I think that offer is in effect now. I'm getting a second hand ipod soon, nice to know I can replace the battery cheaply if I need to :) |
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could you give an authoratative link to that? |
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yeah it is... man fuck that bullshit... this just makes me hate apple even more. |
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how can anyone compare a mini disk player to an mp3 player? mini disk = approx 1 album ipod or similar = 1000 albums or more |
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http://www.macminute.com/2003/11/14/ipodbattery |
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All i can say is that I would definately NOT be happy paying 100 dollars for a NONrechargeable BATTERY, if I owned an I pod. It's better than 255 but still inexcuseable. |
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I dont think its a bad price, and besides my friend has had an ipod for over 2 years now and hasn't had a problem with the battery. You don't expect them to give them away free do you after the warrenty expires |
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I think you can get a do-it-yourself pack for less. |
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I kinda agree here. The question is, are there similar issues of the same magnitude with other major mp3 players? |
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yeah, thats something like $50 isn't it? |
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I feel the md is a better buy simply becasue the quality is higher than mp3 and I can record shit which is not possible with the ipod. yeah...it doesnt hold 948490 hours of music but, I guess I like to record more then listen. |
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yeah. how long before the $99 service hits europe do you think? |
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Creative Zen's battery is not user-replaceable |
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Did I say that I expected them to be free? All I'm saying is that Apple is a slut for making a proprietary battery in the first place. If they are going to do that, why not make it similar to a cellphone and include a charger? Oh, I know, because then they would be missing out on all those hundreds of dollars on battery replacement |
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spent on* |
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there is virtually no difference between mini-disk sound quality and AAC format, which is only on the i-pod I think |
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the i-pod battery is rechargable and just like mobile phone batteries they dont last forever |
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about 11 months after having it a little piece of the heaedphone jack broke so I wasn't getting any audio. I sent it back to them and they sent me a brand new ipod, so I guess my battery will last 27 months, making my ipod the best $500 I ever spent. |
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FUCK FUCK FUCK Now I don't know what to get :( |
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get the i-pod, you won't regret it :) |
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This is a user review for the Creative Zen from a PC user, it might help you decide if your deciding between that and the i-pod: "When I decided to upgrade from my old Rio to a 20GB mp3 player, this is the first one I purchased. Not because the reviews were so great, but because I'm a hardcore PC guy who has an aversion to anything Apple. I had this thing for about two weeks before returning it to the store. First the necessary cables weren't in the box, then the Zen didn't know how to talk to my Dell, I had to download some drivers and call customer support, finally it would only import 80% of my songs because the other ones had what the software called "fatal bit errors" even though they played fine on my computer. And trust me, I work in IT and tech problems are my specialty. I finally got the thing working, barely, but then I happened to mess around with my girlfriend's iPod (she has a Mac, of course). It took me about five minutes to realize the mistake I had made. The iPod is better designed, with easier menus and what sounded (to my untrained ears) like better sound quality. I asked Sara how long it took to get the thing working, and she looked at me with a blank face. She said all she did was plug it in and boom -- thirty minutes later she was good to go. I returned my Zen THAT DAY, picked up the 20GB iPod, and had my CD collection imported within the hour. No bit errors. No driver problems. I kept thinking something must be wrong because I didn't need to do any troubleshooting. The thing works perfect. I don't care what your loyalties are, the iPod is the premier unit out there. It costs a little more, but save yourself the headache and just get one." |
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you evil bastard ;) |
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yeah the $99 replacement is in full effect. applecare will be available for iPod shortly. if you want an mp3 player...get something else. this is not an mp3 player...it's an iPod. i can't wait to get mine. it will pair nice with my TiBook ;) |
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hehe and before you ask no I don't work for apple :) |
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Ipod is sweet |
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ARRGGG I can't take this |
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