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Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: anarchiest on December 15, 2003, 10:20:00 PM
for all those who havent seen this - http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/

Glad i didnt buy one
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: RzarectaH on December 16, 2003, 01:24:00 AM
Ouch!  Good thing I don't invest my money on a $300 mp3 player!

This post has been edited by RzarectaH: Dec 16 2003, 09:24 AM
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: maximusg on December 16, 2003, 02:27:00 AM
k. i am on 56k. could not be bothered downloading the movie.. some one tell me what this is all about??? uhh.gif
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: akarnid on December 16, 2003, 01:58:00 AM
Not much really...some guy videotaping himself commiting vandalism, just because he got a defective iPod model.   Not really much at all.
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: i.stole.this.name on December 16, 2003, 03:25:00 AM
poor sod thinking that will stop people buying the coolest HDD mp3 player on the market, i got 2 hdd ones:

the apple iPod 20gb (4G)

Archos Multimedia Jukebox AV140

i still use the iPod, both do a good seven hours on battery...
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: NeO529 on December 16, 2003, 04:34:00 AM
QUOTE (akarnid @ Dec 16 2003, 06:52 AM)
Not much really...some guy videotaping himself commiting vandalism, just because he got a defective iPod model.   Not really much at all.

ud be pissed to if they tried to charge you $255+shipping to fix a battery.
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: WaRnINg| on December 16, 2003, 04:41:00 AM
Any one experience this 18 month shit?
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: B1ff on December 16, 2003, 06:30:00 AM
lol this guy takes things kinda personally doesn't he  laugh.gif
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: Nathan561 on December 16, 2003, 05:56:00 AM
Holy crap, is this shit true?  :o
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: TheGreatVirus on December 16, 2003, 06:48:00 AM
That is alot of fucking money just to have the battery replaced.
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: ocojaa on December 16, 2003, 06:53:00 AM
Old news.

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?act...=130669&hl=ipod
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: Dark Eclipse on December 16, 2003, 06:57:00 AM
My friends iPod doen't stay charged for more than an hour anymore :(  He's had it for two years now.


akarnid: They're all defective buddy  :P
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: TheGreatVirus on December 16, 2003, 07:10:00 AM
Damn..... I wanted an ipod but now the idea just makes me sick.........
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: silentkiller on December 16, 2003, 08:19:00 AM
QUOTE (Dark Eclipse @ Dec 16 2003, 12:51 PM)
My friends iPod doen't stay charged for more than an hour anymore sad.gif  He's had it for two years now.


akarnid: They're all defective buddy  tongue.gif

No, they aren't all defective.  Most people have no issues with their batteries, but you only hear from the people that do.  Because of this, many people are led to think that every ipod has these issues.  Even if you were to get a bad battery, Apple will now replace the battery for $99.  If you wanted to do it yourself, you could buy the battery for about $50.
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: Johno on December 16, 2003, 08:21:00 AM
yep, it common knowledge that the ipod's have battery fault's!
My two mates got one then took them back after then had faults with the batteries!

They are crap, made by apple>  well there you have the reason!  LOL   rotfl.gif
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: Lotsoguns on December 16, 2003, 11:13:00 AM
QUOTE (akarnid @ Dec 16 2003, 12:52 PM)
Not much really...some guy videotaping himself commiting vandalism, just because he got a defective iPod model.   Not really much at all.

someone owns a ipod......



Yes it is quite true that the batterys in Ipods are defective. After that video was released Apple lowered the replacement cost to 99$ from 250$ kinda shows you how much they fuck customers.
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: sk8ermike6789 on December 16, 2003, 01:47:00 PM
ohmy.gif i wonder how long the dell one goes for.....


lol laugh.gif  
QUOTE
Madder
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Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: charpunk on December 16, 2003, 04:29:00 PM
i've own one for well over a year and i haven't had any problems with it and i use it almost everday to and from work. not every ipod malfunctions. it's the same with any product.
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: revelashon on December 17, 2003, 06:30:00 PM
The bottom line is that the thing uses non-standard batteries that you must buy from Apple. They charge you over $200 for a new battery plus services fees and whatnot. It is a fact that _all_ rechargeable batteries have a limited life and therefore should be cheap to replace (relative to whatever they are powering). That is clearly not the case here. Even if you have had your iPod for more than 18 months the battery will die eventually and you will be stuck with a useless iPod. Imagine paying $2000 for a laptop battery, or $30000 to have your car boosted (I know car betteries are not rechargeable). The point is that no body should have to pay more than the cost of a product just to use it.
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: i.stole.this.name on December 17, 2003, 11:56:00 PM
QUOTE
(I know car betteries are not rechargeable).



theyre not!? what the!!! *KABOOM*


-transmition ended prematurely
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: moistness on December 18, 2003, 12:00:00 AM
QUOTE (revelashon @ Dec 18 2003, 04:30 AM)
I know car betteries are not rechargeable).

Erm, yes they are!
Title: The Apple Ipod's Dirty Little Secret
Post by: havocaose on December 19, 2003, 10:13:00 PM
dry.gif  , i remember a while back they got complaints and apple started fixing them for free... i dont see how the fact that a lithium ion battery wearing out in 18 months is a companies dirty little secret. I heard that its a common problem for that kind of battery. Apple:18month battery wearing out::MS:causing a world war