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iPods dirty secret... i hope not

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albatross.
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http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/

Apparently its now 99$ american for the replacement, but this sounds horrible.
Nov 28 2003 1:28AM
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Rogge
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holy shit...that's bullshit


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Nov 28 2003 9:17AM
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Rogge
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holy shit...that's bullshit


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Nov 28 2003 9:18AM
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cobalt
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that can't be true....

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Nov 28 2003 9:25AM
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Maximumsushi
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Wow, that's really cool. I wouldn't doubt that at all.
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Nov 28 2003 9:56AM
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MacMahoooon
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wouldnt surprise me at all. batteries only last so long...every battery will die eventually, especially will poor charging routines. just look at how long cell phone batteries last now.

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Nov 28 2003 9:59AM
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Lateralis
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whats going on?


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Nov 28 2003 10:01AM
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Itsbackfliptime
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anyone have an iPod that the battery didn't die after a year and a half?

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Nov 28 2003 10:33AM
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cobalt
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it may die, but does the new battery really cost 250 bucks. that sucks. i'm reconsidering whether i want to get one now.

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Nov 28 2003 10:34AM
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J.D.
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Yeah this does not surprise me at all... It's the same kind of battery as a laptop (li ion) isnt it? I have to get a new battery in my laptop every 6 months for it to keep a 3 hour charge, and that one's 200 every time. That's why I dont want an Ipod, I'd rather get replaceables...besides having to use a cord to plug your mp3 player into your computer sucks. Flash drive mp3 all the way.
Nov 28 2003 11:01AM
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yeti
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flash mp3 player versus a ipod? oh man...

as for having to get a brand new laptop battery every six months...either you are getting shitty fucking batteries or you are really hard on them cuz you shouldn't have to replace them that often to get that little battery life.

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Nov 28 2003 11:25AM
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yeti
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flash mp3 player versus a ipod? oh man...

as for having to get a brand new laptop battery every six months...either you are getting shitty fucking batteries or you are really hard on them cuz you shouldn't have to replace them that often to get that little battery life.

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Nov 28 2003 11:25AM
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J.D.
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I am really hard on them cause I use my laptop all the damn time, it runs down and charges up at least twice daily. Plus I need at least 3:30 battery. But since I have it with me all the time the flash mp3 works so well...If i really wanna change a song I just plug it in.
Nov 28 2003 11:29AM
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spin
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iv gone through 2 ipods couse of that battery shit but htey gave me a free new one each time cause i said it was a year & a half old but i bought it from a friend with the warrenty about a month before the battery died.
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Nov 28 2003 11:57AM
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Irotate360
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lithium ion batteries are alot better than the batteries they used to use for say camcorders. remember how they used to build up 'memory' the ions dont do that





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Nov 28 2003 12:35PM
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nipe
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you fools.. after a year of having your ipod you tell them that the audio port doesnt work or something is internally wrong with it and they send you a brand new one (do this before your 1year warrenty is up).. then enjoy your new ipod for another year.. by the time the battery wears out if this is really true ur gonna want a new one anyways.

And if this does ever happen to anyone go to www.macteens.com, click on how-to and it will show you how to take your ipod apart and fix it.
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Nov 28 2003 1:03PM
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J.D.
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I know someone who did that with their laptops at futureshop. They messed it up every year and the store always gave them the new model... free upgrades!
Nov 28 2003 1:05PM
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aoe
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do li-ion batteries have memory like ni-cad? if so just put em in the freezer for 3 hours and there good as new




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Nov 28 2003 1:12PM
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OReJow
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new batteries cost only $49 here

http://www.ipodbattery.com/

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Nov 28 2003 2:05PM
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minidisc
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Nov 28 2003 8:21PM
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*cowboy*
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Yes, that was SOOO aweomse.. I especially love h ow he used a mac and imovie to make it! hehe

see all the hits!!!!

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Nov 28 2003 10:07PM
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tan
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my comp woudln't play it, what was it about?



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Nov 29 2003 12:28AM
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rodeo7
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ok infrom me, whats an ipod?

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Nov 29 2003 12:30AM
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twix_182
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its like an mp3 player but better. you canc download like 7500 songs or sumthing like that, i know sum1 who has one and its awsome. i wanna get one for me for christmas. damn, u dont even need cds, u can just go get it off kazaa, because kazaa is only illegal if you upload songs to other people
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Nov 29 2003 11:05AM
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A_Custom
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go to the site! created by imac.. it's got a planner and mp3 storage..and some models hold up to 2000 songs...5GB..10GB...and 20GB models...they are expensive as hell! I would have bought one if I could afford it..
Nov 29 2003 11:07AM
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Ghost
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be sure to back up all your files that you have on your ipod. If it dies, and they replace the ipod they will not save your data.
Hard lesson I learned.

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Nov 29 2003 5:09PM
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yeti
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okay where to start...

twix_182, you're stupid. Downloading music is copyright infringement. Doesn't matter if you dont share the much with other people, unless you have a legit copy of the music it's copyright infringement. There isn't any question about that. Oh yeah and learn some grammar skills.

A_Custom...the ipod was not 'created by imac' it was made my Apple. They are available in up to 40gb now, and can hold wayyyyyyyyyyyy more than 2000 songs.

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Nov 29 2003 6:09PM
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seward
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^ hes right

go to apple.com

they got a bunch of statistics on em.

and think about a rough estimate
40 gb ipod
lets say the average mp3 is 5mb
40gb= 40,000mb
40,000mb\5mb = roughly 8000 songs

thats alot of fahken songs


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Nov 29 2003 6:30PM
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Matty.
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woah i think im going to believe that vid, AND GET AN MD PLAYER

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Nov 29 2003 8:41PM
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YEAH MINIDISC ALL THE WAY
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Nov 29 2003 10:03PM
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Naturalbornskier
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Thats stupid...why do you think they would sell a 400 dollar mp3 player when it would only last 'a year and a half' wtf are you...stupid? they aren't dumb enough to sell something that would last that long.





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Nov 29 2003 10:08PM
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Naturalbornskier
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I know someone whos had one for two years,still going strong. But maybe its cuz they havea lucky one? hmmmmm....





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Nov 29 2003 10:13PM
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