"iPod's Dirty Secret"

akpoff writes "Have you ever made a promise while in tech-support hell to let everyone know how bad the product is? The Neistat brothers followed through after the batteries in an iPod died and Apple told them it would cost US$250 to replace them. The tech rep told the guys they might as well buy a new iPod. The brothers thought differently and made a movie showing how they got the word out in a large metro area. Of course it was made on a Mac with iMovie." Their statement is a bit misleading: many people have iPods that have lasted a lot longer than 18 months (the iPod was released over two years ago). But the batteries don't last forever. What is their life expectancy? Does Apple notify consumers of a life expectancy?

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[JonnyRo88]

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[Anonymous Coward]

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Similar Experience

[Bloodmoon1]

My shitty Apple related experience wasn't with an iPod, but rather the power adapter on my PowerBook G4. Over time, mostly due to accidently stepping on the cord moving my comp. from my bed to my desk, the cord came out of the back of the portion of the adapter that plugs into the comp. I called the local Apple reseller, Voelker Research, and asked if they could fix it. They said it wasn't possible, but gladly offered to order me a new one for $90, plus tax and shipping. I politely told them to piss off and called my grandpa's friend who is incredibly handy with electronics. Within 3 hours, my adapter was as good as new. About a month later I had my CompUSA debacle (see journal) and got a new adapter anyway. So, while not Apple directly, their reseller did fuck me around, and I'd be willing to guess it was probably a general Apple policy to tell people adapters cannot be repaired. While I love Apple and their support is usually steller, they damn sure make up for it with crap like this sometimes.