Washington Post Covers iPod Battery Ruckus

Posted by michael on Saturday December 20, 2003 @10:30AM from the disposable-world dept.

An anonymous reader sent in a link to 'Battery and Assault: When His iPod Died, This Music Lover Tackled Apple. Stay Tuned.' in the Washington Post. The article (good reading even if you're familiar with the situation) has Apple reps being rather callous about the issue - I think it's a fairly reasonable assumption that if you spend several hundred dollars on a gizmo, it shouldn't be "disposable". A replacement battery for my cell phone cost $10; one for my cordless phone cost $10; Apple is presumably making a good deal of money on their $99 replacements.

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In a nutshell. by keplon · 2003-12-20 10:38 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Basically, a group of college students have discovered the short life of IPOD's battery(approx. 200 hrs.) Washington Post has done a follow-up to the story, dismissing their false claims & stating (correctly) it is only ~150 hours.
Re:Sounds like the Dell DJ by IM6100 · 2003-12-20 13:37 · Score: 1, Offtopic

I just can't relate. Not at all. When I was a teenager I badly wanted an oscilloscope. What brand of clothing I wore was totally irrelevant.

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