APPLE IPOD

[BIGBADYAS]

This is a question to any ipod user who has had there ipod for a while. Is it true that the battery can stop charging after a year or so and it cant be replaced? Any other problems i should know about before i buy will be more than welcome. Thanks!

[tracymort]

this site seems to have the answers - http://www.ipodbatteryfaq.com/ my dp is in the hifi and av business and he doesn't rate the ipod much in his opinion. we are getting an iriver instead. oh and posting in capitals means you are shouting and can offend some people!

[BIGBADYAS]

thanks for that. and sorry about the capitals i just thought it cought persons eye!

[kags]

Hello - | have had my ipod for 14 months and it charges up just fine. I use it every day and charge it at least once a week.

[bluesky]

I've had an iPod for over 20 months and it still works fine. In fact I have bought another one! If there is a battery failure there is a replacement option, however it is a little expensive. As for iRivers player, yes, it has a lot of versatility, and was designed and built long after the iPod first arrived. So they already had a benchmark to compete against. Any manufacturer bringing out a new device can supercede similar devices. Perhaps Apple will bring out a forth generation iPod. As it is, one can attach modules to iPods that allow it to be used as an FM radio, a dictaphone, a short range transmitter for its content, a store for your digital media files like camera memory cards, has a built in calendar and address book that sync's with your computer, can be used to transfer files from computer to computer using high speed FireWire IEEE 1394 protocols, Can hold about 8000 3 minute songs at 160kps which sounds as good as any CD player, unless you are of course of perfect hearing. It even has a few games you can play on it. There is also a infrared remote control available for it. For my money the iPod is still the best buy for portable MP3 Players.