Ipod Battery Problems!

scapegoat · 20-December-03, 11:05 PM

Uh oh, Apple seems to have a little problem on there hands. Apparently Ipod Batteries are only lasting 18 months, and word of this has reached the main stream media.

"I explained that it wasn't charging up anymore," Neistat recalls, "and they said, 'We don't offer a new battery. You should just buy a new iPod.' " This offended him on a lot of levels, mostly their assumption that he could simply plunk down several hundred dollars for a new one. Neistat told them he couldn't afford that. They shrugged him off, and so he went home and called Apple's technical support number, three separate times."

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Also Check out this wrathful movie from an ipod fan

scapegoat · 21-December-03, 11:16 AM

Good Lord, The big news outlets are really pounding on Apple

Heres 4 pages from the Washington Post

Anathema · 21-December-03, 01:11 PM

Wow.. it sure sucks to be apple, doesn't it?!

HoJo · 21-December-03, 01:13 PM

I had seen a post about this not too long ago then heard it is no longer true and you can get the battery replaced. That's still not as good as user replacable batteries though.

EDIT: I did find a site that sells batteries for $49. http://www.ipodbattery.com/

scapegoat · 21-December-03, 01:16 PM

Yeah that is true hojo,

Days after these fella's released there little movie, apple announce a 59$ extended warrenty for new apple ipods, and they also now have a 99$ battery replacement program. (they of course totaly deny that this had anything to do with this) LOL

Red02 · 21-December-03, 03:03 PM

One more reason not to buy anything that is Apple

sw0nald · 21-December-03, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red02


	One more reason not to buy anything that is Apple

I second that !!

20-December-03, 11:05 PM		#1 (permalink)
scapegoat Apex Tech God	Ipod Battery Problems! Uh oh, Apple seems to have a little problem on there hands. Apparently Ipod Batteries are only lasting 18 months, and word of this has reached the main stream media. "I explained that it wasn't charging up anymore," Neistat recalls, "and they said, 'We don't offer a new battery. You should just buy a new iPod.' " This offended him on a lot of levels, mostly their assumption that he could simply plunk down several hundred dollars for a new one. Neistat told them he couldn't afford that. They shrugged him off, and so he went home and called Apple's technical support number, three separate times." Full Story Also Check out this wrathful movie from an ipod fan

21-December-03, 01:13 PM		#4 (permalink)
HoJo Review Pimp, but still Jo's Ho	I had seen a post about this not too long ago then heard it is no longer true and you can get the battery replaced. That's still not as good as user replacable batteries though. EDIT: I did find a site that sells batteries for $49. http://www.ipodbattery.com/ Last edited by HoJo; 21-December-03 at 01:20 PM.

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21-December-03, 11:16 AM		#2 (permalink)
scapegoat Apex Tech God	Good Lord, The big news outlets are really pounding on Apple Heres 4 pages from the Washington Post

21-December-03, 01:11 PM		#3 (permalink)
Anathema Apex Tech Demi-God	Wow.. it sure sucks to be apple, doesn't it?!

21-December-03, 01:16 PM		#5 (permalink)
scapegoat Apex Tech God	Yeah that is true hojo, Days after these fella's released there little movie, apple announce a 59$ extended warrenty for new apple ipods, and they also now have a 99$ battery replacement program. (they of course totaly deny that this had anything to do with this) LOL

21-December-03, 03:03 PM		#6 (permalink)
Red02 Freck-hoe-d	One more reason not to buy anything that is Apple