Irritating iPod Touch/iPhone

[cutterjohn]

Well, I finally got around to looking at iPhones and the new iPod Touch v2, and was fairly interested until my digging turned up the fact that the battery is non-easily user replaceable?! WTF?!

Is Apple seriously so hard up for cash that they think that their customers will run out and buy a brand new iPhone/Touch when the battery dies, considering that the vast majority of their users won't have a clue as to how to replace the battery and another larger percentage who know how to do it just won't want to bother fighting a piece of equipment that was never meant to be disassembled...

Talk about cynical product design.

(I've got a HUGE axe to grind as I was a victim of the original HP/Compaq iCrap PDA which happily killed it's battery when not charged every single day, or worse yet actually stored w/o charging at all for several weeks. I got the battery replaced under warranty, which was just expiring, and the battery promptly died again after a couple of months. It's a real PITA to open up these devices and fit in a new battery. While I expect Apple to have gotten the charger/power circuitry properly designed, then battery will still eventually fail.)

 

[Mangofett]

once you buy an Apple product, you have to rebuy it every 2-3 years

 

[Bishang]

While it may be really hard to replace the battery, they actually last for a good ammount of time. I've had my iPod Video for three years and the battery is still good.

 

[Doomsday Forte]

once you buy an Apple product, you have to rebuy it every 2-3 years

What's sad is that's true on two different levels. =P

 

[Pizzaroo]

Dang, I have a shop that replaces all of those rechargeable batteries (iPods, Phones, Laptop, etc.). I think the service is free if you buy the battery from him.

 

[DSGamer64]

once you buy an Apple product, you have to rebuy it every 2-3 years

Extended warranty FTW!

I got one for my iPod that gives it an extra 3 years coverage, so if it kicks the bucket in 2 years, I can just get it replaced for free.

 

[DeMoN]

once you buy an Apple product, you have to rebuy it every year

Fix'd.

 

[ScuberSteve]

While it may be really hard to replace the battery, they actually last for a good ammount of time. I've had my iPod Video for three years and the battery is still good.

iPod Mini failed so much in this department.

 

[13375p34k3r]

My sister bought a IPoD Nano like 5 years ago and the battery is still going strong... So I don't know what you guys mean...

 

[Salamantis]

once you buy an Apple iPod, you have to rebuy a new model every 0.8 years

Fix'd.

Re-Fix'd

 

[BiscuitBee]

once you buy an Apple iPod, you have to rebuy a slightly newer (now with extra buttons!) model every 0.8 years

Fix'd.

Re-Fix'd

Double Re-Fix'd

 

[layzieyez]

I replaced the battery in my ipod mini myself and I replaced the microdrive inside with a 16GB compactflash. Not difficult, but you gotta want it. I also own a pocketpc POS so I relate with the quickly dying battery epidemic in those things. My ipod products had a much better lifespan than my ipaq.

 

[CorruptJon]

Doesn't matter. By the time your battery dies, they will be as common as the Razr, and you won't want to be seen with one anyways.

 

[layzieyez]

Nah, that will probably be the time when I get one (hopefully free with phone plan). Just because it becomes ubiquitous doesn't mean it's no good.