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   "Frank Frank"  wrote in message   
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   > Your Name wrote:   
   > > "Seth"  wrote in message   
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   > >> "Frank Frank"  wrote in message   
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   > >>> Your Name wrote:   
   > >>>> "Frank Frank"  wrote in message   
   > >>>> news:hboaci$lkq$5@news.eternal-september.org...   
   > >>>>> Your Name wrote:   
   > >>>>>> iPod and you get something that works and works well.  :-)   
   > >>>>> Until the battery goes dead and you can't replace the thing, and   
   have   
   > > to   
   > >>>>> shell out another $600 for a new one.   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> That's one very expensive ear-candy habit you got there!   
   > >>>> The battery can be replaced on all of Apple's products, so I don't   
   know   
   > >>>> what   
   > >>>> you're talking about.   
   > >>> It's a well known fact that the battery in an ipod cannot be changed   
   by   
   > >>> the customer.   
   > >> Now that you've said that, will the replacement battery I installed in   
   my   
   > >> daughters iPod cease to work? Kind of how Wile E Coyote never falls   
   till   
   > > he   
   > >> looks down?   
   > >>   
   > >> Just because there is no "Apple sanctioned" customer replacement part   
   > >> doesn't rule out 3rd party solutions that are quite inexpensive and not   
   > > too   
   > >> difficult to install.   
   > >   
   > > Yep. It may not be easy for absolutely everyone to do, but it is   
   certainly   
   > > possible for someone to change an iPod battery (or any other Apple   
   device's   
   > > battery), and for those who can't or don't want to do it themselves,   
   Apple   
   > > service centres can replace the batteries, obviously for a price.   
   > >   
   > > Replacing a worn out battery is largely irrelevant in today's "throw   
   away"   
   > > society anyway. By the time the battery wears out and needs replacing,   
   most   
   > > people will simply throw the device out and buy a brand new one with all   
   the   
   > > latest fancy toys on it.   
   >   
   > At $600 a pop.   
   >   
   > I rest my case.   
      
   It doesn't cost anywhere near $600 to replace a battery, even if you get   
   Apple technician to do the job.  :-\   
      
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