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   From: candid@dontbother.invalid   
      
   James Sidbury wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   >  Frank Frank  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Greg Goss wrote:   
   >>> David Johnston  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:08:46 -0600, "Dragon Lady"    
   >>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>> 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.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>> He's talking about batteries that cost $600 to replace.  Not sure I'd   
   >>>>> want   
   >>>>> something that was that expensive to upkeep.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> Wouldn't that be more expensive than replacing the thing?   
   >>> I just bought my girlfriend a "touch" (warranty rebuild unit) for her   
   >>> birthday for CAD$140.  Which units are still $600 by the time that the   
   >>> battery isn't holding a charge?   
   >> Well, if you want to replace your shiny $600 iPod with a secondhand $200   
   >> unit instead of new one, I guess that's your choice.   
   >   
   > uh, what iPod costs 600 dollars?  The most expensive one that I know of   
   > costs 399   
      
   The one you can phone people with.   
      
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