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I am glad I got an MP3!!!

Our consumer watchdog .... found the iPod to be a bad deal - in the top 10 - this is of ALL products - including food etc ... (www.choice.com.au)

And I thought they were better than an MP3 ......


APPLE iPod
(CHOICE Computer, Sep/Oct 2005, and CHOICE, July 2006)
An iPod is a significant investment, so you don’t want your APPLE to be a lemon. And if there is something wrong with it, you’d expect an easy repair and warranty service. Podluck.

Level 1. Several readers complained about cracked screens, faulty batteries and problems with sound reproduction.

Level 2. APPLE doesn’t allow retailers to handle complaints under warranty (which is their obligation under Fair Trading laws) — you have to send your faulty iPod to APPLE yourself via Australia Post. And if they decide the fault isn’t covered by the warranty, you’ll have to foot the entire bill.

Mine went haywire after only 3 or 4 months and Best Buy sent it back for me and I got a new mother board and battery under warranty. They said I must have dropped it. I treat it like a egg now, I'm always thinking its going to die on me. This December it wil be 2 years old and NOTHING much last past 2 years these days!

creeky wrote:I am glad I got an MP3!!!

Our consumer watchdog .... found the iPod to be a bad deal - in the top 10 - this is of ALL products - including food etc ... (www.choice.com.au)

And I thought they were better than an MP3 ......


APPLE iPod
(CHOICE Computer, Sep/Oct 2005, and CHOICE, July 2006)
An iPod is a significant investment, so you don’t want your APPLE to be a lemon. And if there is something wrong with it, you’d expect an easy repair and warranty service. Podluck.

Level 1. Several readers complained about cracked screens, faulty batteries and problems with sound reproduction.

Level 2. APPLE doesn’t allow retailers to handle complaints under warranty (which is their obligation under Fair Trading laws) — you have to send your faulty iPod to APPLE yourself via Australia Post. And if they decide the fault isn’t covered by the warranty, you’ll have to foot the entire bill.

I don't doubt that people have problems with iPods, but I've had my iPod for well over two years now....without one problem and my husband's Nano is over a year old...again, no problem.

creeky wrote:I am glad I got an MP3!!!

Our consumer watchdog .... found the iPod to be a bad deal - in the top 10 - this is of ALL products - including food etc ... (www.choice.com.au)

And I thought they were better than an MP3 ......

What are you talking about "MP3"?? Thats simply a file format. It not even exclusivefile format to music. All the complaints you posted are very normal for 1. people who are not careful with their purchase (any purchase really) and no electronics that I've purchased in the last few years allows you to bring it back to the store you bought it from for service.

I've used about 9 other players and nothing is even remotely as easy to use or posses the cool factor that the iPod line has mastered, just like their computers.

seems rather thin of an argument
mmmm, my battery is dying.....

Drumkat wrote:What are you talking about "MP3"??

It's just short hand for 'MP3 player'.

I got a 4GB Mini years ago and only had battery problems,, $60 to have Apple replace it,, they swap the whole unit. I think they're all pretty much the same but Apple still has the edge because of iTunes. Apple's still way ahead with it's store too.
Agreed Jen,, big bucks but high quality too.
BTW Do CDs spin the wrong way down there??

i just want to stand up for my ipod....

ive had it for almost 3 years...its the original 20GB and its going strong!!!! i love it and use it 24/7....

I'll keep my iPaq. While it won't hold 20 gb of music (yet); it does other cool stuff that an iPod won't.

Thinking of getting a MP3 player of some kind for DH for Christmas....

Can I put MP3 files that I already have on my puter on an iPod?
What if they are currently in .wma format?

I hear that Microsoft is coming out with it's own MP3 player soon (Zune?)

In the November 2006 Consumer Reports they say: they have continuing questions about how long iPods batteries might last compared with those of other brands. And iPods are at best undistinguished in tech support and features.

Dezdmona wrote:In the November 2006 Consumer Reports they say: they have continuing questions about how long iPods batteries might last compared with those of other brands. And iPods are at best undistinguished in tech support and features.

I've noticed I have to recharge the batteries more often than I used to. I only listen to my iPod on the train and while I'm walking between Penn Station and my office, probably 2 hours/day, maybe a little less. I have to recharge it after 2 days.

Dezdmona wrote:Thinking of getting a MP3 player of some kind for DH for Christmas....

Can I put MP3 files that I already have on my puter on an iPod?
What if they are currently in .wma format?

I hear that Microsoft is coming out with it's own MP3 player soon (Zune?)

In the November 2006 Consumer Reports they say: they have continuing questions about how long iPods batteries might last compared with those of other brands. And iPods are at best undistinguished in tech support and features.

http://www.pricerunner.com/sound-and-vi ... 288/prices

Dezdmona wrote:Can I put MP3 files that I already have on my puter on an iPod?
What if they are currently in .wma format?

An iPod will play .mp3 files you currently have, but it will not play .wma files. You'd have to convert them, either to AAC or MP3 or a format that the iPod would play.

photogal wrote:They said I must have dropped it.

One of the good things about almost all of them having flash memory now. The original iPods were literally hard drives just like you would find in a computer. Now they store everything on a flash drive like a digital camera.

Soraya wrote:

Drumkat wrote:What are you talking about "MP3"??

It's just short hand for 'MP3 player'.

I guess I still dont understand because of the vagueness of the product.

I've owned about 8 ipods in the last 5 years. All have been great. I dont hang on to old technology because all things will eventually fail. I cant afford for that to happen with how I use mine. Batteries wear out, just like your cell phone. The more you use it and more recharges, the mosre it will die!!!!

I think they have truly covered all aspects of what people require for their listening enviroments. Starting at $50 and going to $350 with every price point inbetween.

They charge what your willing to pay, and obviously people think it's worth what they are asking since ipod alone is almost 80% of ALL "MP3" players in the market. The other 50 companies get to fight over the other 20% of you.

What's an IPOD?
Is it anything like my 8-track tape player?

Drumkat wrote:

Soraya wrote:

Drumkat wrote:What are you talking about "MP3"??

It's just short hand for 'MP3 player'.

I guess I still dont understand because of the vagueness of the product.

I've owned about 8 ipods in the last 5 years. All have been great. I dont hang on to old technology because all things will eventually fail. I cant afford for that to happen with how I use mine. Batteries wear out, just like your cell phone. The more you use it and more recharges, the mosre it will die!!!!

I think they have truly covered all aspects of what people require for their listening enviroments. Starting at $50 and going to $350 with every price point inbetween.

They charge what your willing to pay, and obviously people think it's worth what they are asking since ipod alone is almost 80% of ALL "MP3" players in the market. The other 50 companies get to fight over the other 20% of you.

I guess the iPod is just not up to the standards here .........

Griz wrote:I got a 4GB Mini years ago and only had battery problems,, $60 to have Apple replace it,, they swap the whole unit. I think they're all pretty much the same but Apple still has the edge because of iTunes. Apple's still way ahead with it's store too.
Agreed Jen,, big bucks but high quality too.
BTW Do CDs spin the wrong way down there??

Only if we flush them down the toilet BB

Wino you know wrote:What's an IPOD?
Is it anything like my 8-track tape player?

No Garry - I believe it has something to do with two peas ....

Dezdmona wrote:Thinking of getting a MP3 player of some kind for DH for Christmas....

Can I put MP3 files that I already have on my puter on an iPod?
What if they are currently in .wma format?

I hear that Microsoft is coming out with it's own MP3 player soon (Zune?)

In the November 2006 Consumer Reports they say: they have continuing questions about how long iPods batteries might last compared with those of other brands. And iPods are at best undistinguished in tech support and features.

Zune, Zune, Zune!

Like this

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product_ ... cat=541165

creeky wrote:

Drumkat wrote:

Soraya wrote:

Drumkat wrote:What are you talking about "MP3"??

It's just short hand for 'MP3 player'.

I guess I still dont understand because of the vagueness of the product.

I've owned about 8 ipods in the last 5 years. All have been great. I dont hang on to old technology because all things will eventually fail. I cant afford for that to happen with how I use mine. Batteries wear out, just like your cell phone. The more you use it and more recharges, the mosre it will die!!!!

I think they have truly covered all aspects of what people require for their listening enviroments. Starting at $50 and going to $350 with every price point inbetween.

They charge what your willing to pay, and obviously people think it's worth what they are asking since ipod alone is almost 80% of ALL "MP3" players in the market. The other 50 companies get to fight over the other 20% of you.

I guess the iPod is just not up to the standards here .........

No product is perfect...but for some reason you are disregarding the many of us that have perfectly good working iPods, with nary a problem...and telling us we have low standards.

I just find that hard to believe. I wouldn't trust Microsoft much less then Apple...I'll take my chances with an iPod that won't force me to upgrade in a years time.