[Tfug] iPod Replacement

[Glen Pfeiffer]

Thanks for the comparison, but your choice of language is offensive and
violates the "Acceptable Use Policy" (http://www.tfug.org/aup.html).
Will you please refrain from such language in the future?

Thanks!
Glen



--- "Bowie J. Poag" <bpoag at comcast.net> wrote:

> 
> Well, lets compare, shall we?
> 
> 
> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4127962
> 
> $89.
> 1GB stock, expandable to 2GB via flash memory.
> Runs on a single AAA battery that costs like $1 at Walgreens.
> 16 hours of play time.
> FM radio
> Voice recorder
> Usable as a USB thumb drive
> Platform-agnostic. No special ******* iTunes'ish software/drivers 
> required (just shows up as a standard USB removable storage device
> you 
> can drag and drop MP3 files to freely.)
> Supports MP3, WMA and WAV.
> Solid, durable construction you can practically drop-kick around the 
> house and still use without a scratch.
> 
> Now, lets compare that to an iPod Nano.
> 
> $150. Thats nearly twice as much money.
> 1GB stock.... and NOT expandable!
> Uses a proprietary Apple-only  Li-Ion battery physically soldered to
> the 
> unit that only holds *14* hours of play time, and costs 60 ******* 
> dollars to replace.. Used to be $100 to replace! Apple is being sued
> by 
> customers over this, incidentally.
> No FM tuner!
> No voice recorder!
> Not usable as a USB thumb drive -- requires a special driver provided
> by 
> Apple to access, and you cant drag/drop MP3s to it. You need to buy
> them 
> from Apple!
> Requires a ******* *dock*!
> Notoriously easy to scratch due to ****** construction, so much so
> that 
> people are suing Apple over this issue as well.
> 
> 
> 
> You claim to have done some research, yet you bought one anyway......
> why?


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