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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: ipodsdirtysecretRe: ipodsdirtysecret
From: David McIntyre <plugh_at_mudbarn.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 12:56:11 -0800 http://www.ipodbattery.com/ On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 08:00:43PM +0100, roland wrote: > hi david, > > Newer model iPods have replaceable batteries. > can you tell me, where this information is from? > on > http://www.apple.com/ipod/specs.html > it seems it`s still "builtin". > are there newer models advertised, which offer this feature? > > regards > roland > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David McIntyre" <plugh_at_mudbarn.com> > To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:20 PM > Subject: Re: ipodsdirtysecret > > > > Newer model iPods have replaceable batteries. > > > > On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 10:46:55PM +0100, roland wrote: > > > hi! > > > > > > this guy is cool - respect! :) > > > > > > couldn`t that be archos fm`s,v2`s and all that damn > > > "didn`t make that battery replaceable"-hardware-shit`s > > > dirty secret, too? > > > :D > > > sometimes i really would like to kick a hardware engineer`s > > > ass for designing such idiotic stuff.(or better: the chief, > > > who made him doing so) > > > > > > *KICK* > > > for apple > > > (actually just one kick for them, because i don`t buy an ipod, anyway) > > > *DOUBLE KICK* > > > for archos > > > errrr. > > > not enough > > > *KICK KICK KICK KICK KICK......* > > > (and even more for all the others) > > > :D > > > > > > shouldn`t we start another online petition? > > > "dear hardwar manufacturers - please keep in mind, that a > > > battery should be a user-exchangeable part in ANY device!"..... > > > > > > bad enough, that replacement cells have astronomical pricing - now it seems > > > trendy to go a step further and even won`t let users change them anymore..... :( > > > > > > Standard AA`s NIMH`s are at 2200mah now - that SHOULD really be enough for most > > > uses, and if it isn`t, i buy some more - ok? > > > And if size matters - what the hell is so difficult about doing "standard sized" > > > LithiumIO cells ? aaahh - ok - doing standards isn`t trendy nowadays! this really > > > makes me sick! :( > > > > > > regards > > > roland > > > > > > PS: > > > ....just remembering to dallas RTC chip on former MoBo`s. > > > battery empty? no problem - just get ur soldering iron, throw that > > > working chip in thrash and replace the RTC chip as a whole.... > > > *aaaaaarrrrrrgh* > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Holger Lembke" <holger_at_hlembke.de> > > > To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 3:33 PM > > > Subject: FYA: ipodsdirtysecret > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Holger Lembke Keep your Mailbox SPAM free: > > > > +49-531-334676 Disruptor OL http://disruptor.de/ > > > > > > > > -- > > David McIntyre plugh_at_mudbarn.com http://www.mudbarn.com > > PGP Key fingerprint = CAB5 A73A 43FA 19E3 449D 20B8 25D7 FA84 8847 D6A7 > > http://www.mudbarn.com/~plugh/plughinfo.txt for geek code, pgp key, etc. > > -- David McIntyre plugh_at_mudbarn.com http://www.mudbarn.com PGP Key fingerprint = CAB5 A73A 43FA 19E3 449D 20B8 25D7 FA84 8847 D6A7 http://www.mudbarn.com/~plugh/plughinfo.txt for geek code, pgp key, etc.Received on 2003-12-04 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |