From: Randy King <rking_at_ams.org>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 08:53:22 -0400

Michael, I sent this message on 5/4. What I received from this website
was indeed a V1 with the 4 AA NiMH batteries,
when I talked to them on the phone on the 5/1 they said they had about
twenty left.

**I have found a place here in the U.S. that is selling brand new
factory sealed Recorder 20's (version1) for $249.20, Archos part
#500277 http://store.yahoo.com/softbyweb/arjump3re20.html. Their
website says they also have Recorder 10's for $225. I called them
because I didn't believe that it was a, version1, I made the guy make
sure it was a #500277, he said they have about twenty more. I just
received mine today I order it on 4-30. I haven't tried it yet but it
has blue bumpers, hopefully it is flashable the one have had for a year
isn't.
The only problem I see is this from their website:
/*All defective/opened merchandise must be returned/replaced with the
manufacturer. There is no store warranty on any product(s), unless &
otherwise specified on our website.*/
Will Archos refund (for a discontinued product) if the unit is defective?**

He who hesitates....

Randy

Michael T. Kupietz, wearing a pointy hat wrote:

>Hi, new subscriber, please pardon the newbie question but I've been reading
>the list archives for a few hours and am still unclear on something.
>
>I've been shopping for a still-in-package 20GB AJR on eBay. Pretty much
>everything I find looks like the V2/FM form factor, however some of the
>descriptions say specifically that it takes NiMH "AA" batteries & comes
>with them - I've even contacted some sellers and they confirm this. Is this
>possible? If I buy one of these will I get it and find that is, in fact
>Li-Ion only?
>
>Confusing the issue, they seem to freely mix and match the "V2" and
>"Special Edition" in the model names. Whether they use either of those
>terms, or neither, seems to have nothing to do with the batteries they
>claim they take, and, like I said, allll the pictures show the newer,
>sleeker form factor.
>
>???
>
>Can anyone shed any light before I buy something that's not exactly what I
>want? Based on what I've read I would GREATLY prefer the NiMH AAs. Are all
>the sellers that claim that's what I'll get mistaken?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Mike
>
>
>
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