Computers and Related Hardware/Software

already hearing about the lack of the ipod battery-life, which is a concern. How long does it last for? ipod:4gb, 20gb, 40 gb??? :fingerscrossed: :sweat:

the batteries are non replacable but they last a lot longer than you'd think, i think they're good for close to 500+ full charges. you can get replacement batteries installed though and they seem to work really well, and the prices on them aren't really terrible like around $30 or so. If you don't want to tinker with the ipod itself you can always send it into apple and get it replaced (total price is just over 100), and they'll either swap out the battery or get you a new ipod (since the website says you'd lose all your data i'm assuming that they're gonna give you a new ipod). still there are even more alternatives like external batteries and what not. I wouldn't really worry too much about the battery life on these things though. I've had mine for about 6 months and i haven't really noticed a significant decrease in battery life. shuffle, eq, light, lots of menu switching, volume, bit rate of music files, etc that all affects the battery life too so if you're going to be paranoid about it you can cut back on those things...also syncing it to the computer will drain the battery too since the ipod isn't designed to work on external power sources. pluging it into the computer will charge the battery but the hd will still be spinning and drawing power from the battery while it charges. hope that helps
-g out

oh just realized i didn't answer your question. i've got a 4th gen and i get about 8-9 hrs per charge. but that varries based on how freqently i change playlists, bitrate of the music, etc.

MixxDreamer wrote: i feel naked w/o it i guess its like a cellphone hehe

yup same here when I leave home: it's wallet, phone and iPod :hehe: (before I had the iPod it was a minidiskplayer, I sorta miss it...)

and don't worry about the battery, when it eventually dies you can pick one up for $30 here seems pretty easy to replace too.

eightysix wrote:I was going to pick up an iPod Shuffle, but now that the PSP is coming out... :hehe:

so many toys....so little $$$... :mrgreen:

Terryb wrote:
I ran a test before: it ran for 15hours straight.

Wow, my battery fresh out the box lasted for about 7-9 hours, and averages about 6-7 now. I guess I listen to it too loud ^_^

i don't know if its an ipod relavant post, but instead of an iPOD (X), i' prolly get some other mega gig mp3 player. the ones i'm looking at now is either the Rio karma (on the right, compared to the ipod:)
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or the Creative Lab's Zen
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niko2x wrote:the Creative Lab's Zen
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i heard this one was pretty good, but im having doubts cuz creAtive was my first mp3 player when it died on me 3 mos. after it was purchased, and they upgraded it into 256meg nomad IIc, which it has little space, i end up converting them into wma in low quality to put more songs. :grumble:

MixxDreamer wrote:i heard this one was pretty good, but im having doubts cuz creAtive was my first mp3 player when it died on me 3 mos. after it was purchased, and they upgraded it into 256meg nomad IIc, which it has little space, i end up converting them into wma in low quality to put more songs. :grumble:

what do you currently use? I just joined the 21 century and just bidded and won the rio karma.

it seems that they all have HDD crashes/issues when it comes to the HDD DAP's.
Read about it here:
http://forums-riovolution.com/

i have the sucky nomad IIc *bleh.. at least its still working :victory:

MixxDreamer wrote:i have the sucky nomad IIc *bleh.. at least its still working :victory:

Heh, when I took the day off Monday, I happened upon the Ellen Show and she gave everyone in the audience free IPod Minis... :)

bmwracer wrote:Heh, when I took the day off Monday, I happened upon the Ellen Show and she gave everyone in the audience free IPod Minis... Smile.

haha were you in the audience? :hehe: and if so i'm jealous...i've got a shuffle and a 4th gen, a mini would make it a nice loving family :bonk:

i've tried other players and really i've got to say i still love my 'pod... all the other players i've tried look so techie and geeky (i'm geeked out enough as it is) the ipod just looks slick. Oh and the rio's being shown next to a 1st or 2nd gen ipod. they've gotten smaller and better looking with age.

:rofl:oh and a funny little editorial about the ipod shuffle:rofl:

-g out

So Ipods are whats in now eh? no more Mp3 players???

I personally don't need an Ipod, but if i get one for free dat b nice, wish i was on that ellen show

Ipods have been the in-thing for some time now... :hehe: But you know they are a type of mp3 player, except they also play AAC files as well.

dochira wrote:Ipods have been the in-thing for some time now... :hehe: But you know they are a type of mp3 player, except they also play AAC files as well.

don't forget apple's very own m4p files.

niko2x wrote:don't forget apple's very own m4p files.

How could I forget those protected files.... :doh:

Ive had my ipod over 2 and a half years now, use it every single day pretty much, the battery life has faded a little, but still not too bad!
Was at work from 8:30 till 5:30 today, hardly turned it off the whole time and it just managed it :)
Do love it so much, although its only 10gb, and I have about 19 Gigs of music, so would be nice to have a slightly larger one...

superfuzzy3 wrote:haha were you in the audience? :hehe: and if so i'm jealous

Heh, not me. That's a chick show. The audience is full of women.



Heyyyyyyyyy.......! :naughty: :hehe:

Good morning,
Finally got around to doing some research and started to order parts for my replacement PC, as my existing PC is 3+ years old, excluding occasional upgrades.

So far have ordered:

CASE: Lian-Li PC52

POWERSUPPLY: Seasonic S-12 600W


Choosing parts that will make this PC compact, quiet, and upgradable.
-PCM

haha .. dude no offense ... but when i saw the topic PC by PCMODEM ... the first thought was .. what the F(()&&)*)& .. hahha

SUGGESTION --> the first thing U MUST BUY IS a "MODEM" and the BEST one if i may specify...

will let u know abt parts ... what kindda budget u looking at ... i guess that is most important

Uh, don't we already have a PC-related thread? :headscratch: