Rant of the day: IPOD SUCKS! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Jump · 07-05-2006, 04:18 PM

I've owned a 1G 5GB, 3G 20GB and a 4G 60GB Photo. I've never had a single problem with any of them. I hope I can say the same about my Box 5 years from now

Brucelee · 07-05-2006, 05:34 PM

"Apple is more arrogant than Porsche"

That is not possible.

SD987 · 07-05-2006, 05:51 PM

Perfectlap, you may want to wait for this...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-060705microsoft-ipod-story,1,1492791.story?coll=chi-business-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

bigislandboxster · 07-05-2006, 06:35 PM

Never got into the IPod thing, never bought one, probably never will.....If I need 500 songs to listen to, I'll just dwelve into my LP collection at home. To each their own I say.....But its not for me.....

TMM986 · 07-05-2006, 09:20 PM

Perfectlap,

I had a similar experience - in March of this year, barely 1 month out of warranty, my 40GB iPod died of a hard drive failure. The geebs at the local Apple store wouldn't repair or replace it and added insult to injury by offering me a 15% "recycling" discount on a new iPod. Yeah, right.

I have an iPod Nano as well (a holiday gift last year) and I expect it to be dead in January regardless of how much I use it. >:-|

Good luck finding a new MP3 player. I will be interested to find out what you buy because I'll probably need a new one before too long.

Brucelee · 07-06-2006, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by bigislandboxster

Never got into the IPod thing, never bought one, probably never will.....If I need 500 songs to listen to, I'll just dwelve into my LP collection at home. To each their own I say.....But its not for me.....

I have my entire CD collection on the IPOD, which is hooked up to my Bose home stereo unit.

Very very convenient.

The collection is also on my PC, which I can play while working.

Good stuff.

Perfectlap · 07-06-2006, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by SD987

Perfectlap, you may want to wait for this...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-060705microsoft-ipod-story,1,1492791.story?coll=chi-business-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

the only thing worse than Microsoft taking over the MP3 market from Apple is.....uh...

asnigro · 07-06-2006, 12:37 PM

The Treo 650 was the answer to my MP3 needs (along with need for cell phone, contact list, scheduler, etc.)

fab · 07-06-2006, 04:02 AM

I own a IPOD video 30gb for about 2 years with NO PROBLEMS.

Perfectlap · 07-06-2006, 07:31 AM

Tmm986,

I think I found it:

100 plus hours on a single charge,
FM radio
in 500, 1 gb, 2gb
way less than a crap-pod
comes ready with podcasting software
(good for listening to in the car)

http://reviews.cnet.com/MobiBlu_B153_2GB_black/4505-6490_7-31870947.html

Jump · 07-06-2006, 08:37 AM

I'm curious about the complaints about battery life. Not once in the years I've owned an iPod (going back to the original 5GB) have I ever come close to running out of battery power in daily usage. When will you ever listen for 100 hours straight?

Perfectlap · 07-06-2006, 08:56 AM

I typically spend between 3 hours a day listening to the crap-pods.
Rarely did I make it a full two days on one charge. And that's shutting off
all the audio features.
Believe me Apple spend thousands of dollars trying to figure out how to
mirror 100 hour duration. The more advanced the crap-pods become the more
power they seem to need. I'm sure they've cracked open once of these 150 hour mobiblu's and are examining it right now as we speak!

porscheracer · 07-06-2006, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jump

I'm curious about the complaints about battery life. Not once in the years I've owned an iPod (going back to the original 5GB) have I ever come close to running out of battery power in daily usage. When will you ever listen for 100 hours straight?

Apple admitted they had battery problems with Ipods.
I would like to get a different MP3 player but I'm stock with my Ipod because of Itunes. I have over 2500 songs on my Itunes and you cannot transfer it from Ipod to another MP3 player.

Yes, I'm addicted to Itunes.

Perfectlap · 07-06-2006, 10:41 AM

those bastards are sneaky.
My PC crashed and wiped out my Itunes. Most of the songs were from CD's so I didn't freak out. I'm wondering what would have happened if they were in fact all I-tunes. Could I ask for them back or would I have to repurchase?

p.s.
The 150 hour mobiblu would also be cool for the Boxster because it could be used for long trips without needing its own power source. I already have the cigarette lighter dedicated to the V1 (hardwiring produced alternator whine) and my Sirius unit. One of my frequent passengers HAS to hear a certain mp3 playlist or else she gets mad.

mtch · 07-08-2006, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by porscheracer

- I have over 2500 songs on my Itunes and you cannot transfer it from Ipod to another MP3 player.

Yes, I'm addicted to Itunes.

It requires a little effort and more storage, but it can be done. I burn the music from itunes into CDA format then re-rip it into a "non-itunes" mp3 so I can use it on my older Rio. Ikeep it abound because it is more durable and expendible than my IPOD.

eslai · 07-06-2006, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Brucelee

"Apple is more arrogant than Porsche"

That is not possible.

All I gotta say is: "Steve Jobs".

porscheracer · 07-07-2006, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by eslai

All I gotta say is: "Steve Jobs".

A while ago I read ad in Craigslist - buy Ipod with 4000+ songs for less < $500.

Brucelee · 07-07-2006, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by eslai

All I gotta say is: "Steve Jobs".

You have obviously never been in a room full of German engineers!

eslai · 07-09-2006, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Brucelee

You have obviously never been in a room full of German engineers!

But...but... STEVE JOBS!!!!

Perfectlap · 07-09-2006, 11:31 AM

update: I bought a nano for the misses. First time Ipod owner, didn't want her to feel like I was giving her superior quality, less fashionable item. I opted for the two year Best Buy warranty for $20. No need to go through Apple, Best Buy will give me a new one on the spot if there is a problem.