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In article ,
"Arny Krueger" wrote:

http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/

http://www.apple.com/support/product...ecareipod.html

The two-year warranty covers battery replacement.

What two-year warranty?

Follow the link ("AppleCare Protection Plan for iPod") on the page I
cited above.


http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Im...oduct%20Warran
ty

"All new Apple hardware products, including clearance and refurbished
products, carry a one-year Limited Warranty against defects in
materials and workmanship. You may review a copy of the Limited
Warranty on new products, including its limitations and exclusions,
before you purchase, by clicking the appropriate link below."

http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Im...dwarranty.html

"Apple Computer, Inc. ("Apple") warrants the iPod and iSight product
against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1)
year from the date of original purchase ("Warranty Period"). "

AppleCare extends it to two years

http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Im...oriPod0104.pdf

IOW, there is no two-year warranty, but rather there is an extended support
and repair program.

It's not even called a warranty by Apple, but rather it's called "AppleCare
Protection Plan for iPod"

So what? It extends the warranty to two years.

for less than the cost of a new battery.

The plan costs $59 for the second year, but demands that you tolerate a 50%
decrease in battery life before seeking repair.

However, this source sells batteries for most iPods that would need a
replacement, for only $49.

http://store.l-f-l.com/cgi-bin/cp-ap...731733&rrc=N&c
ip=12.226.3.80&pg=prod&ref=UP325385A4H&cat=

Ugh. Bad URL.

In conventional math, $49 $59, no matter what RAO's iPod defense league
may claim.

Less than the former cost of a new battery from Apple. Happy now?

If you're worried about your iTunes file:

http://www.apple.com/ipod/autosync.html

Now how does synching work if your battery is dead? I've seen iPods with
dead batteries that wouldn't communicate with their host PC until the
battery was at least partially recharged. If a recharge is impossible
because the battery is shot, where does that leave you?

Dude, you're being argumentative. Use iSynch regularly, and a sudden
failure won't be as big a problem. Return the iPod when the 50% point
you refer to is reached. Synch it up again just before sending it to
Apple; a seasoned computer pro like yourself will have no trouble doing
that.