Originally posted by: Paulson
Originally posted by: halik
For $300 I expect the battery to last more than a year, i don't see any of my other appliences dying off in 12months. If you're buying new batteries for your laptop every xmas, something is wrong with that machine...
Also scratches are a problem - for a device that's intended to be carried inside your pocket, that's unacceptable. Form over function is idiotic, especially if the form goes away after a couple of weeks of use. Not to mention that your argument rests on top of a false analogy...
It's $249 now... The reason I have to replace my battery is because I go through a huge amount of cycles, because I use my laptop a lot plugged in and then not plugged in (it's a laptop, I occationally move it!)
Put a zune in your pocket, or how about a creative zen... I bet it'll get scratched.
And as for sweat... sweat wont kill your iPod, unless you let a huge amount of sweat drip onto your clickwheel.
Protect your $249 investment... put it in a case! (they're less than $30 on ebay for a really nice evo3 iSkin)