apple's money scam
The Apple ipod power adapter is such a scam. Well, not necessarily this product, but the fact that you need this item to charge your ipod without a computer. I think it is unbelievable that your ipod can only be charged through a computer without this accessory. What happens if you are on a trip and are away from a computer? You have to spend 50 dollars just to be able to do something you should be able to do anyways? This is unbelievable! I was thinking about buying an ipod but now i'm not so sure because of all the costs of necessities like cases and a power adapter. These things should come free with your ipod. Or at least you should be able to charge the battery normally like you can do with almost every rechargable electronic. I'm really dissapointed in apple.
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I guess I don't see how this is a "scam".
Originally posted by iwantanipod21
The Apple ipod power adapter is such a scam. Well, not necessarily this product, but the fact that you need this item to charge your ipod without a computer. I think it is unbelievable that your ipod can only be charged through a computer without this accessory. What happens if you are on a trip and are away from a computer? You have to spend 50 dollars just to be able to do something you should be able to do anyways? This is unbelievable! I was thinking about buying an ipod but now i'm not so sure because of all the costs of necessities like cases and a power adapter. These things should come free with your ipod. Or at least you should be able to charge the battery normally like you can do with almost every rechargable electronic. I'm really dissapointed in apple.
That's a textbook example of "useless whining". Just factor the charger in the price if you need it. Not everyone does.
Originally posted by iwantanipod21
The Apple ipod power adapter is such a scam. Well, not necessarily this product, but the fact that you need this item to charge your ipod without a computer. I think it is unbelievable that your ipod can only be charged through a computer without this accessory.
You can use any self powered USB hub to charge the iPod without using a computer!
Besides, a lot of other manufacturers do not include a charger either- including virtually all of the rechargeable pen drive style units.
It's $29.99, see above. When they stopped including it, they also dropped $29.99 from the price.
Scam... right.
Originally posted by iwantanipod21
I just wanting to here peoples opinions.
I just wanted to hear people's opinions.
I think it's a neat little device though, since it runs power through a standard FW port. In *theory* you could use it to power any FW device.
Originally posted by iwantanipod21
where can you buy these usb hubs and how much are they? Also a note - when I said $50.00 I was talking Canadian dollars. I guess this isn't so much a scam I just find it a little excessive that you have to pay so much for extra costs and know thats how the market works. I just wanting to here peoples opinions.
But didn't it occur to you that every bit of hardware costs money? It's not like adding a feature to a program. That only costs the programming time (and debug time). But each time they include that recharger it costs Apple $15-$20. Are they supposed to lose money every time they give out one for free with the iPod, or should they have charged everyone for something that many would have prefered not getting in the first place?
Then those people could say that it was a rip-off since they were being made to pay for something they didn't want.
Originally posted by iwantanipod21
The Apple ipod power adapter is such a scam. Well, not necessarily this product, but the fact that you need this item to charge your ipod without a computer. I think it is unbelievable that your ipod can only be charged through a computer without this accessory. What happens if you are on a trip and are away from a computer? You have to spend 50 dollars just to be able to do something you should be able to do anyways? This is unbelievable! I was thinking about buying an ipod but now i'm not so sure because of all the costs of necessities like cases and a power adapter. These things should come free with your ipod. Or at least you should be able to charge the battery normally like you can do with almost every rechargable electronic. I'm really dissapointed in apple.
'scuse me, I have a 60g color and it came with a power adaptor!
The ipod mini/nano/shuffle has never had a power adapter in the box...but you know that when you buy it (assuming you read the specs and items included lables on expencive electronics, which you shouuld).
Included accessories...Earbud headphones, AC adapter, USB 2.0 cable
http://www.apple.com/ipod/color/specs.html
Lists for the Nano and shuffle were removed from this post where the ... is
This is nothing new, look at walkmans/diskmans...many if not all were rechargable and the chargers were never (till last year some time) in any of the "portable CD kits" for under $50...the cheap units sat next to a display of a-la-carte chargers that sold for ~$25+
You could also complain because your cell phone can only be charged at home unless you buy a car charger - which you think should have been included...but that also fails the logic test -- Would you rather have a $199 ipod nano or a $229 nano with AC brick...I know what the marketing dept as well as most consumers would say...$199! I will buy the brick IF I need it
On the high end, it is a premeum of sorts, like the $60,000 Cadillac having more standard toys than the $10,000 Chevy.[QUOTE]
Originally posted by iwantanipod21
ya whatever
Don't start a thread if you don't like the facts everyone gives you.
Originally posted by melgross
Don't start a thread if you don't like the facts everyone gives you.
dude i was just agreeing I did't say I didn't like the facts.