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Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:56 pm Reply and quote this post
Ugh...just like the iPod, the iPhone will not have a user replaceable battery. Instead it will cost a minimum of $87 just to replace the iPhone's battery! Plus it will cost "just" $29 to rent an iPhone while yours is being serviced. So $116 to replace the iPhone's battery if you are a frequent user? No thanks!

I really wish Apple would offer a user replaceable battery kit for a reasonable price like just $20 like SanDisk (my favorite MP3 player company) does. I like Apple but this is one thing about them I really dislike. They already charge a premium for hardware then they rip off IMHO consumers with ultra expensive battery replacements.

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Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:48 pm Reply and quote this post
I guess you will not have a perfect product. You always find something that is not right with it. I think it has something to do with the manufacturers' marketing strategy -  less perfect but cheaper product is better marketed than a perfect (or near perfect) but expensive one.
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Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:11 am Reply and quote this post
turbino wrote:
I guess you will not have a perfect product.

True enough but my point was that Apple consistently does this -- makes batteries impossible for end-users to replace.

turbino wrote:
less perfect but cheaper product is better marketed than a perfect (or near perfect) but expensive one.

But Apple stuff isn't cheap!

It's not that I don't like Apple -- I do (and use OSX) but I just don't like some of their practices at all.

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Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:21 pm Reply and quote this post
That's not good. I wouldn't give them business anymore.
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