From: steve@italiancar.co.uk (SteveH)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.europe uk.finance uk.rec.driving
Subject: Re: Motorists hit by card clone scam
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:40:18 +0100

Deeply Filled Mortician 
wrote:

> >The battery and 'case cracking' tool (blunt, thin plastic 'knife') are
> >cheaply available on ebay.
> 
> That's convenient. Oddly, Mac fans still rave despite this quality
> support.

Well, you could always send it back to Apple for a replacement. But that
would be foolish given how easy it is to DIY.

Strangely, it's not actually unusual for modern electronic devices to
have 'non-user servicable' batteries.

My iPaq and last few Palm handhelds have all been sealed rechargable
devices.
 
> >For me, the UI is what makes an MP3 player, as it's a PITA to seek out
> >individual tracks / albums on a 20gig+ player if it has a shit UI.
> 
> 20 gig? For a couple of years I've been downloading anything I could
> want, and only have just under 6 gig. Why would you want all of that
> on a portable player?

Because I like to have the majority of my music collection with me, so I
don't have to make a decision before I leave the house concerning the
type of music I want to listen to on my drive home at 4pm?
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