Where to begin?
Well I have a 20gb g4 ipod. When I got it, about 1 and a half years ago, I loved it and all was going great. I've read all the stuff on the net about the charge cycles of the ipod, and how many times it can be charged before the battery's memory starts to tail off.
I haven't heard anyone else express this particular gripe, and when I've spoken to Apple, they haven't been any help at all.
Bearing in mind that the battery has a memory, and hence limited charge cycle, why have Apple not given the user the option of whether or not they want to charge their device when plugged in to update the music library. (Please tell me if this is possible and I'll stop). Inasmuch as I can figure out, this isn't possible. So surely Apple are at fault here?
Everytime you plug the ipod into the computer, it automatically starts to re-charge the ipod, even if it's not completely flat. Surely Apple's product designers are aware that if you continue to charge a battery from a state whereby it is not completely flat, it will have extremely detrimental effects upon its lifetime.
I think this goes some way in explaining why my ipod now has such a limited battery life. I understand it could be due to a combination of factors like frequency of usage, file formats etc, but I don't believe these are the main contributory factors to the problem.
The first guy I spoke to at Apple was vaguely sympathetic, but alas could not offer me any assistance as I have had my ipod for over 1 year.
Has anybody else experienced a similar problem? I'm a big Mac user, but I feel betrayed more than anything by a brand I have come to trust and love.