Apple has the iPod, but does SONY have the new "powerPod"?

[Demon]

i love my iPod, but...
the battery life bites. it gets really hot when connected too long.

and the battery is not replacable unless you pay a premium...
and everything Apple is made in Taiwan or China. come on! lower the prices damn it. as if the wages aren't low enough for them to do it....
these iPods aren't made of platinum.. sorry i get heated when i think about how Apple over prices everything, because i'm an idiot that buys all their stuff.

 

[arogge]

and the battery is not replacable unless you pay a premium...
and everything Apple is made in Taiwan or China. come on! lower the prices damn it. as if the wages aren't low enough for them to do it....
these iPods aren't made of platinum..

For products that are priced above competing products, I expect to get something that isn't Made in Elbonia. If they're going to make them in China, Apple could at least include a longer warranty with the products. As Elbonian products have shown many times, product failure is likely after six months. The number of dead eMacs, iMacs, and iPods I've seen brought back to the Apple Store by customers has made me limit my Apple product recommendations. Cheap labor should lead to cheap prices; by making hardware in Elbonia and limiting the warranties, Apple's products have become commodity items.