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Old 05-26-2011, 08:09 AM   #150
John F
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Originally Posted by tomsem View Post
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I question the notion of 'long term' when it comes to consumer electronics, however. The battery should be good for at least 2-3 years, by which time there will be plenty of things better if not cheaper. My 5 year old iPod nano is still going strong, and when it dies, I will not mourn it.
For me, 'long term' means that if I still find the device usefule, I can use it. I can "maybe" see in the first generation of a product to think of it as throw away, or that the design of a product has to have a battery that can't be removed (due to size); but by the 4th generation, hopefully, a product is relatively mature and has useful functionality and IS NOT limited by a replaceable battery.

I would love an MP3 player with a replaceable battery (all I want is a simple MP3 player that plays music). Ditto for an ereader.

IMO.
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