Thanks for all your replies. Here is the link where I read this: http://www.apple.com/au/batteries/ipods.html The relevant section is at the end of the page. I dont know anythi…

Also Im assuming the 60GB IPOD (with the larger cache) is no good for me. I want a flash drive (which I understand I need if I want to use it during physical activity such as joggi…

Quote: Originally Posted by magneto Thanks for all your replies. Here is the link where I read this: http://www.apple.com/au/batteries/ipods.html The relevant section is at t…

Ok so its not applicable to IPOD Nano's. I assume then, its a problem applicable to ALL portable media players that use hard drives?

that may not be necessarily true. i'd check the specs of each individual player.

Well, the details of the amount of cache will differ from player to player, but I think all hard drive-based players probably work in more or less the same way. They read data from…

magneto, what conclusion have you come to?

How long does it take to completely recharge a 5G 30gig iPod after completely exhausting the batteries? Does it charge any faster over USB 2.0 vs 1.1?

2.0 would be faster, and the 5G iPods take about 3 hours to charge the first time.

I've actually been curious about this as well. Good to know, thanks! But here's some other battery questions: -Do iPod's have charge memory? Say, if I don't charge it all the w…

The iPod will always charge until its full, so don't worry about it not charging. It is also safe to listen to your iPod while it is charging. If the iPod is low on battery life be…

very good to know, thank you. i remember the older lithium batteries that would remember the charge. *shudder*

so i've decided i'm getting a 13" macbook. i'll be using it for school starting in september, but also for my own stuff obviously i can wait till august to order it, i have my pc r…

I wouldn't be on there being no changes between now and August. Apple has already speedbumped the MacBook Pro several times since it was announced in January. If you can hold out, …

Quote: Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey I wouldn't be on there being no changes between now and August. Apple has already speedbumped the MacBook Pro several times since it was …

I expect we'll see one price drop or speed bump in the next couple months, howver it will probably be small and may not come until September.

Just because the new core duo 2 chips will be out by then is not a 100% guarentee that the new Macbooks get released right away. Realistically it could easily be October or Novembe…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell I expect we'll see one price drop or speed bump in the next couple months, howver it will probably be small and may not come until September. …

well intel said july for new cpus and out on the market there for apple must have something up there sleeves. If you and me know about the new intel chips I am sure apple new about…

I would get it now... I guess we won't see any change on the MacBook before October at best...

Never purchase the first iteration of a redesigned Apple product. Apple uses it's first adopter customers as beta-testers.

Even if Apple were to go upgrade crazy, the most that would happen to the MacBook would probably be a Core 2 Duo processor (64-bit instead of 32-bit), probably 2GHz on the low end,…

I don't see the MacBooks being upgraded as often as their Pro ancestors. Simply because the Pro's have a socketed motherboard makes it easy for Apple to change things as often as …

I just bought my BlacBook last week. I wanted to wait...but got too impatient. I think I will hold on to this Book - unless they somehow inro a MacBook Pro in Black - at 13". I so …

Quote: Originally Posted by harrisjamieh Very doubtful. The current iMacs are 5 months old, and are yet to have a revision. There is no reason for Apple to upgrade the MacBooks …