[G4] iPod subthread

[lavode at comcast.net]

> My iPod for example is 
> the first model they released.  The firewire port is poorly soldiered 
> to the main board inside it (a design flaw that Apple refused to admit 
> was a flaw, even though it happened to a high percentage of 1st series 
> iPod owners).  One of the joints cracked and I could no longer connect 
> it to my G4 or charge it.    They sold that unit up to 
> 6 months ago and already there is 0 support for it now.

Good to know.  I just bought a new 10gb iPod for US$300, and could have spent 
the same amount on a "Previous edition" 20gb iPod.  I had seen the scroll 
wheels on demos get pretty beat up, so wasn't impressed w/ the technology.  
Always nice to confirm I made the right choice for me.

-Lavode