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Posted by Chris Ridd on 06/10/06 06:27
On 10/6/06 7:19, in article
michelle-8BD872.23190109062006@news.west.cox.net, "Michelle Steiner"
<michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
> In article <1hgozdr.11wkd0k1eb0wu5N%steve@italiancar.co.uk>,
> steve@italiancar.co.uk (SteveH) wrote:
>
>> So you charge it from your car charger (or wall charger), as you
>> would with 99% of the other MP3 players on the market. The
>> requirement for a car charger isn't limited to the iPod.... most
>> other players would need one, too. As I recall, iPods come with a
>> wall charger anyway.
>
> No, they don't--not any more. Most people find that USB charging meets
> their needs. So why include a charger, and require people to pay for
> it, when most of them don't need one?
One problem with charging over USB is that the computer needs to be awake
throughout, and I believe Macs stop providing power to USB devices when they
sleep. Charging over Firewire works better.
Cheers,
Chris
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