and just fyi, it will charge faster if you get the usb charger for it that plugs into a wall socket.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Schmude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 5:56 AM Subject: Re: iPod fourth generation nano charging query Hi The iPod will still charge when ejected. It draws power from the USB port, regardless of whether iTunes is running or not. I suspect Apple support thought you meant unplugging the iPod, because as long as it's connected it will charge. For the iPod dock it depends. The 4th gen nano altered some aspects of its charging technology (specifically it now charges via the USB pins only rather than the firewire and USB pins), so most docks that were meant for iPods like the classic or older Nanos will work but won't charge it. I'm not sure why this was done, and believe me there's more than a few people ticked off over it. If you have a 4th gen compatible dock the iPod will fully charge, otherwise the dock will work fine but will not charge the iPod. Battery life will vary depending on what kind of audio files you have, what bitrate they are, and how often you use the iPod's controls. In general, I'd estimate I'm getting about 27 hours of audio content. Naturally this goes down if you throw video into the mix, I'd estimate getting anywhere from 5 and a half to six hours of video playback. Also note that if you use the speed controls while playing audio books the battery will drain slightly faster. I have the 16gb nano, battery life may be slightly different on the 8gb, not sure which one you have. On Dec 10, 2008, at 05:28, Scott Rutkowski wrote: > HI all. > > Ok can anyone verify the following please. > > Is it true when you plugg in your iPod 4g nano to a mac if you eject > the iPod does this mean it's not charging? > Also apple support told me if you don't plugg your iPod directly in > to a usb cable or the usb power adapter it doesn't charge fully. > I was under the impression the iPod dock worked the same as the usb > cable that came with the iPod so if anyone can clarify or shed some > light on the above points, that would be great. > > Is anyone getting close to 24 hours of playback just for audio > content on the fourth generation nano? > > Thanks all. > The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair. --Douglas Adams
