Wow, are people having the battery die already? I guess it's been a few years...LIOn batteries are well known for having a short lifespan...when I bought my AK 120 II unit, I asked my retailer to check with the Australian distribution on replacement batteries etc, which he did, and he was assured that it wouldn't be an issue. I might just see if I can buy 3 or 4 replacement batteries, although I doubt iRiver will sell the batteries to you, they probably will only replace batteries in your dying unit upon request.
This is the particular issue about such niche products - after sales service and support. In Australia, manufacturers/distributers are only obliged to keep spare parts for 5 year after a unit has been retired from retail sale. That's not a long time, especially for such expensive items as the AK units. It used to be 10, but our pro business Liberal government decided it was in the best interests to protect business rights and not consumers rights...bleh...
Anyway - onto the reason for my post - has anyone had issues with the AK 120 II unit being detected and working correctly under Windows 10? I'm currently running Windows 8.1 on my laptop that i use for music transfer to my AK unit but may look to upgrade to Windows 10 before the freebie expires...that said, thank God I don't use this as my day to day laptop - just spent 4+ hours fixing an update issue. Microsoft needs a new logo;
"Microsoft - still making crappy software after all of these years!"
