Many long-time iPod users notice the quick down-fall of their battery life after a couple of years. I personally know a couple different iPod owners who suffer from this problem. However, I’d like to note they all happen to be iPod nano mini users (coincidence?).
I’ve had my fourth generation iPod for a few years and the battery is fine (it is suffering from other problems, however–perhaps that’s because I dropped it down a mountain?).
But back on topic, the solution to poor battery life is to just replace your iPod’s battery.
You can have Apple replace the battery for $65.95 ($59 + $6.95 shipping).
Or, you can replace it yourself. D’Arcy Norman recently replaced his iPod’s battery and took some pictures along the way.
Well, that was easier than I thought it would be. I’ve got a whole lot more respect for the Apple hardware designers. The metal back of the case isn’t epoxied or glued in place, even though it feels completely solid.
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The whole process took 20 minutes.
If you’re up to replacing the battery yourself you can purchase a kit from FastMac.
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Mike C.
The nano just came out, how is this possible? November 23rd, 2005 at 2:56 pm
Brad
I meant the iPod mini :)
- Brad November 24th, 2005 at 4:10 pm