ipod battery...

[joshwa]

http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/

apparently only lasts 18months, then to buy a replacement (from apple) costs more than an ipod itself!

[Gordy]

Saw that There are cheaper equivalents of $55 out there tho

[CocoPops]

Apple have changed there policy now...

$99 to get a new battery from apple.

You can also buy Apple Care for $59 within the first year and then you're covered etc.

[Stubzz]

Dunno how true that is, wouldn't surprise me if it is.

You can get replacement batteries from everythingipod.co.uk for £50 anyhow.

[Stoo]

http://www.ipodbattery.com/
http://www.ipodbattery.com/slimipodinstall.htm
http://www.mdsbatteries.co.uk/shop/p...ctGroupID=1249
http://pdasmart.com/ipodpartscenter.htm
http://www.mkgsoft.com/batteries/ipodbattery.htm
http://www.laptopbits.co.uk/Database..._Batteries.htm

That lot might help some folks

[Enverex]

What is the mAh on the original slim and non-slim IPods?



NS

[Rory]

I have to admit my ipod battery is slighly wierd. I can leave it on charge all night then when I check when I wake up it is only half full. The battery meter seems to always jump around the place which sucks. If my battery breaks I'll just take back to JL.

[DR]

I have a spare battery already

[iamwhoiam]

How do you open an ipod without severely harming the poor thing to get to the battery though?

[headbrace]

i think its a credit card or similar between the chrome and the plastic, and just angle the prongs out the way so the back can be reomoved

[Stoo]

the second of the links I posted has a guide

[iamwhoiam]

hmm... surgery for my 3rd gen in 12 months time then

[Rory]

Not sure if this has been confirmed but I've heard that apple might have changed the type of batteries which they are going to to use in the future. Maybe this mean the batteries might last longer.
Link is http://www.computerworld.dk/default....rticleID=21765 but dutch.

[Enverex]

Originally posted by Rory
Not sure if this has been confirmed but I've heard that apple might have changed the type of batteries which they are going to to use in the future. Maybe this mean the batteries might last longer.
Link is http://www.computerworld.dk/default....rticleID=21765 but dutch.

Actually the batteries last less time apparently as they are smaller and store less mAh of power but still at the same voltage. Wonder if it was a good trade-off for the other features of the new Gen3 iPod...

[Lord Kordir]

It's a shame that such a class piece of kit has such a major flaw. What's the point in having 4 weeks worth of music if it only has 8 hours of battery play time? ROFL. Just bought myself a NETMD which has over 100 hours playtime.

[Jonny M]

You can tell that most of the sales of the iPod this Christmas are due to the advertising and product placement though. People who would never have considered an Mp3 player before and have no real interest in anything to do with computers are suddenly wanting them. Expect a few up for sale in the coming months when people fail to read the specs and wonder why it won't work on their Windows 98 machine.