Older Ipod battery question

jmlachance · Sep 29th, 2006, 06:17 PM

I work with someone who has an older Ipod and he mentionned that the battery is the price, almost, of the ipod itself, something like $160.00. Wasn't that issue resolved or seen to by Apple?

Chris · Sep 29th, 2006, 08:39 PM

I've seen replacement battery kits at both Future Shop and Best Buy for around $30. It looks like a simple thing to do, as long as you're careful!

scootsandludes · Sep 29th, 2006, 09:09 PM

You can try ebay and buy one for 1¢ and $10 shipping, and you're still on top, if you have a steady hand it's really easy, plus there's videos all over the web showing how it's done.

If you don't want to do the surgery yourself, try irepair.ca They do it for $30, you order it, they send a box, you mail them your iPod, they exchange the battery and send it back.

audiodesign · Sep 30th, 2006, 11:28 AM

I got one from ebay for 20.00 total. Very easy to install with the tools included. Or you can just use a trusty guitar pick lol

jmlachance · Sep 30th, 2006, 09:24 PM

Thanks all. I thought Apple had somehow come out with a cheaper answer to their expensive batteries from all the flak they took. Will pass on the message..

yatko · Oct 1st, 2006, 11:02 AM

I have somewhat related question. Can I replace the 5th gen battery with 5.5gen battery since it the new one claims to have more juice when playing videos.