Okay, so I have been an ipod user for going on two years now. I started with a 40GB that was stolen, so now I have a 60GB with video. I've had it for about 2 months now and haven't had many problems with it, but this morning I'm perplexed.
I synched it with my PC before I went to sleep last night. I woke up this morning to it showing full charge.
So I've had it playing at work for maybe 2 and a half hours and it is already showing the battery meter half gone. Normally it's not even a 1/5 gone by this point. It's not on shuffle so it's not working the hard drive too hard, but i have jumped around albums a little bit.
Maybe it's just a fluke this morning. I just hope it's not an indicator of things to come.
Any ideas as to what the deal is?
Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :
The more you charge your iPod, the faster the battery wears down the next time you use it. It has happened to just about everyone I know who has an iPod. I think you can report the problem to a iPod store and they might replace it but I'm not sure. This type of thing has happened to just about everyone I know.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
I had another one for close to two years and never had this problem, and I don't think I have handled this one any different. In fact, reports show this battery should last longer.
Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :
My friend had his iPod for a year and basically the same thing happened to him. He would charge it and 20 minutes later the battery would be half depleted. It has happened to a lot of people I know.I think it's just a defect and you can return it and get a replacement if it's still under warranty, yours should be since you've only had it for a couple of months.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
Battery life with ipods is notoriously sketchy, especially with the video ones.
If this behavior continues over the next week, I'd call apple and try to get a new one. I would expect that battery performance to be better than what you're getting now, but not a lot better.
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
quote:Brothers Casey and Van Neistat, who collaborate on video projects using Mac editing software, said they were told by a technical support representative at Apple Computer that the cost to replace the dead battery in an 18-month-old iPod would be $255--comparable to the cost of a new device.
So have times changed since this?
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :