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Originally Posted by Tigermoose
I bought a 2nd generation IPOD mini and loved it. It lasted 6 months before the battery could no longer hold a charge. Because there was a scuff on the upper left hand of the IPOD from when I dropped it 2 days after I had bought it, and before I had bought a protective case, Apple claimed that my IPOD therefore was no longer under warranty. They would repair my IPOD case and replace the battery for $230. I did not want the case repaired, but that didn't matter. Apple insisted on repairing the case and would not replace the battery without that repair. The metal on the IPOD is very soft on the edges, which almost makes me believe this was done on purpose so that the IPOD will get scuffed and thus get Apple out of their warranty. Buyer Beware!
I tried buying a battery on the 'net, and replacing it myself. But the IPOD is a very delicate and intricate device, and I think that buy opening it up you reduce the tension holding everything together, so that now it won't work reliably.
In the future, I will be buying a Creative Labs Zen Micro 6gb because it has a replaceable lithium ion battery that does not need to be sent in to Creative to be replaced. You just snap out the old and snap in the new. This is a HUGE consideration. The Lithium ION batteries only usually last about 18 months, if you are lucky and don't use your MP3 much.
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iPods have certainly had some battery problems and it would be nice if they had easily replaceable batteries like the one from Creative that you mention, but not everyone has the same warrantee problems that you ran into. My wife has an iPod that locked up about 6 months after she got it and despite the fact that the case had been significantly scuffed up from being dropped without a cover, they gave us no problem when we took it into the Apple Store to have it replaced. I'm sorry to hear that you had a far less satisfying experience. Good luck with the Zen Micro.