Old iPod Meet New Battery
I got my battery replacement kit in today. It cost $30 including shipping. I dont think I’ll have time to drop by the Apple Stores near me so this was my best bet.
The instructions were tiny. I swear you had to be 1 inch tall to read them properly. The entire procedure took about 20 minutes and it was really easy. Still, there are points in the process where you can destroy your iPod if you’re too hasty.
I turned my backlight back on and I’ll report on the new battery life. Wioth the old battery, things got so bad I had to permanently turn off the backlight and charge it while I was at work since my 1 hour morning commute drained more than half the battery life.
Now I can listen to more podcasts than ever and I’ll be able to read the title and switch podcasts while in the East River Tunnel, a place where the lights typically dim…