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brsboarder

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Feb 16, 2004
763
15
I know its been covered before, I searched and couldnt find anything. My ipod is about dead, 3g and i want a new battery but not $99 from apple, whats the best place, longest battery life, are they as good as the originals? thanks a lot
 

Bear

macrumors G3
Jul 23, 2002
8,088
5
Sol III - Terra
I picked up a $43 (including tax) battery at a local retailer for my 1st Gen iPod and the battyery life seems to be about 20 hours and I've seen no problems.

So yeah, they do seem to be as good as (or better than) the original batteries.
 
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