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Me1000

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Jul 15, 2006
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Ok well i want to know how long my 2nd Gen Nano will really last on a fully charged battery...

I started playing song #1 and then went to the stopwatch in extras.
Its been running for 47 Min and it still has a full battery!

I have 1.2 days of music, so we will see... lol (449 songs in all)

Anyone else ever tried this?

Might do it on my 1st gen sometime :D

Edit: 1 hour and still full battery - song: #17 Always-Bon Jovi
 

mad jew

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Apr 3, 2004
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Interesting test. Remember that the battery usage will change if you use the backlight often, change the songs often, and play the songs at a high volume. As such, it's not always terribly easy to compare battery lives of iPods exactly, although rough comparisons can still be made. :)

Oh, and your battery might appear to be full but by definition, it isn't really. :eek:
 

Me1000

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Jul 15, 2006
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yeah i know, Im doing more of a real use test, I turn the backlight on once in awhile, and the volume is on a easy to listen to level...

2 hours 53 min, battery went down one notch

song 44
 

Me1000

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Jul 15, 2006
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ok im off for the night.. lol
its currently at 9 hours 29 Min with a half bar!

I guess ill leave it running over night,

if it screws up ill do it over lol :p
'

Song # 142 BTW
 

Me1000

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It finanly died!!!!!!! lol

20 hours and 55 min!

and it died as soon as the current songs finished playing. :)

Way to go apple!!! :p
 
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