iPod dead battery in mini, keep?

[Cybix]

I've got a silver iPod mini (1st gen, 4gig), it's battery is well and truely dead.

shall I fix it and keep it? (could always use it as a car ipod)

perhaps someone could point in the direction to replace the battery myself? and somewhere to buy a battery?

the wife and I both have newer iPod's, so it's not really used....

James

 

[mad jew]

Dunno if it's worth it, but iFixit has a DIY guide as well as a means to buy the battery.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Here in Norway there's actually a shop that has specialized in changing iPod batteries at a reasonable price (either by showing up in the store in Oslo or shipping the iPod to them using the post), iPodbatteri.no, maybe there's a similar shop somewhere near you...?

 

[pianoman]

if you don't use it, why bother repairing it? you could always trade it in next time you get a new iPod for the 10% discount. or make it into a trinket of some sort.

 

[zap2]

if you have an iPod dock, you could always keep it on there, and use it as a public(for people visting your house) media station of sorts

 

[Cybix]

thanks for the suggestions.

I would be happy to keep it in the car (car has ipod cable -> stereo) which charges the ipod when the ignition is on.

only problem is, it's at a point where even in the car, over night, the next day i cant get enough charge into it to get it working again. Perhaps if i was driving for over an hour it would start to work, who knows....

I guess I could remove it from the car and plug it into the wall over night, each night....

thanks every1

 

[Cybix]

more..

i just took a look at the fixit guide to replacing the battery, looks pretty easy. I love dismantling things! hehe

Battery price from them isnt bad either, $25. + shipping to Australia.. hrmm.

It'd be worth fixing, whether i keep it or not. Could throw it on ebay, or I could gank out the 4GB microdrive and use it in my DSLR camera? hehe..

 

[mad jew]

Go for it mate. Tell us how it goes, 'cause I haven't done a hard drive on an iPod mini before.