Why my iPod needed surgery
When I decided to participate in NaBloPoMo, I conveniently forgot that Dave and I will be out of the country for ten days this month. I'm taking a computer on our trip, but I don't plan to spend more time than necessary huddled over it when I could be exploring Moorish architecture.
You will be getting lots of photos, old and new, and some other... stuff. I will do my absolute best to get a post up every day, even if that means pre-scheduling some while I'm traveling.
Today's photo is the guts of my four-year-old iPod. I'm not quite ready to replace it, but it's definitely showing its age. The original battery had aged to the point that when fully charged, it would only play for about 30 minutes before dying. So I replaced the battery -- $36 seemed a worthwhile expense to give it another few months of life (knowing me, probably another year). Now it should get me at least halfway across the Atlantic, and by that time I sure hope I'm asleep.
November 6, 2007 3:50 PM
Battery replacement is surgery you can do yourself? I had no idea. Maybe you should have replaced the hard drive while you were at it? Was this surgery easier (or harder) than the hard drive replacement you did last year?
Wow, I have a lot of questions today.
And, as the owner of a 5 1/2-year-old iPod, I say GO TEAM!
Definitely easier, the only really hard part is getting the case open (and that was a bitch). I got the battery at ipodjuice.com, which includes the special case-prying tool and instructions.
Getting a new hard drive is a lot more expensive ($100 for 40gb, a whopping 33% increase), and if I'm going to spend $140 to fix up my old iPod, I might as well just get a new one with a color display and video capabilities.
Yay! I replaced the battery on my Palm Vx several years ago - the hard part was, indeed, the case, as I had to heat up the back panel with an iron or a hair dryer, whilst simultaneously ensuring that you didn't heat up the front. So, a bag of frozen veggies underneath & an iron on top was enough to melt the glue. And then do it all over again to close. I envy you the prying tool.