Replacement 3G Ipod Battery £6.98

Xtreme

Hi all , not sure if someone has spotted this..

a replacement ipod battery form apple costs like £90

BUT at Maplins u can get one for £6.98

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48053&criteria=ipod&doy=13m8


Please note however if you open the Ipod you lose any warantee ( but as mine is way outa warantee and the battery only gives me 2 in power ..i am happy with this.)

biggrizz

I bought one of these and then found out that i had a 4th gen ipod but the battery still fits.
Absolutely brilliant. I was quoted £47 for an exchange.
Top tip
:beer:

Xtreme

I have replaced mine and i would actualy say the battery is better than the original ( for me anyway )


i must admit removing the cover was quite a task , but once off the rest of the Job is really easy.


HTH

quoia

biggrizz wrote:

I bought one of these and then found out that i had a 4th gen ipod but the battery still fits.
.............

I specifically bought a 3G one from Maplin even though I've got a 4th GEN for a very good reason (read on below)
The 3G one is actually smaller than the 4G - same height and thickness but several (4 - 6?) millimetres narrower.
You just need to fill the gap with a bit of foam or similar to stop the battery moving about.

Xtreme wrote:

.........a replacement ipod battery form apple costs like £90
BUT at Maplins u can get one for £6.98
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48053&criteria=ipod&doy=13m8

I DIDN'T buy this one. This is ONLY 600mAh.
At the time (6-8 weeks ago) these were £9.99 as were the "correct" ones for my 4G model.
The "4G" battery was advertised as HI-CAP. This was because the original 4G battery is ONLY 600mAh also, but Maplin's are 750mAh (and I quote) "This 750mAh battery has 19% higher capacity than the original battery so will give you longer playing times between charges"
So you can see why I didn't buy the 3G battery listed above - especially since they were both £9.99

HOWEVER - there is a HI-CAP 3G battery !!!!
This was also £9.99 at that time. (£19.99 now)
Exactly the same physical size (obviously) as the "normal" 3G that is now only £6.98 BUT with a capacity of 850mAh.

850mAh is a tad more than 41% greater than the standard 600mAh

So, since it would obviously physically fit being smaller, had exactly the same connector, I bought the 3G Hi-Cap 850mAh instead of the 4G 750mAh and got a "free" 100mAh for the same price of £9.99

sxi-kenny

how can you tell what ipod youve got ?

its a black nano ive got

jaffacakes_2

A nano is 5G. Apparently the batteries are soldered in on the nanos so I wouldn't recommend replacing it yourself, especially if your soldering skills are anything like mine!