Ipod (60 gig) battery dying very quickly

I have a 60 gig ipod (completly full), i use it daily in my car, at work, ect. i have only had it for a few months but it has never had a good battery life and recently it has gotten worse. if you are using it (selecting songs manuly) the battery dies in under 2 1/2 hours. on a playlist 4 to 5 hours. so should i restore my ipod? return it? i refuse to pay $100 for a replacement.
thanks!!

Austin,
First off, why would you pay $100 for a replacement? Are you under warranty?
Anyhow, settings like sound check, enabling EQ, or FF or RW through songs can lower battery life. Check out this link and see if it helps...
http://www.vsa.cape.com/~danh/ipod.htm
btabz

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