IPod mini battery life

I bought my iPod mini about 2 years ago and im starting to get worried about how much longer the battery is going to last. What is the average life of the battery and do most batteries slowly stop retaining their charge or do they just die one day?

Well i got my ipod mini last november and, about 3/4 months ago it started saying "no power" and shutting off ither soon as i took the power off or after a few songs. My ipod mini is currentlly being warrenty repaired and im waiting to get it back.
But 2 years! you have done pretty well there. how often do you use it? i used mine almost all day every day. pretty much why it got knackered so fast..

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Hello,
I have had a few iPod's over the last couple of years, and well I am starting to get bored of exchanging/purchasing a new one because of what seems like a reoccuring problem. My iPod's battery is dying... it no longer lasts a day even without use (I have taken off extra apps-I just have what came with my iPod on my phone, my bluetooth is disabled). This has happened to me before, I had reset my iPod. Reuploaded it from my back up as well as return it to manufaturers defaults and sync'd it as a brand new iPod and this has not helped. (Initially I thought maybe I had a corrupted file on there).
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- Replace it for free if you have the additional AppleCare policy (this extends the warranty to 2 years)**
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- Replace it for free during the first 6 months of the warranty**
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- Replace it for free if you have the additional AppleCare policy (this extends the warranty to 2 years)**
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i understand the battery life metric for your unit.
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and i've had mine for 16 months.
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Does cold weather zap the iPod's battery life?

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I am not getting maximum battery life out of my iPod Mini. I have tried to charge it (using a battery pack), but am only able to get 30 - 40 minutes of use!
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I got an iPod Mini very recently, on September 14, 2005. I read in the User's Manual that it would take about a month for the battery to go from completely charged to completely drained if I didn't use it at all. Well, I charged my iPod fully on Tuesday or so, and by this morning it was 3/4 drained - after no more than 6 days of not being used!
Also, the battery seems to die very quickly when I'm playing music on my iPod. It's supposed to have 18 hours of playback, but after about four hours total, it was very close to being drained. I know the battery metre is approximate, but I doubt it's 14 hours off.
I'm really hoping this isn't normal, because I don't use my iPod that much and I don't want to have to recharge it every week even when it's not being used, or every day when it IS being used.
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This is ridiclous. A lot of people seem to be having the same problems. I mean as it states 18hrs of playback it should be. I have the same problem and dont even use it much. When fully charged I only get about 4-5 hrs playback. I went back to where I got it and they told me to contact Apple as they dont have any more dealings with you as its between aple and the consumer. I have contacted them now. It also has stopped working for me since yesterday. I knew there was half of the battery left so when I went to turn it on, theres no response from it. The screen stays blank. I also plugged it into PC and its not being recognised on my iTunes. Its powerless and Ive tried all their recommendations but to no avail.
Darren
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