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Sonnet Technologies BAT-3G Replacement iPod Battery (for 3rd Generation iPod) | List Price: $30.16
Discount Price: $2.81
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Brand: Sonnet Technologies
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Includes - High-capacity iPod battery, two non-scratching nylon case opening tools, and a CD-ROM with QuickTime installation videos
If you are careful you can change the battery, but expect work [Posted on 2007-10-11]
This item works. I purchased 2 for 2 ipods. Both batteries were dead. They have a decent life. I however left an ipod unattended for about 3 months after I charged it. It started dying, but I have charged and used until it is discharged and the time the charge lasts has gotten longer. You have to use it a few times to really get the battery working at full capacity. The video is pretty good. The tools will not work more than once or twice, and you must be very careful when working with your ipods. If you want to make it live a little longer is a cheap investment. I am sure there are other batteries but this one seems good enough.
Easy install, but battery only lasted 6 months [Posted on 2007-11-25]
Easy-to-follow instructions for installation. Unfortunately, battery died 6 months later... I bought this as a long term replacement, not as a quick fix. I recommend going with a different option.
Saved my iPOD [Posted on 2007-12-01]
Easy to install, reasonably priced. Was very happy to find this product. My 3rd gen had no battery life left and I was looking at having to buy a new iPOD. This battery has given new life. Definitely worth it. Easy to follow instructions and good tools.
Not an Easy Install [Posted on 2008-01-13]
Not easy to get an ipod open. The tools provided are not very strong. The video instructions are not clear on opening the case and replugging the hard drive - big images of the installer's hands. So far the battery seems strong.
Difficulty way overrated (but a Pyrrhic victory) [Posted on 2008-03-20]
I ordered the least expensive battery from one of the sub-vendors listed for this product. It came with the same tools, but no sign of the word "Sonnet" on the battery (looks to me like a fairly generic product regardless of the label) and no CD-Rom disc with instructions as advertised. This would have been unfortunate were it not for the ready availability of tutorials on the internet.
I came to the project with trepidation after reading the experiences and warnings of others. Moreover, the microscopic printed directions that came with the battery say (quote): "This is NOT an easy process. Expect to fail repeatedly." They go on to warn you against cutting yourself while re-sharpening the tools, which are sure to break!
Nonsense. This is an easier, quicker install than adding memory to a Macbook. I found two different instructions on the internet: A. the video on youtube takes a detailed, thorough approach, requiring you to disconnect the ribbon wire to the iPod's input and to unscrew the circuit board in order to route the battery wires underneath it--as is the case with the original; B. the free video tutorial supplied by a prominent iPod repair place and supplier omitted both the disconnect of the input ribbon wire and the unscrewing of the circuit board (it was sufficient to pack down the extra wire carefully on top of the board).
As for opening the device, it was surprisingly easy, almost shockingly so after previous testimony. The smaller of the 2 tools broke immediately, but the broader one just as quickly found an opening and pried up one side, which means you're home. It snapped back into place and is as tight as it was when new. I incidentally decided to follow the quicker, 2nd set of instructions.
The iPod logo shows on my screen, so the battery is working. Unfortunately, the iPod is still refusing to communicate with the computer or its owner. At least I saved myself 100 bucks or more on a 6-year-old iPod by eliminating the battery as the culprit.
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