[Himmler]

from what i have observed my whole family has had at least 2 in the past 3 years, and none of them have really died from not holding a charge. i took mine in in 2004 becasue i just wanted one of the new oens and said the battery wasnt really working good anymore.

how often does your brother use his ipod? if it uses it alot then it probably doesnt hold a charge anymore, or how often does he let it die then charge it again? those are all characteristics of a lithium ion battery, they have only a limited amount of charge cycles or something like that, a friend told me. so everytime it dies and he charges it, it used a cycle.

so naturally, the more you use it, the shorter it will last you.