On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 05:32 PM, Laurie A Duncan wrote: > My original 5GB iPod gets about 6 hours "normal" use for me. Of course > normal use for me is using the dial and the backlight a lot, so I feel > the > battery life is about what it should be. When it's cold, however, the > battery life drop to about 3 hours, which is also normal with these > units..... Problem solved....but it's a spooky fix: http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX?50@203.ecNFaXgWhsz.6@.3bbe0202 I haven't done it yet....but I'm seriously considering it. jesse .