Five Reasons Why Your 3rd Generation Ipod Battery Is Worth Replacing
By milliamp
As the owner of a popular third-party battery replacement business, I have the privilege of being able to speak with many owners on a daily basis. It always amazes me how many customers with a 3rd Generation proclaim that it is simply the best that Apple ever made.

About the only thing that I don’t like about the third generation is its’ inability to charge over USB – but I digress.

As it turns out, the very first MP3 player that I ever owned was a 3rd Gen iPod, and I have to agree that it was the most successful product in the family. Here are five reasons why I think this to be the case:

First, the third generation was released in a variety of hard drive sizes: 10GB, 15GB, 20GB, 30GB, and 40GB capacities. This variation in capacity allowed consumers to select a player that not only fit their storage requirements, but also their budget. Never before could you buy a digital music player that let you to store up to 20,000 songs before on one portable device and slip it in your pocket.

Secondly, the 3G has one of the best interfaces ever conceived. If you are not familiar with the layout, the 3rd Generation has an all-white front (including an all-white ScrollWheel) and a metallic silver back. The location of the navigation buttons are not on the ScrollWheel, like you find on more recent models, but instead appear above the scroll wheel and below the LCD. This is a big deal: many people that I have spoken with absolutely love the buttons in this location, as they allow for faster navigation and volume control adjustments, perfect for folks on the go or in the midst of a killer workout.

Frankly, I would not be surprised if Apple eventually integrated a 'virtual' ScrollWheel into the display of the iPhone or future models like you often see on rumor-mill mock-ups, but give users the ability to select the 'classic' 3rd gen ScrollWheel layout in addition to the more recent

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