I have a 1st generation 10 gig iPod. I bought it for over $400. I believe it's been about 3 years since I got it (or whenever the iPods first came out) and have used it extremely frequently every since then, and have zero problems what so ever especially when it comes to the battery. I guess my iPod was blessed or something, because I (knock on wood) have never had any of the battery problems that so many people complained about.
It's not like I "went easy" on my iPod either. I carried it in my pocket all the time, and listened to it pretty much every day. I do have a pretty heavy duty carrying case for it, but I wouldn't think that would make too huge of a differance. I've never had any complaints about my battery life either. I have a couple friends who have iPods Minis and current gen iPods, and I get the impression that mine still gets better battery life than even theirs!
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