Yesterday, Adam and I were talking about iPod battery performance. I just came across this little article which gives some handy stats to keep in mind.

How to accurately determine your iPod battery life

# Fifth Generation iPod (iPod with video) 30 GB:

* Music playback time: Up to 14 hours when fully charged1.
* Photo slideshow with music viewing time: Up to 3 hours when fully charged.
* Video playback time: Up to 2 hours when fully charged.

# Fifth Generation iPod (iPod with video) 60 GB:

* Music playback time: Up to 20 hours when fully charged1.
* Photo slideshow with music viewing time: Up to 4 hours when fully charged.
* Video playback time: Up to 3 hours when fully charged.

# iPod nano

* Up to 14 hours of music playtime when fully charged1.
* Up to 4 hours of photo slideshow with music viewing time when fully charged1.

# iPod with color display: Up to 15 hours of continuous playback time1.
# iPod mini (Second Generation): Up to 18 hours of continuous playback time1.
# iPod (Click Wheel) and iPod shuffle: Up to 12 hours of continuous playback time1.
# iPod mini: Up to 8 hours of continuous playback time1.
# Older iPod models, including iPod (scroll wheel), iPod (touch wheel), and iPod (dock connector): Up to 8 hours of continuous playback time1.