[Ti] Ti Replacement battery sources?

[Pete Zimowski]

> I see a lot of used batteries at various places, but I'm not seeing 
> anyone with new batteries.  I have a 500MHz model, and the battery 
> charges fine, and I can get about an hour or so on it, but when it 
> reaches 50 some odd percent (full or drained, your choice) it will 
> suddenly drop to the red zone, and quickly go into sleep mode while 
> working.  I tried resetting the PMU last night to no avail, so I'm 
> looking for a new battery.
> So, does anyone know of a good source for a new TiBook battery?

No doubt you need a new battery.  I bought the last Ti battery from the 
Apple Store in Chicago in the Spring of this year, and it made a WORLD 
of difference.  I got close to four hours of pretty strenuous work.  My 
new AlBook (tricked out with the 128MB VRAM and 5400 RPM drive) gets 
pretty bad battery mileage, even with Power Saving in effect.  But, 
hey, I didn't get it tricked out for battery life.

Anyway, perhaps you can find an Apple battery through a catalog 
reseller like MacMall or MacWarehouse.

Pete