[Ti] replacement batteries?

[William Scammell]

>I was wondering if anyone has recommendations on replacement 
>batteries, including the ones at 
>http://www.newertech.com/newer_bats.html
>
>I went to an Apple Store yesterday about my power problems and they 
>said that the battery is no good.  It strikes me as odd though for a 
>couple reasons:
>
>1.  It went from two hours of charge to not working
>2.  After I got home after they tested it in another computer, it 
>was slightly discharged and actually charged up and the ring turned 
>amber while doing so
>3.  When in or out of the computer, the charge level lights always 
>go to the top
>

have you been able to test the battery (full drain time) in the second machine?

#2 seems odd to me as well. i'd be tempted to say there's something 
wrong with the first laptop. perhaps a bad/shifted connection between 
the battery and the motherboard or power-related hardware inside the 
first laptop.

when testing on the second laptop, did you also use the power supply 
from the first machine?

and, have you tried using the second laptop's battery in the first 
laptop? as well as the second laptop's power supply?

(it sounds to me like the apple store did a rather poor job of 
attempting to isolate what part of the overall hardware is at fault. 
saying "battery" just makes a quick sale for them.)

oh, concerning the first laptop, has the battery ever experienced the 
"falling out" problem?

b
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