[P1] Battery performance with age

[Brian Pearce]

> That got me wondering how long a typical iBook battery will last, what 
> experiences others have had, and if there's a preferred replacement 
> battery for the G3 iceBook models.

I can tell you that the battery that shipped with my Key Lime iBook 
(different model, I know) lasted a good three years of constant use 
(charged and discharged fully perhaps three times a week) before it 
started to lose its' charge. Been using OS X on it since it was out of 
beta.

(The one that shipped with my Tangerine iBook lasted longer than that 
-- though my Father-in-Law had been using it for the past several 
years, and I don't know what his habits are.)

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