[P1] G3 Battery

[Paul Bernhardt]

Yes, definitely!

When my G3 iBook was about 3 months old, the battery began to quickly 
lose charge. I called Apple and they sent me a new battery and a box to 
ship back the old one. No charge, as in money <grin>.

Paul

On May 2, 2004, at 2:56 AM, Jean-Paul Thuot wrote:

> I am wanting some other's experiences with battery usage/Apple 
> warranty for the G3 iBooks.  I purchased this ibook two months ago, 
> and while not a new model I was told that Apple would support it with 
> a one year warranty.
>
> I have never gotten more than a 2 hour charge from the battery on this 
> iBook, and I'm wondering if this is complaint worthy.  I understand 
> that a new battery should get me something in the neighbourhood of 4 
> hours, so I'm a bit disappointed (although not surprised, as this 
> machine was a demo model).  Does anyone think it would be worth me 
> pursuing this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jean-Paul
>
>
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