[iBook] What battery life are you getting?

[Tom Legare]

FYI, since I started this thread....

I ended up getting a new iBook battery, a humbling $129 at the Apple 
Store.

But the battery life on my iBook 500 has gone from 37 minutes on the 
old battery to 4 hours 52 minutes with the new.

Wow!

Tom


On Sep 21, 2004, at 12:16 PM, Brian Pearce wrote:

>> It is the original battery that came with the icebook.  That makes it 
>> 3 years and 2 months since my purchase of the ibook new.  I just keep 
>> the battery in the ibook all the time and it charges when the AC 
>> adaptor is used, which is most of the time.  When I do use battery 
>> power and let it totally discharge, it still doesn't seem to affect 
>> the battery life after it is fully charged again.
>
> In that case, my guess is it's probably just coming toward the end of 
> it's natural lifespan, measured in charge/discharge cycles. (My 
> KeyLime iBook battery lasted about that long, as well, and I was 
> always careful to fully charge and fully discharge it.)
>
> BRIAN/bpearce at cloud9.net
> <http://www.redjacketpress.com>
>
>
>