Applecare service is incredible. I shipped off on iBook around noon on a Wednesday and had the machine back by noon Friday! (Of courese, I sent to Houston, and I'm not that far away.) Gary Paul Bernhardt wrote: > > as you probably know, this will go swimmingly. The battery will arrive > so quickly it will amaze you and shipping back will be trivial. What > great service Apple has! > > When I had to replace my iBook battery as a warranty item, the battery > arrived less than 20 hours after the phone call. > > Paul