On 19/10/03 13:42, "Ruffin Bailey" <rufbo1 at comcast.net> wrote: >>> I have a 500 mghz iBook dual USB. It's currently running 10.2.6. >>> 1) Has Apple solved the early issues with 10.2.8? >> >> Yes, although for iBooks the only issue was a power management problem >> resulting in lower battery hold-up times. That's been fixed. > > I've been getting shorter battery life with my 500 MHz 'book recently, after > upgrading to 10.2.8, but I'm wondering if the battery itself is starting to > give. Anyhow, down from 4.5-5 hours for word processing with low brightness 6 > mths ago to about 2.5. Not the happiest camper, but I had been using a > different laptop for about 2 months there, so I'm not sure that 10.2.8 is the > [only?] cause. > > YMMV, etc. > > Ruffin Bailey Since I got the second 10.2.8 on my Graphite 466 SE my battery life has increase by about half an hour from about 2 to 2,5 on a year and a half old battery. I was impressed so to speak. MMDV! Cheers, Kim