> Is leaving an iBook plugged in all the time the best strategy for > battery longevity?? I can only speak from experience; the battery in my Key Lime iBook (a different model, I know) lasted a good three years of frequent full charge/full discharge cycles (probably three or four times a week) before it started to lose capacity. BRIAN/bpearce at cloud9.net http://www.redjacketpress.com