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Battery power only, iBook
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DomDom
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Apr 14, 2006, 03:07 AM
 
What can be wrong with this iBook 500 dual USB?

It works with a battery but not with the power cord plugged in. Apparently the power cord won't charge the battery either.

Has anyone seen this before?
     
Big Mac
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Apr 14, 2006, 03:37 AM
 
What does it specifically do when the power cord is plugged in?

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DomDom  (op)
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Apr 14, 2006, 03:42 AM
 
Originally Posted by Big Mac
What does it specifically do when the power cord is plugged in?
Don't know exactly, I'm looking at buying it.

All I know is it works with the battery but when you plug in the power cord it shuts down.
     
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Apr 14, 2006, 09:18 AM
 
Technically, the thing is "broken." I would NOT buy an iBook that didn't charge unless it's at a crazy low price and I KNEW that I could get it fixed. Without knowledge of WHY the thing doesn't work, you're gambling against the odds.

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