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Krusty
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Jul 31, 2005, 08:25 PM
 
I saw a post from 2/14/05 on the same topic with no replies. Does anyone have any experience with these batter upgrades for the iBook 12" ?? The advertise 50% more capacity ... does that translate into 50% more time in real world use ? Has anyone bought one of these things and have any thoughts or guidance on them at all ??
     
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Jul 31, 2005, 08:34 PM
 
We bought 12 of them at work to replace the aged and beaten original batteries in our 500 MHz iceBook lab. They were only $10 more each and seem to hold a charge just fine.

In terms of long battery life, probably, but I honestly don't remember what the tops were on the iBooks originally. My users are just happy now that they have battery life beyond just 30 minutes. :-)
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 09:27 PM
 
I am going to bump this thread.

I am looking to get a new battery for my 300MHz Clamshell. Has anyone tried one of the NuPower batteries? I used to get great battery life, about 5 hours, with the original battery but it now only charges to 27%.

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/power...-g3-clamshell/
     
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Mar 14, 2006, 10:15 PM
 
Originally Posted by discotronic
I am going to bump this thread.

I am looking to get a new battery for my 300MHz Clamshell. Has anyone tried one of the NuPower batteries? I used to get great battery life, about 5 hours, with the original battery but it now only charges to 27%.

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/power...-g3-clamshell/
i got one for my 366 clamshell and it works great. i now get 6+ hours.

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Mar 14, 2006, 10:29 PM
 
Originally Posted by teknopimp
i got one for my 366 clamshell and it works great. i now get 6+ hours.
Which one did you get? Also, do you have an upgraded hard drive? I currently have a 30GB 4200RPM hard drive installed. I have an extra 40GB 5400RPM hard drive that I plan on installing. I am wondering if I will take much of a hit on battery life. That really isn't much of a concern since the extra speed will be worth more.
     
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Mar 15, 2006, 12:55 AM
 
Originally Posted by discotronic
Which one did you get? Also, do you have an upgraded hard drive? I currently have a 30GB 4200RPM hard drive installed. I have an extra 40GB 5400RPM hard drive that I plan on installing. I am wondering if I will take much of a hit on battery life. That really isn't much of a concern since the extra speed will be worth more.
i got the 71w. my clamshell just has the stock 6G hd, 576MB ram and airport so i could've got away with the 65w battery, since i now get a ridiculous 6 to 6.5 hrs doing everyday tasks. i'm currently running 10.3.9.

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Mar 15, 2006, 08:47 PM
 
How much longer would one of these batteries work for in a new iBook G$ 1.42ghz? Mine's still like 6 mo. old, and when set with the "better battery life" setting, it will last the 6 hours as it's supposed to. Now if I got one of these, and it lasted say 8 hours, that would be awesome!
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