I have a 12 in PowerBook that I bought in late August (the 867). I plugged it in to charge it up and a little later I unplugged it to see the battery level, which it showed 100%. Well, I left it plugged in all night and the next morning I unplugged and the battery had no charge. The power plug light was green indicating a full charge. I checked the level via the indicator lights on the bottom of the battery pack and only one of lights lit up, I believe it just flickered. So I booted the machine up (while plugged in) and the plug indicater went back to orange. I then checked the level after unplugging it via the menu bar, and it had little or no charge (in the red). It seems very sporatic, like it has a full charge and the it just discharges itself while plugged in. I have no clue whats going on here. A computer that is almost five months old shouldn't need a new battery. Do I have a bad battery or do you all think this runs deeper? I'm in Seattle visiting relatives, so maybe I'll take it down the apple store where I originally purchased it. I just wanted to see what you all thought of this. Seems kinda crazy!
Thanks,
Bill
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