I want to buy another battery for my apple powerbook g4 in inch. I don't really want to spend $129 for a battery from apple. Should i be concernd about using a third party battery?
2007-01-26 16:30:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
There are a lot of different concerns about, as well as ways to look at, the situation when buying a third- party replacement battery for your powerbook. The foremost concerns are: is your book still under warr. of any kind , are the batteries being purchased through a well known supplier?? (ie Mac Mall, or Comp USA) are they "reconditioned" Apple batteries ( or, better asked, "Have you confirmed that your prospective battery is "brand-new in box"?
-Short answer.....aside from above concerns......there really isn't any reason not to buy the cheaper battery, beside the obvious customer loyalties......this is actually one of the areas where Apple's proprietary design will allow you to substitute an aftermarket part for the original Apple product. Do the availiable research and compare est. batt. life vs. cost and choose the best equation, and save yourself up to $50. Do follow all possible of the portable Apple rules: don't allow the computer to run out of battery life while on if possible, try to always charge the battery as fully as possible, always plug the "wall" (or business!) end of your power adaptor first, in order to avoid that small initial surge which can happen upon initial connection that can cause corruption of your power management unit, and that can cause some crazy operational issues if that occurs; by the way, have you (if you are having a problem with your current battery, or would this be an extra?) 'cause, come to think of it, you may not have a battery issue at all. I've seen some crazy stuff in 7 years as a Certified Apple Technician!!! Sorry, but I have to go, children are getting restless! Good luck, and contact me through the board if you need to. Without more personal info from you, I would say.....Buy the new battery and try it out. If it works to specs, keep it and be happy. If you still have the same problem, return the new battery and take the book and old battery into the shop!!!!!
2007-01-26 17:09:13 · answer #1 · answered by krhtechy 1 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Unless you know the person and have access to try the battery before buying i would be concerned.
2007-01-27 00:41:15 · answer #2 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello hi,
It's just like buying batteries for your flashlight. You have to be sure that they are compatible. It should say on the packaging that it's compatible with a PowerBook, doesn't it? Take your old battery with you if need to see if its connectors will match up.
There's a lot to be said for buying Apple branded items for your Mac.
--Rick
2007-01-27 01:25:34 · answer #3 · answered by rickrudge 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
macs suck. It's a waste of cash. That's why apple locks you in their system, because nothing else will work with it but apple stuff. The only thing you should do, is buy some more from apple.
2007-01-27 00:38:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 5⤋