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Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 4278
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 7:31 pm: | 
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http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro/batteryexchange/faq/
nothing serious like the exploding Dell batteries
Quote:Why is Apple exchanging these batteries?
We recently discovered that some 15-inch MacBook Pro batteries supplied to Apple do not meet our high standards for battery performance. To give our users the best experience possible, we will replace these batteries for customers free of charge.
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Bailey
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Username: Baileymac
Post Number: 389
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 11:09 am: |
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Mine's a 17".
I'd love for Apple to find they have to replace my battery in say, a year or two.
I'm guessing I'll have to replace the battery in the computer's lifetime. I had to replace the one in my old Powerbook after two years. |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 15176
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 5:35 pm: |
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My wife needs a new Mac laptop. Her old one finally died hard. The Macbooks run hot, and there are problems with the batteries. These two problems may be related. She is tempted to buy a refurbished G4 laptop to get around these problems. Another idea is to buy a Macbook with Applecare and let the warranty take care of the problems. The latter isn't entirely reassuring if the design and construction are fundamentally flawed.
Ideas?
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Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 4287
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 7:29 pm: |
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If she doesn't need Intel inside to run windows, and she doesn't need the extra speed/power, if she doesn't anticipate that she will need the before mentioned, or upgrading any apps she may use, or possibly the next operating system which may not run on the G4 (I don't expect this), or may not have all the bells and whistles available, then get a G4.
If you think AppleCare will be good enough for the extra coverage, then maybe a refurbed MacBook.
I thought the heat issue has been fixed on the later models. |
TarPit Coder
Citizen
Username: Tarpitcoder
Post Number: 102
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 8:12 am: |
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I'd do some digging and see if there are any Intel Speedstep control panel apps for OSX. If you can get one that works you may be able to crank the CPU clock way down and save a few watts / heat.
I've always wanted a laptop with a nice analog slider / knob which lets me manually control the maximum CPU speed... So I can crank it down to say 50 Mhz if I am just editing stuff in Vim and then wind it all the way over when I type make...
--Tarp
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