on 25/10/2003 20:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Last week I posted a question about whether Pismo's get radically less > battery time with Jaguar than with 9.2, because I suddenly went from > almost 2 hrs. per charge to a maximum of 20 minutes. > Just in case it was a problem of the battery simply wearing out, I got a > brand new one from Digitally Unique (incidentally, they had a great > price: about $133 if memory serves). I've just charged it, and, guess > what: with "longest battery life" settings, I get an estimated 4:05 hrs. > ! Moral: beware of your assumptions: there may be an external factor > (in this case the battery simply wearing out) that happens to coincide > with another variable, leading you to make an unwarranted conclusion.
But there are a lot of people complaining on the Apple Discussions Forum about greatly reduced battery capacity immediately (repeat: immediately) after upgrading from 9.x to Jaguar. e.g., similar story to yours, with battery time dropping "overnight" from 2.5 hrs to 30 minutes. Sure, the batteries could have just worn out, right at that moment, but the coincidence is interesting to say the least. I still haven't read of anyone with a definitive answer on this though. And if anyone is still under extended Applecare, remember that batteries are covered by the warranty, though Apple has not been completely consistent across the board in replacing batteries. Some people do get replacements, others don't. I got my Lombard battery replaced after 2 years and 9 months, when battery time had fallen to about 30 minutes, and Apple Support was extremely friendly, helpful and prompt to send the replacement; they even replaced the replacement, which only got about 50 minutes of battery time on a full charge. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
