Re: Batteries

On Tuesday, June 7, 2005, at 03:54 PM, Fluxstringer wrote: What is the bottom line difference between LION and NIMH batteries like in the 5300 and 3400? __ Lithium ion batteries do not have a " memory " problem like Ni-Cads. I forget about Nihm except they don't seem to be rechargeab

Re: Batteries

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Re: Batteries

At 5:44 PM -0400 6/8/05, Fluxstringer wrote: At 8:55 AM -0400 6/8/05, Fluxstringer wrote: I'm not looking for a debate. I'm just wondering why a lithium ion battery would not charge in a 5300. Because Apple says so! The prototype 5300s did have LiOn batteries. Then there was the the event

Re: Batteries

At 8:55 AM -0400 6/8/05, Fluxstringer wrote: I'm not looking for a debate. I'm just wondering why a lithium ion battery would not charge in a 5300. Because Apple says so! The prototype 5300s did have LiOn batteries. Then there was the the event that started the flaming battery rumors. I'm

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At 8:55 AM -0400 6/8/05, Fluxstringer wrote: I'm not looking for a debate. I'm just wondering why a lithium ion battery would not charge in a 5300. Because Apple says so! The prototype 5300s did have LiOn batteries. Then there was the the event that started the flaming battery rumors. I'm

Re: Batteries

At 8:54 AM -0500 6/8/05, Wanda K. wrote: on 6/8/05 8:22 AM, Dave Foshee at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Get the Lion. You will enjoy the no memory feature. Thanks for the tip. Can anyone tell me the powermanager on the 5300. Some sort of key combonation that re-sets it. There is no known way

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On Wednesday 08 June 2005 08:54 am, Wanda K. wrote: > on 6/8/05 8:22 AM, Dave Foshee at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Get the Lion. You will enjoy the no memory feature. > > Thanks for the tip. Can anyone tell me the powermanager on the 5300. Some > sort of key combonation that re-sets it. > > > --

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on 6/8/05 8:22 AM, Dave Foshee at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Get the Lion. You will enjoy the no memory feature. Thanks for the tip. Can anyone tell me the powermanager on the 5300. Some sort of key combonation that re-sets it. -- Wanda K. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

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Get the Lion. You will enjoy the no memory feature. Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote me on 6.8.05 8:10 AM. Wanda K. loves Macs! > on 6/7/05 8:04 PM, Malcolm Cornelius at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I think the Li-Ons are worth the extra cost in >>> the long run. > > I was looking for really bas

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on 6/7/05 8:04 PM, Malcolm Cornelius at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think the Li-Ons are worth the extra cost in >> the long run. I was looking for really basic information, like this. I don't know about cost or extra cost or anything about the difference in the two kinds of batteries. -- Wan

Re: Batteries

I'm not looking for a debate. I'm just wondering why a lithium ion battery would not charge in a 5300. Because Apple says so! The prototype 5300s did have LiOn batteries. Then there was the the event that started the flaming battery rumors. I'm not going to say what happened because I do

Re: Batteries

Wasn't there also something about LiOn batteries (at least the early ones) catching on fire in the 5300? Later.Howard Computer n. A pocket calculator with a glandular problem. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

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At 9:39 PM -0400 6/7/05, Fluxstringer wrote: >> What is the bottom line difference between LION and NIMH batteries like in the 5300 and 3400? LiOn have higher energy density than NiMH. Meaning they will run a given laptop longer than a NiMH. __ Lithium ion batteries do not ha

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>> What is the bottom line difference between LION and NIMH batteries like in the 5300 and 3400? __ Lithium ion batteries do not have a " memory " problem like Ni-Cads. I forget about Nihm except they don't seem to be rechargeable for as long in my experience. I think the Li-Ons are

Re: Batteries

>> What is the bottom line difference between LION and NIMH batteries like in the 5300 and 3400? __ Lithium ion batteries do not have a " memory " problem like Ni-Cads. I forget about Nihm except they don't seem to be rechargeable for as long in my experience. I think the Li-Ons are

Re: Batteries

>> What is the bottom line difference between LION and NIMH batteries like in >> the 5300 and 3400? >> >> > __ > > Lithium ion batteries do not have a " memory " problem like Ni-Cads. > I forget about Nihm except they don't seem to be rechargeable for as > long in my experience. I think the

Re: Batteries

What is the bottom line difference between LION and NIMH batteries like in the 5300 and 3400? __ Lithium ion batteries do not have a " memory " problem like Ni-Cads. I forget about Nihm except they don't seem to be rechargeable for as long in my experience. I think the Li-Ons are worth t

Re: Batteries for powerbooks

Thanks for the tip Tom, as I have several older powerbooks that I would like to give to kids around the neighborhood, but they have bad batteries. Steve On Friday, May 21, 2004, at 12:10 PM, Tom Lee wrote: Batteries for the series 1XX PowerBooks are available from Gadget Power. Depending on

Re: Batteries for powerbooks

> Batteries for the series 1XX PowerBooks are available from Gadget > Power. Depending on your budget, time, skill, and proximity to sources of cheap cells, you might consider rebuilding rather than replacing. I for one am a cheap SOB, and can't bring myself to paying more for batteries than t

Re: Batteries: why do they die and how to prevent it?

> Subject: Batteries: why do they die and how to prevent it? > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject says it all. > This short question could lead to an infinitely long answer. To keep it brief, I'll limit the discussion to just rechargeable batteries. Rechargeable batteries work because

Re: Batteries: why do they die and how to prevent it?

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