I am really starting to not like your attitude. It is obvious that you are 100% convinced that you're right and that I/We have nothing to complain about...not the battery, not the service reps attitude, nothing.
I'm sorry you feel that way, but that isn't what I've said.
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I didn't get upset with Apple because "I didn't like what I heard". You have no right to make that assumption, which is condesending an inappropriate. I took issue with the battery claim. I got upset with them because of the manner in which I was spoken to.
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I specifically said it was conjecture on my part.
As I said in the very beginning, if you feel you were treated poorly, by all means take it up with Apple. Who knows, you may be able to get a battery out of them for it. As for AppleCare covering batteries, the simple answer is: it doesn't. Period. No amount of wishing is going to change that.
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As for the battery life itself, you can think what you'd like. I'm telling you again, though, I've had batteries in Dust Busters that last longer than 18 months. I use a large of amount of cordless devices, tools, etc. None of them have had this problem is such a short period of time. Not even the Ni-Cad powered ones, which pale in comparison to Li-ion.
Comparing battery lifetimes across different types of power usage isn't a useful comparison. Heck, I have AA batteries in my digital camera that I've been using for over 2 years now and they still work great. a) I hardly use them, b) they get cycled every time, c) the power consumption curve is very different, I'd wager. This simply isn't a valid comparison to be making, from the viewpoint of the technology. Perhaps this is one of the pieces of data adding to the assertion that 18 months is somehow abnormal for a laptop battery. It really isn't.
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Anyone posting here has to have knowledge of the trouble Apple has gotten itself into with batteries. It's a serious fault in their products that needs to be addressed.
In that case, it's a serious fault with all laptop manufacturers, across the board... in which case, one could almost dare to call it 'normal', right? As in, this is the normal lifespan for a laptop battery?
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As for you changing the thread title, that was inappropriate. Moderators do not just change thread titles because they can think of a better one. I'm not going to PM you about it because you didn't do me the courtesy of PMing me to let me know.
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Originally posted by SDW2001
I am really starting to not like your attitude. It is obvious that you are 100% convinced that you're right and that I/We have nothing to complain about...not the battery, not the service reps attitude, nothing.
I'm sorry you feel that way, but that isn't what I've said.
I didn't get upset with Apple because "I didn't like what I heard". You have no right to make that assumption, which is condesending an inappropriate. I took issue with the battery claim. I got upset with them because of the manner in which I was spoken to.
*snip*
I specifically said it was conjecture on my part.
As I said in the very beginning, if you feel you were treated poorly, by all means take it up with Apple. Who knows, you may be able to get a battery out of them for it. As for AppleCare covering batteries, the simple answer is: it doesn't. Period. No amount of wishing is going to change that.
As for the battery life itself, you can think what you'd like. I'm telling you again, though, I've had batteries in Dust Busters that last longer than 18 months. I use a large of amount of cordless devices, tools, etc. None of them have had this problem is such a short period of time. Not even the Ni-Cad powered ones, which pale in comparison to Li-ion.
Comparing battery lifetimes across different types of power usage isn't a useful comparison. Heck, I have AA batteries in my digital camera that I've been using for over 2 years now and they still work great. a) I hardly use them, b) they get cycled every time, c) the power consumption curve is very different, I'd wager. This simply isn't a valid comparison to be making, from the viewpoint of the technology. Perhaps this is one of the pieces of data adding to the assertion that 18 months is somehow abnormal for a laptop battery. It really isn't.
Anyone posting here has to have knowledge of the trouble Apple has gotten itself into with batteries. It's a serious fault in their products that needs to be addressed.
In that case, it's a serious fault with all laptop manufacturers, across the board... in which case, one could almost dare to call it 'normal', right? As in, this is the normal lifespan for a laptop battery?
As for you changing the thread title, that was inappropriate. Moderators do not just change thread titles because they can think of a better one. I'm not going to PM you about it because you didn't do me the courtesy of PMing me to let me know.
You're right, I didn't. Off to PM.