Significantly Reduced Battery Life
My PowerBook 667 DVI gets less than 45 minutes at 100% brightness, full processor speed, and light use of safari, mail, and ichat. That's significantly reduced from what I used to get. I should get somewhere around three times the battery life under the same conditions.
The battery is pretty useless. Is it "dead" more or less? Do I need a new battery or could I salvage this one somehow?
The battery is pretty useless. Is it "dead" more or less? Do I need a new battery or could I salvage this one somehow?
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You might want to try resetting the PMU, info in this thread.
You might also want to try re-calibrating the battery. Let it charge to 100%, than drain it all the way (until your PB sleeps because of low battery). Do that twice and see if it doesn't help.
I noticed similar behavior as well... I think I'm going to have to have someone take a look at it because 45 min is not acceptable... (mine is actually closer to an hour, but still less)
is this "normal" wear and tear?
so like 20 months or so...
wow it is getting old heh
Paul and I have the same model.
Mine is about 17-18 months old. Bought it brand new.