High Capacity Battery Vs. Apple Battery

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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Does anybody have any experience with NuPower Li-Ion Batteries?



I have seen claims that they last 30% longer than a standard apple replacement battery for a Titanium Powerbook G4.



So the claims are the last longer and are cheaper. So are there any catches? Do they have shorter lives or any other downside?

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  • Reply 1 of 7
    jbljbl Posts: 555member
    I've had one for the last few months. Seems to work as advertised.
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    zapchudzapchud Posts: 844member
    Are there similar batteries for the iBook G4? That'd own.
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    imantaimanta Posts: 29member
    Can you let me know where you purchased this? Additionally, what are other people's experiences using 3rd party batteries instead of Apple's? The cost savings is roughly 30-40 dollars but are there any risks to the system?



    Thanks.
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    jaegermannjaegermann Posts: 33member
    http://www.newertech.com/newer_bats.html
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  • Reply 5 of 7
    toweltowel Posts: 1,479member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Zapchud

    Are there similar batteries for the iBook G4? That'd own.



    Doesn't look like it... but Apple's stock iBookG4 battery has a 50 watt-hour capacity, which is at least 20% more than any of these NuPower batteries. Plus it's cheaper than any of them, to boot ($130 new from Apple). I'm guessing Newer doesn't see much room for a competitor.
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    zapchudzapchud Posts: 844member
    Excellent points, thanks.



    I'll guess I'll have to play satisfied until something better comes around. :-)
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    inkheadinkhead Posts: 155member
    how about an external ibook 12' battery charger (newest ibook revision)? Then I could just buy a couple extra batteries and be on power forever ;-)
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