sirfulcrum
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Hey all,
With WiFi booming everywhere, I finally took the plunge and upgraded my Pismo PowerBook to Jaguar and Airport. Needless to say, it's great being a part of the truly mobile computing set again; I finally have a use again for my PowerBook, which had been gathering dust for the better part of a year.
Which is part of the problem. I kept it plugged in for weeks on end, thinking I'd pick it up and use it the next day. But I never did. Of course, leaving it plugged in for weeks on end is absolute murder to a battery's lifespan. So now my battery craps out after about 2 hours, even though the energy monitor says there's still 40-percent charge left! Now, 2 hours ain't too shabby, but I was used to the 3-4 hour lifespan of a new battery. I figure a new battery will get me that 40-percent charge back, which translates into me being able to make it through my day on a single charge.
Unfortunately, Apple does not sell G3 Pismo batteries anymore. Does anyone have a good recommendation for a place that sells them? I'm looking for cheap, but reputatble. I've done google searches on the 'Net and I found a couple of places that had them, but I'm hoping that maybe someone knows of a great place that I've missed. BTW, I should have bought a spare battery when I bought my PowerBook... they were only $120 then. Now they're around $170.
Also, I managed to bend the part on my AC Power Adapter that plugs directly into the PowerBook. I bent it back and it works, but it's very loose and I'm never comfortable with that fact. So I'm thinking of getting a replacement as well. Of course, Apple doesn't sell that anymore, either. Grrrrr.... You'd think Apple would think there'd be a market in selling those kinds of things to its customers. So if you know a place that sells Pismo Power Adapters, I'd be appreciated.
Thanks!
With WiFi booming everywhere, I finally took the plunge and upgraded my Pismo PowerBook to Jaguar and Airport. Needless to say, it's great being a part of the truly mobile computing set again; I finally have a use again for my PowerBook, which had been gathering dust for the better part of a year.
Which is part of the problem. I kept it plugged in for weeks on end, thinking I'd pick it up and use it the next day. But I never did. Of course, leaving it plugged in for weeks on end is absolute murder to a battery's lifespan. So now my battery craps out after about 2 hours, even though the energy monitor says there's still 40-percent charge left! Now, 2 hours ain't too shabby, but I was used to the 3-4 hour lifespan of a new battery. I figure a new battery will get me that 40-percent charge back, which translates into me being able to make it through my day on a single charge.
Unfortunately, Apple does not sell G3 Pismo batteries anymore. Does anyone have a good recommendation for a place that sells them? I'm looking for cheap, but reputatble. I've done google searches on the 'Net and I found a couple of places that had them, but I'm hoping that maybe someone knows of a great place that I've missed. BTW, I should have bought a spare battery when I bought my PowerBook... they were only $120 then. Now they're around $170.
Also, I managed to bend the part on my AC Power Adapter that plugs directly into the PowerBook. I bent it back and it works, but it's very loose and I'm never comfortable with that fact. So I'm thinking of getting a replacement as well. Of course, Apple doesn't sell that anymore, either. Grrrrr.... You'd think Apple would think there'd be a market in selling those kinds of things to its customers. So if you know a place that sells Pismo Power Adapters, I'd be appreciated.
Thanks!