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10.2.4 Killing Battery Life

Posted by Hemos on from the death-to-power dept.

Milanek writes "The iBook/PowerBook battery seems to be permanently incapacitated by the 10.2.4 update. " I had this problem as well - had to get my battery replaced last week. It was a painless exchange, but still annonying.

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  1. Re:How Old? by Bishop · · Score: 1, Redundant

    You should read the linked article. The update does seem to be the root of the problem.

    At any rate the tech was incorrect. A year old battery should not need replaceing. A 5 year old battery after heavy use may need replaceing.

  2. PB Battery Woes by WebBug · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Lithium Ion batteries can be recharged about 500 times maximum.

    that is almost certainly the net sum total of the problem.

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  3. Re:My Battery is Fine? by TomorrowPlusX · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Same here -- I've got the same machine (and am running 10.2.4) and as of yesterday I still had 3 or 4 hours battery life. I know because I spent yesterday hacking (read -- porting my linux Qt-based code to standard c++ and making an abstract bridge for different gui types) in a coffee shop and didn't leave until the battery was dead. I didn't time it, but it "felt" like about 3.5 hours.

    Nonetheless, I'm concerned. If battery damage is permanent, and if I've got damage, I'll be one ticked off first-time apple owner.

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