Apple recalls powerbook batteries [Archive]

jeremy.king

Aug 19, 2004, 11:06 AM

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=581&e=1&u=/nm/20040819/tc_nm/tech_apple_recall_dc

The story has the details.

CubaTBird

Aug 19, 2004, 11:36 AM

I just heard about this on cnbc like 5 sec ago! Crazy stuff..

SolidGun

Aug 19, 2004, 11:56 AM

Thank goodness it is only for 15".

stoid

Aug 19, 2004, 12:04 PM

Too bad I'm HQ338. My battery has been showing increasingly poor life, and it would have been nice to get a replacement. :D ;)

Reminds me of the PowerBook 5300! Ka-blewy!! :rolleyes:

Counterfit

Aug 19, 2004, 01:01 PM

Reminds me of the PowerBook 5300! Ka-blewy!! :rolleyes: Or, in the words of David Hobbs "Kablammo!"™

anyways, it doesn't apply to me as I bought my PB before the defective batteries were manufactured. Batteries with the affected serial numbers contain cells that were manufactured by LG Chem, Ltd. of South Korea during the last week of December 2003 only.

Powerbook G5

Aug 19, 2004, 01:16 PM

Is it sad that I am too lazy to lift my PowerBook and take out the battery to find out? I have a second battery somewhere in my closet, too. It just seems like too much work to figure out if I am going to be stuck without being completely wireless for however long it could take Apple to replace mine if they happen to be a part of the defective batch.

puckhead193

Aug 19, 2004, 01:54 PM

yea, my dad just told me abou this. well now i have to go and check my battery..... :rolleyes:

wdlove

Aug 19, 2004, 08:41 PM

My wife purchased her 15" PowerBook in October 2003. From what I read she is OK. It's the PB that is purchased between January and August 2004 that will need the replacement.

stoid

Aug 19, 2004, 09:10 PM

Is it sad that I am too lazy to lift my PowerBook and take out the battery to find out? I have a second battery somewhere in my closet, too. It just seems like too much work to figure out if I am going to be stuck without being completely wireless for however long it could take Apple to replace mine if they happen to be a part of the defective batch.

From what I've read Apple sends you new batteries with a request that you use packaging they send you to ship yours back free of charge. You'll never be going without!