Battery Fried -- external battery an option?

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cora.teacher

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Oct 9, 2010

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• Oct 9, 2010

• #1

Actually, the battery is not fried; but when my son dumped liquid on the macbook, something terrible happened. It will not charge. It does work just fine while plugged into a power sources.

The Apple guy said we'd need a new motherboard ($800!) or we can continue to use it as the world's smallest desktop.

Would an external battery solve this problem? I really miss the portability (duh, why else get a laptop!).

 

miles01110

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The Ivory Tower (I'm not coming down)

• Oct 9, 2010

• #2

What is "the problem" ? Buying an external battery is essentially the same as plugging it into mains, so that's not solving "the problem" of the charging system not working.

 

marshallbedsaul

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Nov 14, 2007

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• Oct 9, 2010

• #3

e.b.a.y. lol
you could try replacing the battery yourself to see if that would take care of the issue at hand.

 

DewGuy1999

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• Oct 9, 2010

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NewerTech Intelligent Battery Charging Station

 

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cora.teacher

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Oct 9, 2010

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• Oct 10, 2010

• #5

Thanks guys

When I went to the Apple Store, the guy took the battery out and tested it and said that it was fine. He said the problem was something with the motherboard. So, I guess you're right -- if the motherboard is bad, then adding another battery won't change that.