I have no idea why but over the past two weeks or so i have noticed that my powerbook 1.5GHZ 1GB RAM has been losing a lot of battery life. I get it FULLY charged then unplug it and it says i have roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes left. My laptop is 4 years old, I'ts not a relic, it does everything i need it to do and I still love it, but I have no idea what brought this stinking battery life issue on, any help at all? I always hit better battery life at the top. Is there any way i can check the condition of the battery? I can't afford a Macbook Pro...yet.... thanks
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Battery Life on Powerbook
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Download Coconut Battery and see how much capacity remains in the battery. If it's below let's say 50-60%, you should probably get a new one.
Could it be the cycles of the battery? My battery was replaced by the recall a couple years ago, so I have not point of reference to help you, but I think it might be time for a new battery.