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zorg

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May 3, 2006
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Is there bigger battery I can buy for the MBP? Because the one that comes with it is only around 3 hour battery life. But I would like to get at least 6, and hopefully 8 hours. Is there such a battery, because all PC laptops (or most of them) have these 12 cell type batteries. Thanks in advance for the help.
 

jsw

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Mar 16, 2004
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As of now, there are no other options (barring 3rd party ones I haven't heard of) aside from buying a 2nd battery.

Sorry.
 

ZoomZoomZoom

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May 2, 2005
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There are third party batteries that claim longer life than the stock battery.

However, I haven't tried them, and the gain in battery life isn't what you'd see from like a PC manufacturer's "extended life battery". (About 20% if I remember right)

I don't remember the link to them. Maybe someone else knows.
 

xfiftyfour

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Apr 14, 2006
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Clemson, SC
ZoomZoomZoom said:
There are third party batteries that claim longer life than the stock battery.

However, I haven't tried them, and the gain in battery life isn't what you'd see from like a PC manufacturer's "extended life battery". (About 20% if I remember right)

I don't remember the link to them. Maybe someone else knows.
Yeah, OWC offers "high capacity" batteries, but I don't think they have them for the MBP yet. Not positive, though.
 
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