14" iBook G4 Replacement battery

[dscan99]

My iBook is almost 3 years old and I think the battery is just dead. It holds a charge of maybe 20 minutes max and it's gotten to the point where I'm just gonna give in a buy a new batterry.

Question is: Can I just buy any "14" iBook G4" batterry off of eBay or any site other than from Apple direct(retails $129)? Should I be looking a particular model number for the battery (A1080) or the laptop? I see batterries selling for $80 on eBay....
have u guys done this? I dont want to end up with something that won't work just because I bought it at a non-Apple site...

Advice pl?

 

[mick4394]

Here's a link to newertech. They sell brand new mac laptop batteries, at a higher capacity and a good price ($99). I'd trust these before an ebay battery.

http://www.newertech.com/products/laptop.php

 

[dscan99]

Does it matter if I get the 60Watt-Hour batterry or the 74 Watt-Hour batterry?
There's a $30 price difference......
If they both work on my iBook I would obviously go for the cheaper one...

Here's a link to newertech. They sell brand new mac laptop batteries, at a higher capacity and a good price ($99). I'd trust these before an ebay battery.

http://www.newertech.com/products/laptop.php

 

[Vinnie_vw]

Does it matter if I get the 60Watt-Hour batterry or the 74 Watt-Hour batterry?
There's a $30 price difference......
If they both work on my iBook I would obviously go for the cheaper one...

I guess it only makes a difference if you care about battery-life.... I would!

 

[kakapo]

did you buy from them?

Does it matter if I get the 60Watt-Hour batterry or the 74 Watt-Hour batterry?

i'm looking to do the same (i.e. replace my rapidly failing iBook G4 battery). did you buy from this reseller? did it work out?

thanks,
erik