Best battery for 12" powerbook G4 1.5GHz...

[TheScavenger]

What is the best battery I can get for my powerbook? I have been looking at the one sold by OWC which claims to have a ~17% higher capacity. Does anyone have any experience with this one?

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/powerbook/battery/g4-12inch-aluminum/

Thanks, Josh

 

[koobcamuk]

Seems good - pricey, but batteries always are.

If you go with it, I would love to hear the results...

 

[notjustjay]

$120 seems reasonable to me. I've paid more than that for Sony camcorder batteries. Wasn't that also about how much the original Apple Powerbook batteries cost, too?

I may be in need of one, my original 12" PB battery is down to about 45 minutes on a charge now. It was great 4 years ago when it could pull 5 hours on a charge...

 

[TheScavenger]

$120 seems reasonable to me.

Thats what I was thinking, too. I think you get what you pay for when it comes to batteries. Apple's battery is $129.00 on their website anyway.

Josh

 

[kraftzwerg]

What is the best battery I can get for my powerbook? I have been looking at the one sold by OWC which claims to have a ~17% higher capacity. Does anyone have any experience with this one?

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/powerbook/battery/g4-12inch-aluminum/

Thanks, Josh

I have one of those OWC batteries for my 12" PB. I was very disappointed. Sure, it had a great capacity to begin with, but it went down to less than 80% of its capacity after only about 2 cycles.

 

[TheScavenger]

I have one of those OWC batteries for my 12" PB. I was very disappointed. Sure, it had a great capacity to begin with, but it went down to less than 80% of its capacity after only about 2 cycles.

Did you end up using the OWC battery for awhile or did you buy another Apple battery? Maybe I should just stick with buying another apple battery.

osh