Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Battery problem when using linux?

[Luis F. S. M. <lui...@gm...>]

I just replaced my macbook battery yesterday, outside regular warranty.
Check the following page to see if yours needs to be replaced as well :
http://www.apple.com/support/macbook_macbookpro/batteryupdate/


--lf


On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Bradley Hook <bd...@gm...> wrote:
> We have seen a 75% failure rate on our 17" MBP batteries. They start to
>  act odd, reporting bad power levels, occasionally causing the machine to
>  shut off even when fully charged. Shortly after these problems start
>  showing up, something in the battery pack expands and causes the battery
>  casing to crack open. Apparently this has been happening to a lot of
>  people (it's on a lot of Apple message boards), but there is no official
>  solution from Apple. I guess the batteries are only covered under
>  warranty for 1 year, and this happens around 16-18 months.
>
>  ~Bradley
>
>
>
>  Andy Botting wrote:
>  >>  Well then there is a high chance that this could happen for OSX-only
>  >>  users too... doesn't anyone know an OSX user with same notebook :-?
>  >
>  > Actually, the guy I share my office with has the same machine as mine,
>  > but he bought his a few months after I got mine. He uses OSX
>  > exclusively, and I did ask him about his battery. I can't remember off
>  > the top of my head what he said, but he did seem surprised that the
>  > health of it wasn't as good as he expected. I'll ask him tomorrow, and
>  > post it on here.
>  >
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