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  1. 01-09-2006, 08:57 PM #1
    menace3054
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    PB 15" Battery Upgrade
    Just a heads up.. theres an upgrade for 15" Al powerbooks, hopefully it will actually work and make my battery last longer than 2 hours!
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  2. 01-09-2006, 09:41 PM #2
    Biturbo V12 AMG
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    battery life has to do a lot with your computers settings. i have the same computer as you and i can get 3hours+ no problem. make sure you cut your brightness down and turn on power-saving features under system preferences.
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  3. 01-09-2006, 10:11 PM #3
    menace3054
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    Quote Originally Posted by Biturbo V12 AMG
    battery life has to do a lot with your computers settings. i have the same computer as you and i can get 3hours+ no problem. make sure you cut your brightness down and turn on power-saving features under system preferences.

    i mean i know that part, but it really takes the fun out of the computer.. i have an astigmatism so when the computer screen gets lowered in brightness, it makes me really need to squint big time to be able to see things. My gf's 12" pb last 4 hours easy on full brightness
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  4. 01-09-2006, 10:27 PM #4
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    When I ran the program for both of my batteries it said that they did not need the updater.. so oh well for that
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  5. 01-09-2006, 10:35 PM #5
    menace3054
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    Quote Originally Posted by Murlyn
    When I ran the program for both of my batteries it said that they did not need the updater.. so oh well for that

    hmm.. maybe the newest revision pbs came with it already.. i remember one of the features of the new pbs was increased batt life.. maybe thats what this update did
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  6. 01-10-2006, 01:24 PM #6
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    Is this specific for 15" PB's or is there something available for the 17"?
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  7. 01-10-2006, 09:05 PM #7
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    on the actual software update box it said "battery update for 15" aluminum pbs" when i ran it, it also said update not needed.. wierd
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