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I have a g4 ibook. I usually use it plugged into a wall jack. However I sometimes take it around the house or into the yard, or book store, etc..... Lately it seems my battery hasn't been fully charging, or draining rather quickly. After leaving it plugged in overnight, and fully charged, i unplug it and my battery meter starts dropping immediately. now i know thats normal, but it's how fast it drops that worries me. I barely get 45 minutes to an hour out of a full charge. I just unplugged it when i started typing this post and I am already down to 49 minutes left. All I have been doing is typing here. I tried resetting the pmu. If I press the button on the bottom of the book, all 4 battery lights light up. 46 minutes left now, after 2 sentences. Sure I know i could turn down the screen brightness and all that stuff, but it doesnt seem normal for the charge to run down so quickly no matter whats running. Alll I am running is mail in the background and safari. Anyone have any ideas as to whats wrong? Any way to reset the battery?