From whom should I buy a replacement battery for my G4 Powerbook?

November 15, 2007 4:45 PM

From whom should I buy a replacement battery for my G4 Powerbook?

I'm sick of being tethered to the wall socket, so I'm finally going to buy a replacement battery for my G4 Powerbook. No reason to buy it directly from Apple, right? Surely there's a cheaper alternative from a third party vendor out there ...

But not *too* cheap, because you get what you pay for.

Anyone have recommendations? There are a million choices online, and I hate to just close my eyes and pick one.

posted by mccxxiii to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

I got my replacement from fastmac.com at the recommendation of a few people. I think the battery for the 15" G4 will run you ~$100
posted by lovejones at 5:16 PM on November 15, 2007

Other World Computing is good too. they sell Newer Technology batteries, which I've heard good things about. OWC's a pretty big name in the Mac world as it is, and the Newer Technology iPod batteries have gotten good reviews.
posted by mrg at 8:37 PM on November 15, 2007

Got mine from Ebay
posted by UMDirector at 6:21 AM on November 16, 2007

I purchased on ebay one from a seller in Hong Kong on the advice of a previous MeFi thread -- no problems.
posted by omnidrew at 6:59 AM on November 16, 2007