08-25-2006, 05:00 PM
If this safety defect was discovered recently and affects machines sold through this month, then it stands to reason that Apple or Sony would not be sitting on a huge inventory of "good" batteries. It takes a lot of time to manufacture 1.8 million replacement batteries and get them out to the customers, especially when another competitor has to do the same with 4 million+ batteries and you use the same battery manufacturer as they do!
If Apple were still charging $5,000 for its portables and pocketed $1,000 profit from each unit sold, I would be more upset about the situation. There are major tradeoffs that have been made to bring us the cheap machines we can't buy enough of today. The market has spoken: if you don't like it, work to change it (refer to any thread about Wal*Mart).
If you absolutely need portability and aren't willing to risk the infinitesimal chance that your Powerbook's battery will overheat, buy one of NewerTech's batteries.
If Apple were still charging $5,000 for its portables and pocketed $1,000 profit from each unit sold, I would be more upset about the situation. There are major tradeoffs that have been made to bring us the cheap machines we can't buy enough of today. The market has spoken: if you don't like it, work to change it (refer to any thread about Wal*Mart).
If you absolutely need portability and aren't willing to risk the infinitesimal chance that your Powerbook's battery will overheat, buy one of NewerTech's batteries.