Battery recall--so now I have a very fast Mac Plus

[elmo3]

[quote trisho.]Could you possibly just buy a new battery in the interim then return it when the replacement arrives?
I doubt it. I did consider buying a NewerTech unit and having a spare; that still would gripe me.

[elmo3]

[quote herbiesyufy][quote elmo3]
However, I have a wife and children. I have no desire to subject them to this thing possibly catching the house on fire.
I can't believe Elmo went out and bought a Filipina mail-order bride...and then HAD KIDS!

Jeez. Just what the world needs. More of his DNA.
No, I leave the mail-order stuff to people like you.

How many electric inflators do you go through in a month, anyway?

[elmo3]

[quote billb]How do you know the problem is not SONY not having a spare 3 million batteries sitting around ?

They're supposed to tell people to keep using a potential fire hazard while they gear up for the onslought ?

Never underestimate the repugnancy of a stupid person, even in a small group.


You would do anything to defend Apple in this case.

Fact: they take the responsibility. It was Apple who made the choices they made, and then sell the results to me.

You really hate it when Apple is outed for being no better than, say, Wal-Mart.

[trisho.]

[quote elmo3][quote trisho.]Could you possibly just buy a new battery in the interim then return it when the replacement arrives?
I doubt it. I did consider buying a NewerTech unit and having a spare; that still would gripe me.
I believe the return policy is usually 90 days no? If so, you would still have time to return it if the battery arrives in 4 -6 weeks like they told you. Possibly a balance of that and Michael's suggestion of using it only when necessary may work. One may have to give a little ground on this one in order to avoid an aneurysm caused by anger.

[The UnDoug]

If it makes you feel any better (or like Apple any more), the Dell battery recall has a 20 business day turn-around for their batteries. Some of the batteries are 30 busines days.

I work at a place with about 20 Dell laptops that were affected.

Yes, it is a pain in the butt to be without a battery for that long. No one is forcing you to go without, though. You can risk it if you want. Apple doesn't make the batteries. Neither does Dell. They are *all* waiting on Sony.

[elmo3]

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[elmo3]

If it makes you feel any better (or like Apple any more), the Dell battery recall has a 20 business day turn-around for their batteries.

That's 4 weeks. That's the *minimum* time Apple is quoting. It's actually 4-6 weeks, maybe longer. That's what they're saying.

Here's to hoping they subscribe to the theory of "underpromise and overdeliver".

Yes, it is a pain in the butt to be without a battery for that long. No one is forcing you to go without, though. You can risk it if you want. Apple doesn't make the batteries. Neither does Dell. They are *all* waiting on Sony.

I can't risk it. Sure, no one is "forcing* me. However, Apple has made it clear: if I use it, it's at my own risk. Those with families will understand.

[$tevie]

I am disgruntled that the recall web site doesn't work.

But honestly, I don't think it makes sense to get your knickers in a knot that Apple can't magically replace the battery as fast as you would like.

It is beginning to sound like you think that Apple should have gotten enough batteries in place and THEN announced the recall. So that instead of waiting 4 to 6 weeks for the replacement, you could have used the battery for an additional 4 to 6 weeks in ignorant bliss. Which would certainly be the option I would have chosen, knowing how much people like to bitch. Damn the morality of it. :-D

[rgG]

And here I was hoping that my battery was part of the recall. The reason I was hoping my battery was part of the recall is because when mine was about two years old, maybe a little less, it began to only hold a charge for about 45 minutes. I had to buy a replacement battery, Newer Tech not another Apple.

I will be happy to send anyone the old 45 minute battery today if they will send me their new one when it arrives. I doubt I will get anyone to take me up on my offer.

[elmo3]

[quote $tevie]I am disgruntled that the recall web site doesn't work.

But honestly, I don't think it makes sense to get your knickers in a knot that Apple can't magically replace the battery as fast as you would like.
I'm more upset that they can't get the web site to work. It's not rocket science.

Yeah, crap happens. But to have a laptop sitting on a desk, not able to be carried around, for 6 weeks....again, would you settle for your car being out of comission for 6 weeks?

It is beginning to sound like you think that Apple should have gotten enough batteries in place and THEN announced the recall. So that instead of waiting 4 to 6 weeks for the replacement, you could have used the battery for an additional 4 to 6 weeks in ignorant bliss. Which would certainly be the option I would have chosen, knowing how much people like to bitch. Damn the morality of it. :-D

Not quite--but how long HAVE they known about this? How long have the customers already been in said "ignorant bliss"? At what point in the cycle did they announce the problem?

And are the batteries available or nearly available? To what degree is the fulfilment method the chokehold, if any? If it is, could Apple have removed the chokehold or lessened its impact by involving the retail stores?