On Jun 18, 2009, at 5:03 AM, insightinmind wrote:
> At owc ... macsales.com, they have NewerTech ones for $5. NewerTech doesn't make batteries, but Maxell, SAFT, Tadiran and many others do, and some manufacturers will imprint their products with a "vanity" brand, such as NewerTech, and others. All are pretty much the same. None are measurably better than others. Get the cheapest ones you can. $5 seems fair. I usually buy "pulls" from used equipment for $1 from computer recycling centers. There are several in and around Silicon Valley. I test them for voltage and reject those which are below 3.60 volts. 3.68 volts is normal for a brand-new battery. Those have always lasted me the lifetime of the machine I subsequently installed them in. I usually keep around 10 or so batteries in my inventory. At $1apiece, I only have $10 invested in that inventory. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
