>You CAN get the battery at Radio Shack, but you will pay a premium >price. Much better off getting it on-line. I know paid $20+ for the >one I bought there. Here is a much better alternative.
If you paid $20+ then the salesdrone ripped you off. The battery at Rat Shack is $14.49. Part# 23-026. And this price is up by $1.00 from what it used to be. <http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2104707&cp=2032056.2 032141&parentPage=family> Granted, many other places are cheaper (like the MacSales link you supplied that sells if to $5.75), but once you factor in shipping, and waiting, Rat Shack isn't that bad of a deal. The cheapest shipping option at MacSales is UPS ground for $3.89 (at least based on sending it to me, price should be different depending on where it is going in relation to their warehouse... I'm in NJ). So doing mail order, it would be $9.64 and a wait of up to a week for delivery. To me, Rat Shack is worth getting it on my time schedule for another $5. Plus, if it turns out to be dead when you buy it, it is easy to return to Rat Shack (I've had a number of these come in dead or darn near it from mail order... they don't sell enough of them so the stock sits around for a LONG time... I'd guess a place like MacSales that specializes in Macs would go thru their stock fast enough to avoid the problem, but you never know). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
