At 8:41 PM -0400 10/4/2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ><PRE>Hi, I'm new (actually i was a list member in 99' with a different mail >account), and I have just gotten a PowerBook 5300CS. I want to know about the >battery issue (everymac.com says there was one), and is there possibility of >an internal cd-rom drive.
Only thing I know about a battery issue is that some pre-production units caught fire. Apple changed the battery from LiOn (a new technology at the time) to NiMH. Apple was trying to promote a small CD-ROM drive that would fit in the expansion bay but no interest was shown so they dropped the idea. The 5300 expansion bay is too small for a conventional CD-ROM drive. Later models use a similar but larger expansion bay with a little panel that flips out of the way for the CD-ROM drive. AFAIK the floppy drive is the same for both machines though. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
