4-6 weeks to get new battery.

[Karenca]

For the Mac battery recall program.

[Ezlivin]

1. This is Apple's time to shine, not fail

Rats. As a Mac owner since 1985, I've ridden the waves of popularity (however brief) and fretted when the times looked bleak.

Now when it seems like Apple is ready to really shine, it starts experiencing customer service breakdowns. Damn.

So do you tether your MacBook Pro to the nearest electrical outlet?

[onehandle]

2. They ship you the new battery, plus a postage paid shipping label.

You put the old battery in the package the new one came in and use the label to send the battery back for proper disposal.

No interruption of portability.

Sony made these particular batteries and will eat the cost estimated at $258m or more.
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Sony shares fall on battery recall

"Sony's brand image has been tainted. No doubt about it," said Mitsushige Akino, chief fund manager at Ichiyoshi Investment Management.

Apple's recall, announced on Thursday, follows an even larger one last week by No.1 PC maker Dell Inc. of 4.1 million lithium-ion batteries, which were also produced using Sony cells, the main component of the battery pack.

Sony's shares closed down 2 percent at 5,000 yen after tumbling 3.1 percent to 4,940 yen, below the 5,000 level for the first time since late July. The benchmark Nikkei average ended down 0.14 percent.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060825/bs_nm/japan_sony_dc_3

[Karenca]

5. There's an interruption of portability

4-6 weeks.


Unless you plan on leaving the old battery in your computer for that amount of time.

The Apple rep strongly suggested I remove the battery now.

[onehandle]

6. They're just covering their asses.

Some of these batteries have been out there for nearly three years. Most will likely never be exchanged.

Removing the battery for these last few weeks is up to the individual owner.

If these batteries were really that dangerous, no one would let you ship them.

[onehandle]

3. And it's not the new MacBooks. It's some G4 PowerBooks and iBooks.

https://support.apple.com/ibook_powerbook/batteryexchange/

[Ezlivin]

4. That's good news. My faith is restored

Okay, my faith is restored until the next SNAFU. You know how fickle us consumers can be.

:)

[remfan]

7. Got mine today

Not a bad turn around considering how hard it was to get the order through.

Don't forget to calibrate the new one!

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284

[Karenca]

8. i am calibrating it but

even though it 's reading 100%
full, my power adapter light stays at yellow.

It's supposed to turn green when it's fully charged.

What do I do now?

Thanks!