Get Recalled PowerBook and iBook Replacement Batteries Overnight

In response to Apple Computer's voluntary recall of 1.8 million Lithium-Ion batteries for iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 laptops sold between October 2003 and August 2006, Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech) has replacement batteries that can be ordered with overnight delivery for safe and improved capacity performance. NewerTech NuPower high capacity replacement batteries for Apple iBook and PowerBook notebook computers are manufactured in the United States of America utilizing different Lithium Ion cells than Apple uses. NewerTech's cells are obtained exclusively from Sanyo, Panasonic, and E-One Moli.

Because NewerTech NuPower batteries utilize different cells and small batch manufacturing processes for stringent attention to detail not necessarily possible in mass production plants, NewerTech batteries achieve the higher capacity the company is known for, in some cases up to 62% higher capacity than factory batteries. More importantly, the engineering specifications of NewerTech NuPower batteries uniquely employ a Thermal Fuse wherein in the unlikely event an unsafe temperature is ever reached due to internal or external factors, the battery is permanently disabled ensuring optimum safety.

More details are available from this NewerTech Web page. NewerTech batteries are available from OWC. [Bill Fox]

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