NewerTech PowerBook/iBook Replacement Batteries Not Made by Sony, Not in Apple/CPSC Recall

Today Apple and the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall of certain lithium ion batteries made for 12" and 15" PowerBook G4s and iBook G4s. Here is Apple's Web page on the recall (Very busy at publication time--ed.) and CPSC's notice. The recall covers batteries made from Sony lithium ion cells similar to those recalled by Dell. The total number of batteries in the U.S. is 1.1 million and there are some 700,000 more outside the U.S. for a total of about 1.8 million batteries.

Those with 12" and 15" PowerBook G4s and iBooks should check Apple's Web page or the CPSC notice to determine if their battery is involved in the recall and, if so, to stop using it until it can be replaced by Apple.

NewerTech replacement batteries for iBook G4s and PowerBook G4s are made in the U.S. and are not made from Sony cells. They are not involved in the recall.

[Bill Fox]