Apple extended MacBook and MacBook Pro Battery Repair Coverage to Two Years

This Apple support article related to Friday's release of Battery Update 1.2 states:

"For MacBook and MacBook Pro systems with Intel Core Duo processors, this program extends repair coverage on the battery for up to two years from the date of purchase of the computer."

The kinds of problems that may occur that are covered by the two-year special warranty program are:

• Battery is not recognized causing an "X" to appear in the battery icon in the Finder menu bar.
  
• Battery will not charge when computer is plugged into AC power.
  
• Battery exhibits low charge capacity/runtime when using a fully charged battery with a battery cycle count (as shown in System Profiler) of less than 300.
  
• Battery pack is visibly deformed.

The special warranty is worldwide and if any of the above issues crop up within two years of purchase, Apple will replace the battery. [Bill Fox]