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Okay, so the date on my Powerbook 3400 is occasionally messing up, so I assume the onboard battery (I call it a PRAM battery, but there is likely a more official name for it) is slowly dying. Not too surprising considering its age after all.
So I decide to go to the local Apple dealer and order one in. After phoning one guy several times and playing phone tag with another, I finally got one ordered. Kinda pricey (~$50), but such is the price of old powerbooks I guess.
Now it is in, but now they inform me that they can't sell me the battery alone. I have to bring in my computer and they have to install it (about an hour's worth of labour). Now I work in a business that has 2 computer technicians that keep over 80 Macs and PCs running smoothly and one of them has agreed to install the battery for me. As well, I bought the PB used from my workplace when they were clearing out some old equipment, so they should know what they are doing.
Anyway, maybe it is just my cheap side showing up, but why can't they just sell me the battery? According to them, Apple won't let them do it. Is this true? Why?
Just for interest, the PB3400 actually has a G3 (kanga) motherboard in it, so it isn't technically a 3400 anymore. Would that make a difference to the type of battery it requires?
Any insights would be useful. Thanks.
So I decide to go to the local Apple dealer and order one in. After phoning one guy several times and playing phone tag with another, I finally got one ordered. Kinda pricey (~$50), but such is the price of old powerbooks I guess.
Now it is in, but now they inform me that they can't sell me the battery alone. I have to bring in my computer and they have to install it (about an hour's worth of labour). Now I work in a business that has 2 computer technicians that keep over 80 Macs and PCs running smoothly and one of them has agreed to install the battery for me. As well, I bought the PB used from my workplace when they were clearing out some old equipment, so they should know what they are doing.
Anyway, maybe it is just my cheap side showing up, but why can't they just sell me the battery? According to them, Apple won't let them do it. Is this true? Why?
Just for interest, the PB3400 actually has a G3 (kanga) motherboard in it, so it isn't technically a 3400 anymore. Would that make a difference to the type of battery it requires?
Any insights would be useful. Thanks.