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My Mac has died…

Started by VinnyLingham · 3 months ago

If you’re wondering why I’m so quiet all of a sudden, other than the fact that I had to fly from Vegas to London, only to fly back to Washington D.C., where I am right now - it’s that my Powerbook’s internal power adaptor is faulty. This was pro ... Continue reading »

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  • Vinny, I think you were just unfortunate! I just ran a search on Wikipedia for "Powerbook" and found the paragraph below:

    == Product recall of PowerBook G4 units by Consumer Product Safety Commission ==

    On May 20, 2005, the Consumer Product Safety Commission ordered a recall of some Apple PowerBook G4 batteries. The official CPSC recall notice states that an internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. The defective batteries can be returned to Apple for replacement. Approximately 128,000 defective units were sold.

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