They are surprisingly durable machines, particularly the ones that went through the Apple refurbishing program to fix the power jack, etc.
One thing - years ago, I purchased aftermarket batteries for my 5300s - while they were a little better than old Apple batteries, not by much, and they all died completely (failed to be recognized) after about a year. I keep my little stock of Apple NiMh batteries rotated and do a recondition every 6 months or so. They don't have much juice but at least it's enough to keep the clock set while it's unplugged. I've never had one of them die completely.
If these had had Li-Ion batteries as planned, a lot more of them would still be around today...they are just the size of netbooks...
Congrats on the find!
One thing - years ago, I purchased aftermarket batteries for my 5300s - while they were a little better than old Apple batteries, not by much, and they all died completely (failed to be recognized) after about a year. I keep my little stock of Apple NiMh batteries rotated and do a recondition every 6 months or so. They don't have much juice but at least it's enough to keep the clock set while it's unplugged. I've never had one of them die completely.
If these had had Li-Ion batteries as planned, a lot more of them would still be around today...they are just the size of netbooks...
Congrats on the find!