some background. i sold a friend my ibook and have been waiting until i got back to america to buy myself a new powerbook. today is the day, and i finally get to go buy my new 12…

Return the unit to CompUSA and they should exchange it for you. They even exchanged my 400 Ghz Ti for a 500 Mhz with no penalty; just the difference in price when I only claimed I …

I used to work at CompUSA. They can be hard asses about taking returns without restocking fees, regardless of the reason. If you want my advice, you should more or less bypass the …

Quote: Originally posted by mdc: i thought that powerbooks are supposed to have 10.3 installed? or at least 10.3 in the box so you can upgrade it? this has neither. a…

Quote: Originally posted by PowerMacMan: I used to work at CompUSA. They can be hard asses about taking returns without restocking fees, regardless of the reason. If you…

all done. i called compusa this morning and spoke to the manager, i explained the situation with it being bought 24 hours ago and the speaker, and he was totally cool. i told him…

Just so you know. If you had kept that computer you could have gotten Panther from Apple for $25 shipping and handling.

wow!! nice move!! when u dont wanna wait i would do that too

Well im down to 1 of those feet things. where can i get more, or any suggestions on what to replace them with?

Quote: Originally posted by Blizzake: Well im down to 1 of those feet things. where can i get more, or any suggestions on what to replace them with? you could sel…

HAHA Yeah...I just need one!!! I wonder if the Apple Store has them? They gave me a key when one of mine broke...why wouldn't they hand out some feet?

Actually someone does sell replacements ... I don't recall whom ... MacRescue? Price wasn't too bad .. but those black spongy things from some guy in Hawaii off eBay work well to…

Go to your local apple store, and they will replace them. Also, if you call apple on the phone (provided you have applcare) they will send you new ones. I've lost 2 off of my 12"…

or you could order from pbparts.com

Replace them ASAP. I waited too long like a idiot slacker and it resulted in a few scratches and scrapes on underbelly. Plus they are too deep to buff out

After installing 10.3.2 on my PowerBook the battery charge says it will last 2:40 with a full charge.....while with 10.3.1 I was getting like a little over 4 hours. Any one with t…

Quote: Originally posted by jorgem4: After installing 10.3.2 on my PowerBook the battery charge says it will last 2:40 with a full charge.....while with 10.3.1 I was get…

I have the same problem. How do you re-calibrate the battery?

Quote: Originally posted by MusicalTone: I have the same problem. How do you re-calibrate the battery? Fully charge the battery, then unplug the powerbook. Keep…

Quote: Originally posted by KraziKid: Also, a reason you may see lower estimated lives is because the algorithm is smarter now. In 10.3.1 it was less accurate. Hi,…

Quote: Originally posted by bkb: Hi, Could you give us some more details on this. Thanks. All I was told was that in 10.3.2 it is much more conservative in it's e…

I did re-callibrate the battery last night. Then when it finished cahrging I unplugged the charger and a low battery warning came up says that I was now using reserve battery and t…

I recharged mine too. Lasts 1.50 now. Either Panther sucks or my battery hasnt got a very long shelf life. New PB purchased in March 2003 - shouldn't deteriorate that quickly shoul…

Quote: Originally posted by MusicalTone: I recharged mine too. Lasts 1.50 now. Either Panther sucks or my battery hasnt got a very long shelf life. New PB purchased in M…

so, with my new powerbook, I wanted to buy some bluetooth headphones. I did search the forums, but all the threads were somewhat old. so, now I ask again, are there some good "Hi-F…