If your Mac needs more power, just give it what it wants

Jan 8, 2007 08:45 GMT  ·  By

The laptops are getting closer and closer to the desktop computers in terms of performance, but they are still behind if we were to talk about autonomy. Some of the last generation laptops have really good batteries that can last more than most users are able to work without sleep, but what if you have an older laptop? After all, I don't think that is a smart move, namely changing your laptop each time a new model that has a better battery appears, especially when you don't need the extra processing power, features and storage space offered by an upgrade. Don't worry, today I found a solution for this problem, and I think that you need to hear about it!

FastMac, a company that has been creating and selling upgrade products for a variety of Macintosh computers since 1998, are the producers of Lithium-Polymer cells replacement batteries for your portable Macs that I will tell you about next. According to the company, these batteries offer up to 68 percent more capacity than the original ones that came with your Apple laptop and feature an integrated safety circuit.

The best part about these products, apart from its extended lifetime, is that you get a 30-day money back guarantee and a TruePower Recycling Program that enables you to send in your old battery to be replaced at no charge! The warranty for these batteries is a full year, compared to only 90 days for Apple's ones.

The replacement batteries from FastMac cost 99.95$, while Apple's ones sell for 129$, and they are available for iBook G3 Clamshell, iBook G3 and G4, PowerBook G3 and G4, as well as the MacBook Pro.