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[spinario]

bought a macbook in early may ('06). works beautifully. (this isn't an X v. XP thread)

no problems.

but last week i'm working on it and it shuts down. no warning. nothing. just black screen. i try to boot up. nothing. third attempt. powers up.

that was weird.

no problems 'till yesterday. shut down three times. i start googling. i can't be the only one with this problem.

so i found this
http://theubergeeks.net/2006/07/07/macbook-shuts-down-after-1047-update/

and then i read this! Macbook Battery Recall.
https://support.apple.com/macbookpro15/batteryexchange/index.html

[SuperFly]

So I was going to get myself one of the new ones (first dive into mac) and I heard about this a few weeks ago so I chickened out and bought an ibook for 230 bucks on ebay. It runs great. It's nice.

[rocklee]

Check for symptons :

- does it get hot and overheat? could be the m/b protecting itself
- does it work with the power connected?

Last resort would be to take it back to the shop and ask for a replacement (not a refurbish). The battery issue is but one of many problems with the latest macbooks.

[OiGirl]

You know that power supply problem with the old iBooks (mine was second-gerneration,) where the yo-yo-style power supply would break off near the computer? I replaced mine twice, replaced my battery twice as a concurrent result. Having that SAME problem with my new one (December 05.)

NOT happy!

[spinario]

definitely the battery...

the macbook only works on external power...as soon as i disconnect, even with battery fully charged, macbook shuts down

f'n battery

[Zulu]

[OiGirl]