What is the battery life of the PowerBook G4 models?: EveryMac.com

PowerBook G4 Q&A - Published February 19, 2007

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What is the battery life of the PowerBook G4 models?

The estimated battery life -- as promoted by Apple -- for each PowerBook G4 model is provided on the specs page for each system of interest. However, for your convenience, this information also is provided in this handy chart below:

PowerBook G4	Battery Type	Battery Life
400 (Original - Ti)	50 W/Hr LiIon	5 Hours
500 (Original - Ti)	50 W/Hr LiIon	5 Hours
550 (Gigabit - Ti)	50 W/Hr LiIon	5 Hours
667 (Gigabit - Ti)	50 W/Hr LiIon	5 Hours
667 (DVI - Ti)	55.3 W/Hr LiIon	5 Hours
800 (DVI - Ti)	55.3 W/Hr LiIon	5 Hours
867 (Ti)	61 W/Hr LiIon	5 Hours
1.0 (Ti)	61 W/Hr LiIon	5 Hours
867 12" (Al)	47 W/Hr LiIon	5 Hours
1.0 17" (Al)	55 W/Hr LiIon	4.5 Hours
1.0 12" (DVI - Al)	47 W/Hr LiIon	5 Hours
1.0 15" (FW800 - Al)	46 W/Hr LiIon	4.5 Hours
1.25 15" (FW800 - Al)	46 W/Hr LiIon	4.5 Hours
1.33 17" (Al)	58 W/Hr LiIon	4.5 Hours
1.33 12" (Al)	50 W/Hr LiIon	5 Hours
1.33 15" (Al)	50 W/Hr LiIon	4.5 Hours
1.5 15" (Al)	50 W/Hr LiIon	4.5 Hours
1.5 17" (Al)	58 W/Hr LiIon	4.5 Hours
1.5 12" (Al)	50 W/Hr LiIon	5 Hours
1.5 15" (SMS/BT2 - Al)	50 W/Hr LiIon	4.5 Hours
1.67 15" (Al)	50 W/Hr LiIon	4.5 Hours
1.67 17" (Al)	58 W/Hr LiIon	4.5 Hours
1.67 15" (DLSD/HR - Al)	50 W/Hr LiIon	5.5 Hours
1.67 17" (DLSD/HR - Al)	58 W/Hr LiIon	5.5 Hours

If your PowerBook G4 is no longer holding a charge like it did when it was new, a replacement battery would be a wise purchase. Site sponsor Other World Computing sells a variety of batteries for the PowerBook G4 and other Apple notebooks.

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