Dead and dying batteries

How long do the MacBook batteries last before they're landfill?
I ask this because I currently have a Compaq whose battery failed within 7 months (my niece has the same problem - same laptop) and the new one has been in place for 2 months and is now down to 97% capacity.
Do Apple batteries have the same kinds of issues?

Battery longevity relies on quite a number of factors. This is an excellent site to get more information on how to take care of your battery for longest performance:
http://batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm
http://batteryuniversity.com/partone-12.htm

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Solution for dead and dying Bretford carts

I teach 7th grade social studies at a middle school in SC with 360 iTouches and more than 100 iPads. We use what I believe is the first generation Bretford cart to charge and sync groups of 40 (20 per drawer). At the beginning of the year one of our carts simply had no power to either drawer. I have followed the trouble shooting tips of plugging and unplugging power supply cables. I even replaced the main power supply cable with a cart that was functioning. The only "electrical" components appear to be where the USB cables gather inside the drawer and a junction box that splits the power for the two drawers.
I am looking for suggestions for repair or replacement.
The warranty is out on the cart and Bretford's suggestion is to ship it back to them. That does not make a lot of sense. Currently, I am using four brand new 12-port usb hubs to charge and sync our dead cart. But these have already started having issues. I am getting error messages that sycning and charging are not supported on the device.
Does anyone have any suggestions for either repairing the Bretford cart or a proven, reliable replacement?

I cannot find the solution to this Bretford cart in the forum; can someone direct me to the answer? I have a similar problem but it specifically is related not to the power to the cart but to the USB cable going to the lower drawer which apparently was torn by a user (it has only one end with the USB connection; the other is torn wire). I need to replace it but don't know if this is possible. Does anyone know? There is no obvious way to take the cart apart to even get to the metal "box" in the drawer where the other end of the USB cable would go. Any suggestions?

Hi guys well huge issue my Ipod 4th generation shuffle died and I tried to chrge it I plugged it into the USB port and the red light came on and after 5 seconds turned off the whole Ipod is dead and I've tried in wall chargers as well that doesn't charge

Hi guys well huge issue my Ipod 4th generation shuffle died and I tried to chrge it I plugged it into the USB port and the red light came on and after 5seconds turned off the whole Ipod is dead and I've tried in wall chargers as well that doesn't charge what should I do is there a solution or should I claim my warrenty and have it fixed??

Also my Itunes and computer won'r reconize it

What should i do if my ipod turned off and the batterie isn't dead and my computer wont respond when i plug my ipod in

what should i do if my ipod turned off and the batterie isn't dead and my computer wont respond when i plug my ipod in

hey there...i have the same issue i turned off my ipod and not i cannot start the unit again. I bought this in Dec and know for sure my batterie is good....please help......

My iPhone is dead, and won't charge or turn on!

So my iPhone has been on low battery for a day or so now, but i havent charged it. So it was still on and charging, so i left it over night to charge when i woke up, it said it was fully charged, but when i unplugged it, it instantly went to 10% battery and said it needed to be charged. Then it just wouldnt charge anymore and died. Now it gives me the black screen with the battery to plug in. When i plug it in, it shows it charging but it doesn't actually charge. it has been charging for a least an hour with no status change. I can't contact apple without my serial number which i can only access with the phone on. I tried resetting it, as apple told me could help, but even then it wouldnt even bring me to the option to reset it. Still just sitting at the battery screen. Anyone know how to fix this? I really would appreciate any help! Thanks!
-Chris
I am using iOS 6.0.1
Because my phone is dead, i can't update it. iTunes doesn't even pick up my iPhone's presence either when plugged into the computer. I have also used seeveral other chargers, so it is specifically pertaining to my phone.

You sound like you have tried everything possible ,the only thing left is to go to a apple store

My iPod is dead and won't charge or connect to the computer. How can I fix this?

My iPod is dead and won't charge or connect to the computer. How can I fix this? Before it died, it said I had a full battery whenever I charged it, but as soon as it came off of the charger, the battery level was always under ten per cent.

Sounds like the battery needs to be replaced.
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My laptop got unplugged and died when importing video..

my battery is kind of dead and won't hold a charge, and when importing video from a canon hdv hv20, my macbook pro got unplugged and died. now i have some phantom space missing on my hard drive..where can i find it?how do i delete it?please any help.

In the Movies/iMovie Events folder, you may find a folder with the Event Name that you were importing into. You can move this folder to the trash and start over. You may need to empty the trash.
If you had other video in this same Event Name, be really careful or you may lose it, too.
You should be able to reimport the video from your Canon.

My iMac made a bang and died today

When I was sitting in from of my 5 month old iMac today there was suddenly a small crack or bang and the computer went dead. As the house circuit breaker also tripped I reset then and went to restart the iMac but it was dead. The short or component breakdown in the iMac clearly was sufficient to trip the RCB in the home. I cantacted apple as its under warranty and I have apple care protection but all I was offered was an appointment to take the unit back my local apple store!!

terryfromgloucester wrote:
Why did it go bang and I expected apple care to do a good deal more
It went bang because something failed, you won't know what until you take it in for service. Just as you would if your car went bang and died, you'd have take it in for service. It's covered by a 1 year warranty which has been extened to 3 years with AppleCare. If you have Software issues AppleCare is pretty good about helping you over the phone. If you have a hardware issue, they can't fix hardware over the phone no more than if you called Ford when a belt broke.

Wenn ich den IPod am Autoradio anschliesse, geht dies mit dem USB-Stecker nicht, dann lädt nur die Batterie. Muss ich wirklich mit einem zusätzlichen Kabel über den AUX-Kanal gehen?. Qualität ist dann nicht mehr die gleiche.

Wenn ich den IPod Nano am Autoradio anschliesse, geht dies mit dem USB-Stecker nicht, dann lädt nur die Batterie. Muss ich wirklich mit einem zusätzlichen Kabel über den AUX-Kanal gehen?. Qualität ist dann nicht mehr die gleiche.

What brand car stereo do you have? Which generation nano? They may not be compatible if one or the other is an older model. Or you might need a new cable. No, quality (and compatibility) are not what they used to be.

Hi there, I just bought an iMac 2011. Just a quick question. Are those keyboard and mouse batteries that comes with the package are rechargeable?

Hi there, I just bought an iMac 2011. Just a quick question. Are those keyboard and mouse batteries that comes with the package are rechargeable? Thanks!

Mine was bought last year and they were not; it they don't say "rechargeable". they're not. I started to use rechargeable as soon as the original batteries died.

Anyone else's iPhone 4S just up and die barely 3 months aftyer purchase???

Anyone else's iPhone 4S just up and die barely 3 months after purchase?

Thanks, Justin. It's a bit after midnight here and I'm kinda dead in the water with the ****** phone. They are supposed to call me later in the morning and I plan on going to the local Apple Store once they open, but meanwhile, I really think, given the prices on these things, that 24-hour live support SHOULD be a given. It was like, poof... one minute it was fine. I stuck it my jacket pocket, walked the dog, pulled it out of my pocket to put it on the car charger, which usually turns it on, and nothing... very, very frustrating, especially since my entire contact list is on it. I'll check my iTunes and see if my contacts are there... that will at least make me feel a bit better until I get hold of a live body. And yes, it is very definitely still under warranty. You'd think after all this time they'd figure out how to make them right the first time.

IPhone 4 is dead and won't turn on

Can anyone help? iPhone 4 is dead and won't turn on. It was fully charged when it died.

Hi
I have pretty much the same problem. iphone 4, just over a year old ( so no longer under my service providers guarantee apparently !) Was using facebook with full battery and it just went black. I've tried hard-reseting holding the buttons for a full two minutes: nothing. Tried to connect to itunes: not recognised. It has crashed several times recently using facebook but always gone to homepages.
Can anyone out there help us ?

My iPhone is dead and when I try to find it with Find My iPhone, it says it is offline. How can I track and find my lost phone?

I lost my iPhone and cannot find a way to track it. My phone is dead and I used Find My iPhone later than 24 hours after I lost it so it will not tell me if it is located in my house or not. Is there any way to track my iPhone or make it okay a noise if it is dead and offline?

If the iPhone doesn't appear in Find My iPhone, then unless your carrier has their own tracking service there is no way to locate it. And if it's turned off, there's no way to cause it to make any sort of noise.
Regards.

HT3728 No status light at all on Airport/Time capsule. I can plug internet cable directly into bac of my MAC and have internet access no problem. Is my Airport dead and need to be replaced??

I have NO status light on my Airport/Time Machine, I unplugged the internet connection from back of Airport and plugged directly into my MAC and am able to get to the internet just fine.
The Airport is almost 6 years old
Is my Airport dead and just need to get a new one??

Is my Airport dead and just need to get a new one??
Unfortunately, yes. On the upside, your Time Capsule lasted about twice as long as normal.

I saved photos from my Macbook Pro onto my Iphone (using itunes, 4 years ago). My macbook is now dead and I need to get the photos I saved off of my iphone 3GS transferred to a pc. Any help... From my PC I can only access "internal storage"

I saved photos from my Macbook Pro onto my Iphone (using itunes, 4 years ago). My macbook is now dead and I need to get the photos I saved off of my iphone 3GS transferred to a pc. Any help... From my PC I can only access "internal storage"

The iphone is not a storage/backup device. The picture sycn is one way - computer to iphone. The photos are also reduced in size when synced to iphone so they are not of the original quality
It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup of your computer.
Have you failed to do this?
If so, not good at all, you can e-mail the pics to yourself - keep in mind they will never be of the original quality

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