IBook battery out of recall

My iBook is out of the recall area, however the battery is not working to what I call the performance band. It is only lasting about 45min-1.5 hours at most. It is getting very agrivating, because i'm in university, and I am usually in the middle of notes or an important subject where i need my laptop, when the battery decided to run out!!! I was wondering if there was a way to get a new battery somehow without paying. It has done this from the start, but I never payed any attention to it until this performance recall.
Please help.

Hi,
Welcome to the Discussions.
The average life of lithium ion batterirs is 2 years. You can attempt to get some more life out of it by reset the PMU.
# If the computer is on, turn it off.
# Reset the power manager by simultaneously pressing and then releasing Shift-Control-Option-Power on the keyboard. Do not press the fn (Function) key while using this combination of keystrokes.
# Wait 5 seconds.
# Press the Power button to restart the iBook computer.
And calibrating your computer's battery.
I doubt Apple will give you a new battery as they're not covered by the warranty. They're a consumable item.
John

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