Macbook is going crazy!

The battery life is terrible! I have 2 batteries that don't hold much of a charge at all. They each last about an hour just while browsing the web. No flash content either.
My power adapters haven't been working right in a long time, so I called AppleCare. They were really nice, and knew what was going on and offered to help me out. The agent suspected the worst, as I did, and said that there was obviously something wrong with the computer, as I have 2 screwed up batteries and 3 screwed up chargers. The chargers don't charge it right. The LED indicator does whatever it wants and the agent said it was because there were problems with the part of the logic board that controlled charging or something like that. The LED is green when it's charging sometimes, and is orange when it's charged. Or OFF all together when it's charged. They also get dangerously hot, to the point where I can't even pick them up without them burning my hands. I've tried it in multiple outlets, etc. Even in a different state halfway across the country! So again, I took it into the store. They said they again couldn't help me, that I damaged the power adapters myself! That's crazy! They said they couldn't replicate the issue, but strangely enough when I found a power outlet in the store and tried it, it messed up AGAIN!
I've been in touch with Corporate Customer Relations, and they want me to take it back to the store, but there comes a point when you just say NO. I have to drive across town to go there, and I don't have time to screw with those idiots up there anymore. He (Ryan) also suggested an authorized service provider, but they can't help me either. So now, I'm stuck. I don't know what to do now.
Now, the keyboard randomly types things and the trackpad goes crazy. I installed more RAM a while back (so I'm up to 4GB), and it runs as slow as my first 512MB system. It constantly uses 3GB just sitting in the Finder with nothing open. External devices don't work right, or refuse to mount. And my airport card randomly disconnects me from my network.
I am so gentle on these computers, because I bust my tail to afford nice things like Apple Products. I have NO reason to purposely damage products, and that's absolutely crazy to say that I do. I spend a lot of money with these people, and so do countless friends and family members. I thought customer service was a priority, but apparently it's not.
I need help!
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I've been in touch with Corporate Customer Relations, and they want me to take it back to the store, but there comes a point when you just say NO.
How do you expect to get anything fixed if you don't want to cooperate with Apple? No one in these forums can magically fix it.
Call Apple back and have them send you a box to ship it in for service. I live 90 miles from an Apple Store, so I sent mine in. Apple pays all shipping, so there is no charge to you. I had the computer back in three days also.
If Apple can't get it fixed after three repair attempts, the usually replace the unit. They did for me. You just need to be patient and follow protocol. It's that simple.
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