New powerbook battery

apple just updated the pwerbook's battery giving it a longer life. does ne one know if this battery is compatible with my powerbook (just purchased in last 6 months)?
I contacted the apple store and the man i spoke with said he has no idea because they do not have the new ones in stock yet.
ne help would be appreciated
thanx

Try newer tech as they have a battery that does +/- 53watts where the usual one does 46 watts +/- 11% improvement. ( OCM is likely the manufacturer ).
I think the memory runs at 1.8volts for the new ones and the old one's might be higher.
I suspect there is better power consumption on the new screens as this should be an option for replacing the older models and heck you gain a few extra resl.
Likely there is other power saving options on the new hardware as well.
If the battery works on older models it will be great as the opening for the battery's should be consistent over 1.25ghz and up as it saves money on manufc. costs and likely it would but you might not get 100% the battery life of the new models maybe 85% if you are lucky and the battery then fits.

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