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The Powerbook, which is running off of my new power plug/socket, will consistently come on for about two or three minutes after I reset the PMU. So, all is not lost! During that time, it works perfectly. I'm thinking it might need a new PMU battery. It is, after all, seven years old. I can probably check that pretty easily, as that part sits directly under the keyboard. Also, the only battery I can find is deader than dead, so the system doesn't have that to fall back on at the moment.

On worldmegan's recommendation, I got a Mophie Juice Pack Air to go with my new iPhone 3Gs on Ebay for $50 delivered, $30 less than retail. It's both a hardshell case and a spare battery, effectively doubling my battery life. It also pulls power from the shell first, saving wear on your hard-to-replace iPhone battery.

What's far *more* exciting, however, is winning the bid on a MacBook Pro to replace my aging G4 Powerbook. This refurb from Apple is what I wanted. By buying it used on Ebay, I'm saving over $700, even after the memory and HD upgrades I'll need. My final system will be identical to the Apple refurb, except the processor will be about 15% slower at 2.4 Ghz.

I think I'd rather have the $700, thanks.

My final config will be: Macbook Pro, Intel Core-2 Duo 2.4 Ghz, 500 MB HD, 4 GB of main memory

It also comes with over a year of Applecare, which really helps alleviate the fear of getting a used product on Ebay. If something on it is unexpectedly broken, Apple fixes it, no questions asked.

I've been running out of space on my Powerbook for months, so I finally broke down and replaced the 80GB Hitachi with a new 250 GB Western Digital. It took about four hours to copy over the system using an intermediary firewire drive. I can now restore a huge section of my iPhoto library I was forced to move elsewhere due to space constraints. The new drive sounds slightly different, but I'm sure I'll get used to it.