NewerTech makes high-cap batt’s for 14-inch iBooks

Other World Computing and Newer Technology Inc. on Tuesday announced the available of NuPower replacement batteries for iBook G3 and iBook G4 14-inch models. The higher-capacity batteries are rated at 59 watt hours and 71 watt hours, 12 percent and 29 percent more respectively than Apple’s stock battery. The 59 watt hour battery costs US$119.99; the 71 watt hour battery costs $139.99. Newer builds the batteries in the U.S. using Japanese and Canadian-made lithium-ion cells.