Mont
join:2006-05-02 | Laptop battery getting old , looking for a new.
Im looking for a new battery but i see that on ebay there the sony one and other no name one are either the same or the sony one better ?
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PeteC2
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| Although you may find a decent enough 3d party battery, the odds are against it. I like saving money as much as anyone, but many/most 3d party battereis are at best inferior, and all too often do not work well at all in a given notebook. There is more to a battery than the cells and mah ratings...you'll pay a bit more for an oem battery, but you almost never will go wrong with that decision. A "killer" deal, $79 battery becomes a "killer-bad" deal if it is short-lived, or even worse yet, damages your computer!
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toplevelpot
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This may help. I never used them but, if you do tell us how it went
»www.batteryrefill.com/ |
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Mont
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thanks. |
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Fluker
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For the technologically intrepid, there is the option of using the original battery case and charging circuit with some new cells..
»www.linuxjournal.com/content/reb···-battery
Depending on your job situation, it might be a better use of your time to just buy an OEM pack and forget that tutorial, but for the tinkerer looking for experience.....
It kind of reminds me of a techie that makes >$30/hr making their own patch cords instead of buying them for a buck online but at least it keeps you sharp. |
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said by toplevelpot  :This may help. I never used them but, if you do tell us how it went » www.batteryrefill.com/ I dunno...there is more to a battery than just the cells, there is circuitry that may last longer, but is still prone to wear/shorting over time. $110 for a new oem battery or about $80 for a refill? Over a 3 year or so lifespan (I seldom have batteries crap out in 2 years), that just is not enough price difference to get me to switch. Now, if it was half the price of a new battery...
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toplevelpot
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| from what i remember, you can buy the rebuild and if it doesn't work like you want, you can return it for full value towards a new battery. I was thinking of trying it one time but the $$$$ was always going sumwhere else.
Still tho, any1 uses them, plz report back. I got a new lappy that I know will need a new one in a year and a half or so.
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