Re: Re: Laptop battery replacement

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 >100% more than the original batteries ...

'bit hard to believe ... given that battery life is a selling point,
'would have expected standard ones to be near the maximum ... implying,
maybe, that (eg) overall life might not be so good ... ???

Chris



noel_pilot wrote:

>When I was out in the states in november I picked up a mac magazine,
>there were a few adverts in there for generic batteries that quoted up
>to 100% more than the original batteries! Based on how good my
>original battery was that would give me nearly 12 hours of battery :)
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>they were very cheap too, around $60 iirc.  Worth a google, i forget
>the name but they did ship to the Uk, reviews i found were very
>praising. must be worth a shot compared to apples horrendous prices.
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>mine seemed to drop down gradually then almost overnight it seemed to
>lose an hour or so off batt life :(  i did the only possible
>thing.....swapped it for my mums that never leaves her desk! hehe back
>up to six hours :)
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>when stuff like that goes tho i usually treat it as more than enough
>of an excuse for me to upgrade and buy a new laptop ;)
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>Noel
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>--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Chris Hunter <cjhunter@...> wrote:
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>>The battery for 'wife's Powerbook G4 likewise ... local Applecentre
>>wasn't very helpful, and although they said they could order one,
they
>>did imply that most people buy generic ... must say, though, that
when
>>we bought generic for our old mobile phone's they were cheap but
were
>>dead in no-time ... I'm inclined to live with the short life of the
>>battery (new, it would run five ours, all the way to Chicago, with
a
>>break for eats, now it runs for fifteen-minutes but still several
days
>>on stand-by), 'though 'wife wants a new one, at maybe 140GBP for
the
>>Apple version ...
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>>Chris
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>>steamer2uk wrote:
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>>>Hi, everyone, may I please 'pick your brains'?
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>>>After 3 years of intensive use, my daughter's laptop battery is
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>showing
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>>>its age and needs replacing.
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>>>However, the 'official' Sony replacement battery (ref:
PCGA-BP2V) is
>>>about GBP 150!
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>>>There are a number of 'generic' batteries we have found by
Googling,
>>>but we are a bit unsure of their reliability and suitability.
>>>
>>>So, please, does anyone out there have any recommendations for
a
>>>reputable brand/make/supplier of a laptop battery that would be
a
>>>suitable, safe and good value alternative?
>>>
>>>Many thanks in advance
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>
>>>Chris P
>>>
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