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From: pete on 17 May 2010 02:46 On Sun, 16 May 2010 16:16:09 -0700, Jeff Strickland wrote: > Idon't know where to buy, but it occurs to me that this is the sort of thing > that eBay should have, and it would be a safe thing to buy from there. Yes, there are lots of suppliers of laptop bateries on eBay. Some are even in the UK! I'd love to believe that all their wares were new, full spec. manufacturer's quality product and actually had the mA*Hr capacity they claim. And that they would last for as many recharge cycles as the "proper" ones at twice the price. But, having bought compatible batteries for cameras and phones from these sorts (not the specific ones mentioned here) of suppliers, which went flat in a fraction (a small fraction) of the time that the one which came with the device lasted, AND held less and less charge, for less and less time in the ensuing months. I can't help but think there are too many crooks, fakes and bogus claims out there.
From: Jon Green on 17 May 2010 04:41 On 17/05/2010 07:46, pete wrote: > Yes, there are lots of suppliers of laptop bateries on eBay. Some are even in the > UK! I'd love to believe that all their wares were new, full spec. manufacturer's > quality product and actually had the mA*Hr capacity they claim. And that they would > last for as many recharge cycles as the "proper" ones at twice the price. It's worth checking the capacities of both the manufacturer's own part and the third party replacement. I was looking at one for my laptop: 4400mAH as quoted. When I checked the original part, that was 5800mAH. No sale... Jon -- SPAM BLOCK IN USE! To reply in email, replace 'deadspam' with 'green-lines'. Blog: http://bit.ly/45cLHw Pix: http://bit.ly/d8V2NJ Website: http://www.green-lines.com/
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 17 May 2010 05:28 In article <jcvJ8PUyxN8LFAyq(a)perry.co.uk>, Roland Perry <roland(a)perry.co.uk> wrote: > In message <hspuck$9tv$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, at 16:16:09 on > Sun, 16 May 2010, Jeff Strickland <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> remarked: > >Idon't know where to buy, but it occurs to me that this is the sort of > >thing that eBay should have, and it would be a safe thing to buy from > >there. > You still have to be careful - many are apparently shipped from China, > and while maybe not outright counterfeights can use low-quality cells. > I've also had batteries without the right "chip" in them, and therefore > unrecognised by the laptop. That's why it's worth buying off Ebay and paying by PayPal. You'll get an easy refund if you have problems. But not some months down the line. -- *I love cats...they taste just like chicken. Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 17 May 2010 05:31 In article <slrnhv1pih.k5v.no-one(a)corv.local>, pete <no-one(a)unknown.com> wrote: > On Sun, 16 May 2010 16:16:09 -0700, Jeff Strickland wrote: > > Idon't know where to buy, but it occurs to me that this is the sort of > > thing that eBay should have, and it would be a safe thing to buy from > > there. > Yes, there are lots of suppliers of laptop bateries on eBay. Some are > even in the UK! I'd love to believe that all their wares were new, full > spec. manufacturer's quality product and actually had the mA*Hr capacity > they claim. And that they would last for as many recharge cycles as the > "proper" ones at twice the price. > But, having bought compatible batteries for cameras and phones from > these sorts (not the specific ones mentioned here) of suppliers, which > went flat in a fraction (a small fraction) of the time that the one > which came with the device lasted, AND held less and less charge, for > less and less time in the ensuing months. I can't help but think there > are too many crooks, fakes and bogus claims out there. If you bought off Ebay and paid by PayPal you'd easily get your money back. Assuming such easy to determine faults from the off. Ebay is heavily biased in favour of the buyer. -- *Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie* Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 17 May 2010 05:33
In article <NcydnczlOfPtnGzWnZ2dnUVZ8sqdnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk>, Jon Green <jonsg(a)deadspam.com> wrote: > On 17/05/2010 07:46, pete wrote: > > Yes, there are lots of suppliers of laptop bateries on eBay. Some are > > even in the UK! I'd love to believe that all their wares were new, > > full spec. manufacturer's quality product and actually had the mA*Hr > > capacity they claim. And that they would last for as many recharge > > cycles as the "proper" ones at twice the price. > It's worth checking the capacities of both the manufacturer's own part > and the third party replacement. I was looking at one for my laptop: > 4400mAH as quoted. When I checked the original part, that was 5800mAH. > No sale... Surely that depends on the price? Two 4400mAH batteries for the cost of one 5800mAH for example could be worth having if everything else is equal. -- *Warning: Dates in Calendar are closer than they appear. Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |