Re: [Dorset] laptop battery suppliers
Thanks to all who replied to my question. I eventually ordered a battery from my local shop* which was cheaper than any I'd found on the net and after a few days (in which I have religiously alternated full charge and discharge) seems fine. For all I can see it's just like the ones I was dubious about but it's good to have someone else take the small risk /and/ ask less money ! *Cohort Computers, Dorchester, prop. Trenton Oliver -- John Palmer Preston near Weymouth, Dorset, England e-mail: jo...@bcs.org.uk (plain text preferred) website: http://www.palmyra.me.uk/ -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-12-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
[Dorset] laptop battery suppliers
There are several companies offering to sell laptop batteries on the net but most are shy about stating their postal address which makes me hesitant to deal with them. Can people name some sellers that they think are reliable, or alternatively some they've had trouble with ? Many thanks, John -- John Palmer Preston near Weymouth, Dorset, England e-mail: jo...@bcs.org.uk (plain text preferred) website: http://www.palmyra.me.uk/ -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-11-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] laptop battery suppliers
On 23/10/11 13:29, John Palmer wrote: There are several companies offering to sell laptop batteries on the net but most are shy about stating their postal address which makes me hesitant to deal with them. Can people name some sellers that they think are reliable, or alternatively some they've had trouble with ? Many thanks, John I bought one from a .co.uk outfit only to find that the battery was despatched from China. That said it was delivered reasonably promptly and hasn't burst into flames yet, so no complaints at the time of writing! I am also certain that it would have been half the price of the genuine article, had I been able to find said genuine article... Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-11-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] laptop battery suppliers
On 10/23/2011 01:29 PM, John Palmer wrote: There are several companies offering to sell laptop batteries on the net but most are shy about stating their postal address which makes me hesitant to deal with them. Can people name some sellers that they think are reliable, or alternatively some they've had trouble with ? Many thanks, John Here's a statistically insignificant sample. I bought a generic battery for a Dell Inspiron 6000 from www.laptopbatteryshop.co.uk recently -- it failed after a week, but they refunded my money (minus the cost of return postage). So instead I bought an even cheaper New Trent brand one from Amazon, and it's been fine (at least the client hasn't complained). cheers Chris -- Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-11-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] laptop battery suppliers
On Sun, 2011-10-23 at 13:29 +0100, John Palmer wrote: There are several companies offering to sell laptop batteries on the net but most are shy about stating their postal address which makes me hesitant to deal with them. Can people name some sellers that they think are reliable, or alternatively some they've had trouble with ? Many thanks, John My son bought a repalcement Thinkpad battery, and it looks like it is a genuine replacement - I can't see any major differences from the original, just one label in a different place. I don't know where he got it, likely a shop in Guildford. But, the new one like the old one, says it has only 33-34% capacity. This is not a battery thing I think, but BIOS or thinkpad low level firmware keeping a setting despite all efforts to reset and remeasure. It was originally XP, but is now Ubuntu. Peter M. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-11-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
