Laptop Batteries - where you order from?
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@Dashrender said:
And the near polar opposites continue.
Considering the price difference, I'm going non OEM this time.I do not care if it is business or personal. there is no reason to pay higher prices for OEM batteries in a device that is designed to be discarded in a few years. The odds of outlasting a second battery are low for most people.
Obviously there are some simple examples of people that are exceptions to this, but most users will never have the need for more than one replacement battery in the lifetime of their device.
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I never buy OEM either.
So the question is to the OEM folks ... why?
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@BRRABill Peace of mind.
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There is the implied guarantee that it will work without causing any problems to the system from a poor voltage setting
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@BRRABill said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@BRRABill Peace of mind.
From what?
From issues. Battery from OEM explodes and kills the device, OEM looks quite the fool if they don't fix things.
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I almost exclusively do OEM
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I roll my own from thin sheets of lithium. Hardest part is keeping it from reacting with the air but it's really just a straightforward process.
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@MattSpeller said:
I roll my own from thin sheets of lithium. Hardest part is keeping it from reacting with the air but it's really just a straightforward process.
Do you put little OEM stickers on them?
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Amazon or Batteries Plus. No need to buy an overpriced OEM battery for something that is out of warranty.
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I can't justify paying 50% of the laptop's value for a battery. After 3 years or so and OEM pricing it is almost certain that the battery is at least 50% the value of the laptop.
In cases of a Mac Book or really highend laptops this may not be true, but most Windows laptops that are $1000 or less depreciate down much more than 50% after 3 years.
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@BRRABill said:
@MattSpeller said:
I roll my own from thin sheets of lithium. Hardest part is keeping it from reacting with the air but it's really just a straightforward process.
Do you put little OEM stickers on them?
Origional Equipment by Matt
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@MattSpeller said:
@BRRABill said:
@MattSpeller said:
I roll my own from thin sheets of lithium. Hardest part is keeping it from reacting with the air but it's really just a straightforward process.
Do you put little OEM stickers on them?
Origional Equipment by Matt
"SpellerCell OEM batteries are not guaranteed to fit your equipment. See website for the full disclaimer."
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@RojoLoco said:
@MattSpeller said:
@BRRABill said:
@MattSpeller said:
I roll my own from thin sheets of lithium. Hardest part is keeping it from reacting with the air but it's really just a straightforward process.
Do you put little OEM stickers on them?
Origional Equipment by Matt
"SpellerCell OEM batteries are guaranteed to not fit your equipment. See website for the full disclaimer."
FTFY.
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@JaredBusch said:
@Dashrender said:
And the near polar opposites continue.
Considering the price difference, I'm going non OEM this time.I do not care if it is business or personal. there is no reason to pay higher prices for OEM batteries in a device that is designed to be discarded in a few years. The odds of outlasting a second battery are low for most people.
Obviously there are some simple examples of people that are exceptions to this, but most users will never have the need for more than one replacement battery in the lifetime of their device.
My devices will almost assuredly outlast a second battery. I hope to get 6 years out of these units, if not more like 8. The last ones lasted 6+.
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For laptops, I do OEM (Lenovo). For Samsung phones that have replaceable batteries, I do Anker.
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Tiger Direct. now PCM for business or something. or amazon
