I am TOTALLY in Kinney's (spelled it right this time ;-) camp on this issue. Esp. if you are having display issues (could be your CCFT tubes failing or more likely the inverter). If you spend $ on a battery and then the display goes and you spend $ on that and then the motherboard goes and you can't get parts. My mantra "Better, Faster, Cheaper each Iteration" especially applies to notebooks/laptops. You can get some really decent machines for $400$800 now. <div>
<br></div><div>Shop Newegg, Tiger Direct, <a href="http://gotapex.com">gotapex.com</a> and <a href="http://dealnews.com">dealnews.com</a> for the best deals, but not necessarily in that order.</div><div>GC<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Jim Kinney <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<p>With few exceptions, laptops are not engineered for use beyond about 3 years. A student will use/depend on that laptop so I would get a new laptop and not replace the battery.</p><div><div></div><div class="h5">
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 11, 2011 11:25 AM, "David Tomaschik" <<a href="mailto:david@systemoverlord.com" target="_blank">david@systemoverlord.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> I have a 4 year old System 76 laptop (Core 2 Duo, 15.4" screen, etc.).<br>
> The battery life on the original battery is now < 45 minutes, which<br>> makes it fairly useless away from an outlet. I'm going to be<br>> returning to school for a M.S. this fall, and would like something<br>
> that works in class.<br>> <br>> A new battery would be ~$150 shipped from System 76. 3rd party<br>> suppliers from eBay can be had for about $75. The laptop is in mostly<br>> good condition, though the screen occasionally flickers, but closing<br>
> and reopening the screen has fixed it thus far. (I've tried reseating<br>> the video ribbon cable, but the problem persists.)<br>> <br>> Does it seem reasonable to spend $75-$150 on this laptop, or is it<br>
> throwing money away? Does anyone have experience with 3rd party<br>> battery suppliers on eBay they'd like to share?<br>> <br>> -- <br>> David Tomaschik, RHCE, LPIC-1<br>> System Administrator/Open Source Advocate<br>
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