[ale] [OT] Laptop Battery Worth It?

[Jim Kinney]

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.
On Jul 11, 2011 11:25 AM, "David Tomaschik" <david at systemoverlord.com>
wrote:
> I have a 4 year old System 76 laptop (Core 2 Duo, 15.4" screen, etc.).
> The battery life on the original battery is now < 45 minutes, which
> makes it fairly useless away from an outlet. I'm going to be
> returning to school for a M.S. this fall, and would like something
> that works in class.
>
> A new battery would be ~$150 shipped from System 76. 3rd party
> suppliers from eBay can be had for about $75. The laptop is in mostly
> good condition, though the screen occasionally flickers, but closing
> and reopening the screen has fixed it thus far. (I've tried reseating
> the video ribbon cable, but the problem persists.)
>
> Does it seem reasonable to spend $75-$150 on this laptop, or is it
> throwing money away? Does anyone have experience with 3rd party
> battery suppliers on eBay they'd like to share?
>
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