[ale] [OT] Laptop Battery Worth It?

[Greg Clifton]

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.

Shop Newegg, Tiger Direct, gotapex.com and dealnews.com for the best deals,
but not necessarily in that order.
GC

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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?
> >
> > --
> > David Tomaschik, RHCE, LPIC-1
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> > david at systemoverlord.com
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