[ale] [OT] Laptop Battery Worth It?

[Rich Faulkner]

+1 on this.  

My Acer is at least 5-years old and still clocking along just fine (save
the battery).  I'll milk it for all it's worth and them some.  But
that's just me.
  


On Mon, 2011-07-11 at 14:13 -0400, The Don Lachlan wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 01:31:19PM -0400, Greg Clifton wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> So $400-800 every three years? Not for me. I've lived quite happily running
> on older machines. I'm typing this now on a PIII/650. Archaic? Absurd? It
> fits the need (though it isn't my main system).
> 
> If the laptop works for his needs and $150 buys another year, even your
> numbers support replacing the battery.
> 
> I'm hesitant to buy generic/off-brand components and unless I found strong
> reviews of the 3rd party battery, I'd personally go with the branded
> battery. It's more expensive but far less so than replacing the entire
> laptop.
> 
> -L
> 
> > 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
> > > > System Administrator/Open Source Advocate
> > > > OpenPGP: 0x5DEA789B
> > > > http://systemoverlord.com
> > > > david at systemoverlord.com
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