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Reliable Laptop Battery & Supplier
placefell
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in Techie Stuff
I've searched the web and just ordered a Dell Studio 1749 battery for £60 inc P&P from the battery company which is half the price of one from Dell.
I could have bought one for £25 but it would seem you get what you pay for, so be warned.
Recommend you read the article ''Cheap Laptop Batteries: Good Deal or Risky?'' found at pc world
There are a lot of dodgy companies/websites out there claiming to be UK based and looking very legitimate at face value - try ringing their telephone numbers and if you can't get through don't use them - other recommended advice is to put their name into Google and see if any reviews come up.
Also try searching them on a website like trustpilot
Hope this helps
PS: You'll have to Google my recommendations as I'm a new forum user and cannot post full links to prevent spammers.
I could have bought one for £25 but it would seem you get what you pay for, so be warned.
Recommend you read the article ''Cheap Laptop Batteries: Good Deal or Risky?'' found at pc world
There are a lot of dodgy companies/websites out there claiming to be UK based and looking very legitimate at face value - try ringing their telephone numbers and if you can't get through don't use them - other recommended advice is to put their name into Google and see if any reviews come up.
Also try searching them on a website like trustpilot
Hope this helps
PS: You'll have to Google my recommendations as I'm a new forum user and cannot post full links to prevent spammers.
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go to amazon put in battery[ in search]
top-battery.co.uk supplied mine for laptop ,delivery from china [hong kong]
takes about 2 weeks ,£3 odds for delivery ,no problems,first class service and batteries [original?] owner likes to know if any problems [email] will answer any email.[/email]0 -
There's a bit of a safety issue with lappy batts, for example they are supposed to have over-current and over-temperature fuses built inside them in a control board. But there is no surefire way of guaranteeing the provenance of cheap ones.
http://rntmns.com/2010/10/inside-a-laptops-battery-pack/0
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