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Looking for a battery for my laptop, but seems hard to find. What do I do?

Hi guys, basically my laptop battery needs replacing, but I'm having a hard time finding places online where I can order another one. There are a few links which look promising at first glance, but then have aren't the model no I'm looking for.

I have a samsung NP-RV511 laptop. I bought it about 4/5 years ago but now the battery notification is saying it needs replacing. Would my next best option be to go to a computer shop and see if they can order one in? I just don't want to get ripped off.
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  • wiogs
    wiogs Posts: 2,744 Forumite
    kingslayer wrote: »
    Hi guys, basically my laptop battery needs replacing, but I'm having a hard time finding places online where I can order another one. There are a few links which look promising at first glance, but then have aren't the model no I'm looking for.

    I have a samsung NP-RV511 laptop. I bought it about 4/5 years ago but now the battery notification is saying it needs replacing. Would my next best option be to go to a computer shop and see if they can order one in? I just don't want to get ripped off.

    A hard time finding them?

    Amazon have them as do ebay and several other sites. From less than £13 to about £30
  • kingslayer
    kingslayer Posts: 602 Forumite
    edited 18 January 2015 pm31 3:13PM
    wiogs wrote: »
    A hard time finding them?

    Amazon have them as do ebay and several other sites. From less than £13 to about £30

    Yeah, but I don't know if they're genuine or the correct batteries. I am dubious ordering from amazon due to the amount of con artists out there.

    I've seen only this one with a couple of the exact specs.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battery-4400mAh-laptop-SAMSUNG-NP-RV511-A07/dp/B00AU2SYM4

    And this site have them, but that's a lot of money for a battery.

    http://www.laptopbatteryshop.co.uk/laptop-batteries/samsung-np-rv511-a07.htm
  • Bought battery for my Samsung RV510 from Amazon for £14 and it's still OK 9 months later.
  • Bought battery for my Samsung RV510 from Amazon for £14 and it's still OK 9 months later.

    What do you think about the links I posted? Do they both seem like genuine suppliers? I just don't want to have to mess around sending it back if it isn't correct.
  • wiogs
    wiogs Posts: 2,744 Forumite
    I have bought spare laptop batteries from ebay and never had a problem.
  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    I've heard that all laptop batteries are made of 18650 cells... I've always wondered how easily it would be to dismantle the existing battery and replace the cells.

    Probably not a good idea... and probably impossible without a hacksaw and a few reels of duct-tape to hold the butchered thing together(!), but I've always wondered...
  • john1
    john1 Posts: 424 Forumite
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    edited 18 January 2015 pm31 9:14PM
    esuhl wrote: »
    I've heard that all laptop batteries are made of 18650 cells... I've always wondered how easily it would be to dismantle the existing battery and replace the cells.

    Probably not a good idea... and probably impossible without a hacksaw and a few reels of duct-tape to hold the butchered thing together(!), but I've always wondered...

    There are companies who do just that for industrial domestic including computer batteries see for instance here
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,769 Forumite
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    esuhl wrote: »
    I've heard that all laptop batteries are made of 18650 cells... I've always wondered how easily it would be to dismantle the existing battery and replace the cells.

    Probably not a good idea... and probably impossible without a hacksaw and a few reels of duct-tape to hold the butchered thing together(!), but I've always wondered...

    I use reclaimed laptop battery pack 18650s on my e-cigs...nightmare to dismantle, and forget putting them back together again afterward, you'd need several layers of duct tape, then they wouldn't fit the lappy again :)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • spud17
    spud17 Posts: 4,424 Forumite
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    GunJack wrote: »
    I use reclaimed laptop battery pack 18650s on my e-cigs...nightmare to dismantle, and forget putting them back together again afterward, you'd need several layers of duct tape, then they wouldn't fit the lappy again :)

    Bodger!

    (I gave a workmate my old laptop batteries, he used the 'good' 18650s to make a night sight from instructions he found on the internet).:eek:
    Move along, nothing to see.
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,769 Forumite
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    spud17 wrote: »
    Bodger! :rotfl:

    (I gave a workmate my old laptop batteries, he used the 'good' 18650s to make a night sight from instructions he found on the internet).:eek:

    thanks mate !! ;)

    part of the problem is the spot-solder joints they use to connect the battery terminals to the rails :mad: but also the construction of the casings. The last lot I did were Dell, looked okay, pop-tabs around the casing, but they'd used very strong double-sided tape INSIDE to virtually glue the whole lot together - the tape was far stronger than the plastic housing......
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
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