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Laptop Battery Replacement

I'm looking for a reliable company to order a replacement battery for my Asus Zenbook.  Asus supplier wants a £28 handling charge on top of the £50 battery price. Looking around there are plenty available but with mixed reviews including those selling used batteries as new.  Just wondering if anyone knows of a reliable supplier please?

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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,994 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Most of the rest probably come from the same factories using cheaply made cells with a fraction of the capacity they
    claim or used cells so who knows what's inside.

    One of those if you need genuine then go for the genuine item.

    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • BlueonBlue
    BlueonBlue Posts: 343 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper
    I bought a older laptop battery online via ebay knowing it was never going to last as long as a original .
    It was very cheap and did the job for a number of years .
    While searching I could see people selling old used original batterys givern the age of the laptop they had to be nothing more than worthless.
    Its another area or market sector that is a minefield online so having a uk return process in place is best .
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