John Jordan wrote:
On 14 Jan 2006, at 6:53, JT Moree wrote:
The only adapters that people found last time we looked were the ones
sold from compaq/hp.
On a sorta related note I had to rePLACE the original 8-cell battery
after 1.5 years of barely being used bc it died.
I got a battery from Batteries Plus for $150 that is supposed to be
new and not an HP brand. It reports HP to the acpi subsystem but the
box and paperwork don't say HP on them. Fedco or something.
HP wants $190 for a new battery and $150 for an overstock (read old
and probably diminished capacity) one.
I have an R3240. I bought three 12-cell batteries for it. I got two on
eBay and one from someplace on the web. I did not pay more than
$100 for any of them, including shipping. Two were genuine HP and
the third was some other label. No problems with any of them so
far.
I keep all three charged. When I need to go to the university (the
only place I normally use the laptop away from home), I take the
computer with one of them inside and the other two as well. The
original 8-cell battery sits on a shelf, never used. I don't ordinarily
carry the adapter with me. The two extra 12-cell batteries weigh
less than the adapter. Each gives me about 2.5 hours, so the three
in total give me over seven hours of usage. That's enough for all
day. On the rare occasions when I might need more than seven
hours, I take the adapter instead of two extra batteries.
I can't find the 12 cell batteries cheaper than 88.50USD on the web.
It's the same laptop as your; if you could point me in the right
direction of cheap 12 cell batteries, that would be great.
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