I have had to replace a few laptop batteries over the past many years. The first decision point is whether or not the laptop itself is ready for replacement, into a more powerful unit with new connectivity options (Serial port only, to Serial port with 2 each PS/2 ports, to USB, to USB2, embedded WiFi, etc.). Increased screen size and native resolutions was also important until I finally got a 15" LCD with 1024 x 768 (larger screen = heavier laptop - so not to my liking). If a laptop replacement was not needed I would get a new battery, but only from a major player, and with the largest capacity I could get without the unit changing the external size of the laptop with some bulky protrusion beyond the original lines of the laptop originally. Most of my more recent batteries have come from Gruber Power Services (http://www.gruberpower.com). I have been very pleased with their selection, and performance of their batteries. My HP ZE2000 is 18 months old, and just now I am thinking about getting a replacement battery as it is down to just over battery 1 hour of run time, as opposed to 2 1/2 hours when it was new.
Oh, if you do get a new laptop, try to get one with XP Pro as opposed to Vista. Each Vista laptop I have seen runs dog slow, even units with 2 Gb RAM. Good luck! Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MB Software Solutions > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 1:10 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [NF] Battery woes > > > This laptop is ready to kick the bucket. As a reminder to me: 86% > battery left--that translates to less than 18 minutes. lol! > > Well, I've had it since 2003 so I guess it's been worth it! (Dell > Inspiron 5100) > > -- > Michael J. Babcock, MCP > MB Software Solutions, LLC > http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com > http://fabmate.com > "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
