[Hampshire] Laptop batteries

2011-07-26 Thread Adam John Trickett
Hi, Either the motherboard or the battery on my Novatech V13/Clevo W83T has died. Assuming it's the cheap LiPoly battery that is dead, the laptop seems to function otherwise, anyone recommend anywhere good to buy replacements. I see lots of places offering replacement batteries for £50-60,

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop batteries

2011-07-26 Thread Alan Pope
On 26 July 2011 14:36, Adam John Trickett adam.trick...@iredale.net wrote: I see lots of places offering replacement batteries for £50-60, I've just never heard of any of them and don't know if they are reliable. I have bought from http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/power_biz/ before. Reliable. Al.

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop batteries

2011-07-26 Thread Benjie Gillam
Most laptops in my experience work without a battery so long as the mains charger is connected - if yours doesn't then I fear it might be the motherboard that has failed. Kind regards, Benjie. On 26 July 2011 14:40, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 26 July 2011 14:36, Adam John Trickett

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop batteries

2011-07-26 Thread Adam John Trickett
On Tuesday 26 Jul 2011 15:09:42 Benjie Gillam wrote: Most laptops in my experience work without a battery so long as the mains charger is connected - if yours doesn't then I fear it might be the motherboard that has failed. I did say it work fine otherwise, which is why I'm hoping it's just a

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop batteries

2011-07-26 Thread Adam John Trickett
On Tuesday 26 Jul 2011 14:40:15 Alan Pope wrote: On 26 July 2011 14:36, Adam John Trickett adam.trick...@iredale.net wrote: I see lots of places offering replacement batteries for £50-60, I've just never heard of any of them and don't know if they are reliable. I have bought from

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop batteries

2011-07-26 Thread Bob Dunlop
On Tue, Jul 26 at 02:36, Adam John Trickett wrote: ... Assuming it's the cheap LiPoly battery that is dead, the laptop seems to function otherwise, anyone recommend anywhere good to buy replacements. Depending on whether you thought you got good service out of the battery or not there is

Re: [Hampshire] Laptop batteries

2011-07-26 Thread Adam John Trickett
On Tuesday 26 Jul 2011 15:29:25 Bob Dunlop wrote: On Tue, Jul 26 at 02:36, Adam John Trickett wrote: ... Assuming it's the cheap LiPoly battery that is dead, the laptop seems to function otherwise, anyone recommend anywhere good to buy replacements. Depending on whether you thought you

[Hampshire] Scanner/Printer recommendations or problems?

2011-07-26 Thread AdamC
I'm looking at purchasing a scanner and thought I may as well go up to date and get a built in printer too (my ageing HP Desktop is struggling with the heavier use that wife and kids are giving it). My main reason for purchasing the scanner functionality is to become more paper free and store