[Hampshire] Netbook batteries

2012-07-31 Thread Paul Tansom
Does anyone know of a good place to get netbook batteries? I've been looking around and prices vary incredibly. Initially I was just looking for my HP Mini 2133, but now I'm more in need of one for an Asus 900HD. From looking at online shops the ones I'm looking for can set you back between £60

Re: [Hampshire] Netbook batteries

2012-07-31 Thread Vic
Does anyone have any experience / horror stories / good revies / etc.? I generally buy cheapo laptop batteries from eBay. They're rubbish. Do not expect anything like original performance from them. They do not last, they do not start with the same capacity. But they're cheap, and I usually

Re: [Hampshire] Netbook batteries

2012-07-31 Thread hantslug
On Tuesday 31 July 2012 13:40:32 Paul Tansom wrote: I'm assuming they aren't as good, but can they be that bad to justify the price of an official one? (Actually official ones seem to be thin on the ground so it seems likely to be a 3rd party anyway.). Does anyone have any experience / horror

Re: [Hampshire] Netbook batteries

2012-07-31 Thread Tony Wood
I found Amazon to be cheapest for my Samsung's battery. About £25. Not Samsung. Been working very well. They seem to do a huge range. HTH Tony Wood (from Linux PC) On 31/07/12 13:40, Paul Tansom wrote: Does anyone know of a good place to get netbook batteries? I've been looking around and

Re: [Hampshire] Netbook batteries

2012-07-31 Thread Tim
On 31/07/12 18:42, Tony Wood wrote: I found Amazon to be cheapest for my Samsung's battery. About £25. Not Samsung. Been working very well. They seem to do a huge range. HTH Tony Wood (from Linux PC) On 31/07/12 13:40, Paul Tansom wrote: Does anyone know of a good place to get netbook

Re: [Hampshire] Netbook batteries

2012-07-31 Thread Nick Chalk
Paul Tansom p...@aptanet.com wrote: Does anyone know of a good place to get netbook batteries? I don't know if they have what you need, but I've had good service from http://www.mdsbattery.co.uk/ They supplied a manufacturer's own battery for a Toshiba laptop at a lower price than I could find

[Hampshire] Surrey LUG Bring-a-box meeting: 11th August 2012, FSC, Juniper Hall (Dorking)

2012-07-31 Thread Robert Longstaff
Hello. The next Surrey LUG Bring-a-box meeting will be on Saturday 11th August at the Field Studies Council, Juniper Hall in Dorking from 11am to 5pm. Many thanks to Berni for making this venue available. Details of how to get there, as well as the opportunity to advertise a talk, presentation

Re: [Hampshire] Netbook batteries

2012-07-31 Thread Paul Stimpson
Vic l...@beer.org.uk wrote: I generally buy cheapo laptop batteries from eBay. They're rubbish. Do not expect anything like original performance from them. They do not last, they do not start with the same capacity. Last time I needed a new battery for my Dell (big machine, 9-cell large