> Does anyone have recommendations for third-party replacement batteries for
> the T61? (Lot of these on offer on eBay--$40 bucks seems to be the price
> for the 9-cell ones.) Thanks.
I don't have a recommendation, but pay a lot of attention to the actual
capacity (in mAh, Wh, you name it) since Lenovo uses very high capacity
cells whereas most of those cheap replacements use much lower capacity
cells, so in the end your cheap 9cells battery will be 6600mAh whereas
Lenovo's 9cells is 7800mAh (and its 6cells is 5200mAh).
And even if the web-page claims that the battery is 7800mAh rather than
6600mAh, there's a sadly high chance what you'll get is really 6600mAh
(even though the battery's sticker may also say 7800mAh). It's really
hard to convince the buyer he's a liar in such cases (I've had them
tell me crap like "or the value that thinkpad-acpi gives you is wrong
because it's not calibrated").
So either be prepared to accept a 6600mAh 9cells, or prepare yourself
beforehand to be sure the vendor will accept your proofs that the
product is not up to specs and/or that you can get some leverage to get
your money back.
There's also the refilling option. Here in Canada, we have a few
small refilling companies, and they seem to work OK, and you can ask
them which kinds of cells they'll refill with, or even choose which kind
of cells to use. But it takes a while and is not that cheap (cheaper
than a new battery from Lenovo but not cheaper than a cheap new one off
of ebay).
Stefan
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