[ltp] Attention IBM ThinkPad 600e owners in the US...our battery salvation has arrived...

[James McKenzie]

Michelle Klein-Hass wrote:

>You know how buggy the ThinkPad 600e's batteries and charging circuit is, 
>right? Well guess what...we can inexpensively bypass it. 
>
>External lappie batteries have been in the $300-$400 range for years, so 
>therefore they have been impractical for 600e owners unless they are quite 
>well-to-do. My refurbed TP 600e 400MHz cost me $350. Buy a battery for the 
>same price as my laptop? Yeah, right...
>
>Finally some sanity is entering the external battery market. Valence 
>Technologies now has a battery which Beast Buy is selling for $125 before a 
>$25 rebate. The drive is rated at 5 hours of usage time, and you can get a 
>piggyback battery that snaps into the main unit for 5 more hours. It's LiIon 
>technology so no memory effect but they have a limited lifespan. 3 years, I 
>think. Still, 3 years is better than the matter of months some people have 
>been getting from the buggy 600e battery system.
>
>Here's the link to Beast Buy's page on it:
>http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=product&id=1075583127535
>
>Here also is the manufacturer's page:
>http://www.valence.com/technologies.asp
>
>And here's the mfg. page on the product:
>http://www.valence.com/ncharge2.asp
>
>  
>
Beast Buy?  Oh well, will have to check with the local Best Buy to see 
if they will be stocking this battery.  I have a 600E which I replaced 
with a Kahlon unit.

Thanks for the information.
-- 

James McKenzie
jjmckenzie51@sprintpcs.com
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