[ltp] ThinkPad Batteries

[Nils Faerber]

Just for the records: I can completely second this statement and
experience :(

The newer model's batteries are "evil" while the older (original IBM)
perform way better. I have experience with X60, X61s (one failure, the
others dramatically fast loosing capacity) and older models like X23,
X24, X31 and T42p, all of them, even if years old, still perform
reasonably well.

Pity pity...
If the bateries would be much cheaper I would not worry that much but
with >$100 per battery this is a rather unsatisfactory experience.

To save some cycles I now mostly run the devices without battery if
possible - for some models a little bit "unstable" while typing but
still better than ruining my batteries too quickly :(

Cheers
  nils

Lee Mathers (TCFS) schrieb:
> Completely dissatisfied with Think Pad Batteries, this is mostly a
> rant/vent but I do ask a question or two that perhaps someone would be
> kind enough to anwser.
> 
> 18 Lenovo T60 Thinkpad's 18 original batteries replaced as they
> completely failed all between 10-14mth's of use.  Of the 18 Replacement
> Batteries 11 of them have been RMA'd as they failed within 8mth's
> 
> 32 Lenovo T61 Thinkpad more than 20 Original Batteries replaced and have
> the replacement batteries have already been RMA'd.
> 
> So to avoid me anymore IT Service Desk calls(1) I'm looking for
> comment's or reviews of NON IBM Batteries.
> 
> Just for Reference my T43 still has 92% of it's original capacity after
> 5 years of usage. Many of the R31/R52 series also >5 year old batteries
> still keep the system running without AC for close to an hour.
> 
> (If you seen/know how bad these laptops operate with WinXP and a NON
> Chargeabl e battery you will feel my pain, glad lenovo doesn't have a
> battery meter for GNU/Linux.) 
> 
> Strange Lenovo would let something like a battery kill the ThinkPad brad
> so soon after they obtained it from IBM. 

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