[ltp] Batteries for T23 and T43 (from China?)

[Rob Smith]

For what it is worth, I've persoally had good luck, and gotten good
deals getting batteries on Amazon dot com.

On 6/20/09, bhaskins@chartermi.net <bhaskins@chartermi.net> wrote:
> ---- Timothy Murphy <gayleard@eircom.net> wrote:
>> I wonder if anyone can recommend a source for Thinkpad batteries,
>> probably from Chna?
>>
>> I read a recent recommendation, I think from RayBay:
>> "we have had superb luck over the past two years
>> with an eBay seller named Battery Monsters..."
>>
>> Unfortunately, I have not been able to find this seller on eBay.
>>
>> Any advice or suggestions gratefully received.
>>
>> --
>> Timothy Murphy
>> e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net
>> tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
>> s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College Dublin
>>
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>
> I have had !!! very !!!! poor luck with TP batteries off of ebay.
> Be very careful about the warranty claims!
> One seller with a ebay name of just three letters makes you pay
> the return shipping when you receive a DOA battery.
> When I finally did get one that would "work" the capacity was about
> half of what it should be and it lasted ( light usage ) for ten months.
> The warranty was for a year, pro rated.
> IMHO, the cells from China are crap and the good cells.. Panasonic
> and Samsung are only available to OEMs.
> This just about makes me barf when you hear the "we tell you what they
> want us to tell you" idiots on TV talk about the electric auto revolution.
> If you do manage to find an even halfway good replacement, please let us
> know.
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