Aftermarket Laptop Batteries... Is there any way to get a decent one?

Jun 17th, 2020 6:12 am

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riseagainstthemachine [OP]: Deal Addict; May 23, 2017; 4049 posts; 3034 upvotes; toronto

Jun 17th, 2020 6:12 am

Aftermarket Laptop Batteries... Is there any way to get a decent one?

I need a new battery for my old laptop and from what I can see something like this is my only option

https://www.amazon.ca/Battery-AS10D31-A ... g=h0a61-20

lots of bad reviews about half a charge, only lasting an hour, not holding the charge. is my only option to keep buying new crappy batteries when they die?

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Jun 17th, 2020 8:24 am

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rydetl: Newbie; Oct 25, 2017; 21 posts; 11 upvotes

Jun 17th, 2020 8:24 am

Don't know about this one specifically but i did get a 3rd party one from amazon for a macbook pro a few years ago and it's been perfect

Jun 17th, 2020 11:25 am

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BernardRyder: Deal Fanatic; Jun 16, 2009; 7001 posts; 7803 upvotes; GTA

Jun 17th, 2020 11:25 am

For comparison maybe look here

https://www.battdepot.com/ca/

I've purchased a laptop charger from them and it was a great shopping experience, no problems, but I have no experience with their batteries.

c'mon get happy!

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Jun 17th, 2020 12:16 pm

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Sorcerer: Deal Addict; Aug 21, 2009; 2541 posts; 1763 upvotes; North Vancouver

Jun 17th, 2020 12:16 pm

I bookmarked this as I am looking as well: deals-laptop-batteries-looking-dell-xps ... t-2310917/

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Jun 17th, 2020 12:27 pm

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scorown: Sr. Member; Mar 2, 2014; 844 posts; 507 upvotes; Ontario

Jun 17th, 2020 12:27 pm

I did not found one last year when I was looking for a replacement for my thinkpad. Basically they all start off great but descend into just minutes of runtime within 6 months. I ended up getting one from Lenovo

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Jun 17th, 2020 12:35 pm

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riseagainstthemachine [OP]: Deal Addict; May 23, 2017; 4049 posts; 3034 upvotes; toronto

Jun 17th, 2020 12:35 pm

I just ended up buying the $30 one from amazon. the battdepot wanted $15 shipping and I doubt its any better quality. for my laptop I can find only one place that has a genuine OEM one but they want over $100 for it. i'll take my chances.

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Jun 17th, 2020 1:47 pm

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cristianosham: Deal Addict; Sep 6, 2017; 4573 posts; 3048 upvotes

Jun 17th, 2020 1:47 pm

just buy the Samsung or LG cells and replace it yourself? atleast you know you will be getting quality grade A cells instead of some no name grade b or c cells.

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Jun 17th, 2020 2:44 pm

#8

kramer1: Deal Addict; Apr 29, 2018; 2968 posts; 2262 upvotes; Vancouver

Jun 17th, 2020 2:44 pm

No, there is no point buying aftermarket batteries. They are just discarded batteries that have been "re-processed"

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Jun 18th, 2020 9:58 am

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kennaley: Jr. Member; Jan 11, 2008; 175 posts; 164 upvotes; GTA

Jun 18th, 2020 9:58 am

riseagainstthemachine wrote: ↑ I need a new battery for my old laptop and from what I can see something like this is my only option

https://www.amazon.ca/Battery-AS10D31-A ... g=h0a61-20

lots of bad reviews about half a charge, only lasting an hour, not holding the charge. is my only option to keep buying new crappy batteries when they die?

You can try this battery rebuilder.
http://www.chansbattery.ca/index.html

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Jun 18th, 2020 4:18 pm

#10

NEMESIS_2008: Deal Addict; Mar 23, 2008; 4059 posts; 452 upvotes; Toronto

Jun 18th, 2020 4:18 pm

cristianosham wrote: ↑ just buy the Samsung or LG cells and replace it yourself? atleast you know you will be getting quality grade A cells instead of some no name grade b or c cells.

This.

Buy high quality 18650 cells, pop open the battery, unsolder. The old cells, solder the new ones.

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Jun 18th, 2020 6:02 pm

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death_hawk: Deal Expert; Aug 22, 2006; 30918 posts; 16563 upvotes

Jun 18th, 2020 6:02 pm

cristianosham wrote: ↑ just buy the Samsung or LG cells and replace it yourself? atleast you know you will be getting quality grade A cells instead of some no name grade b or c cells.

This only works for cells that have something like 18650s doesn't it?
You can't do this with "flat" batteries that most modern and thin notebooks seem to contain can you?

Do you not have anything else to do rather than argue with strangers on the internet

Nope. That's why I'm on the internet arguing with strangers. If I had anything better to do I'd probably be doing it.

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Jun 18th, 2020 6:14 pm

#12

cristianosham: Deal Addict; Sep 6, 2017; 4573 posts; 3048 upvotes

Jun 18th, 2020 6:14 pm

death_hawk wrote: ↑ This only works for cells that have something like 18650s doesn't it?
You can't do this with "flat" batteries that most modern and thin notebooks seem to contain can you?

Did you atleast click on the OP's amazon link of the battery he was interested in?

Jun 18th, 2020 6:28 pm

#13

death_hawk: Deal Expert; Aug 22, 2006; 30918 posts; 16563 upvotes

Jun 18th, 2020 6:28 pm

cristianosham wrote: ↑ Did you atleast click on the OP's amazon link of the battery he was interested in?

I was wondering in a general sense not specifically about OP's battery.

Do you not have anything else to do rather than argue with strangers on the internet

Nope. That's why I'm on the internet arguing with strangers. If I had anything better to do I'd probably be doing it.

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Jun 18th, 2020 6:52 pm

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shabby: Deal Fanatic; Jul 2, 2001; 5345 posts; 3341 upvotes; GTA

Jun 18th, 2020 6:52 pm

I took apart a bunch of no name brand laptop batteries and they always contained no name brand 18650's, while the hp/dell/ibm ones always had lg/samsung/sanyo cells.
How much is the laptop worth? How much does an original battery cost?

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Jun 18th, 2020 7:17 pm

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l69norm: Deal Expert; Jun 12, 2007; 20137 posts; 6455 upvotes; London

Jun 18th, 2020 7:17 pm

NEMESIS_2008 wrote: ↑ This. Buy high quality 18650 cells, pop open the battery, unsolder. The old cells, solder the new ones.

How do you reset the smart chip in the battery pack? It still thinks the old batteries are installed and that the pack has reduced capacity. It won't let the new batteries get full charge

The problem is explained here:
https://jestineyong.com/how-to-repair-laptop-batteries/