Buying Laptop Batteries

[Floppyman]

Hi all,

I'm shopping for a replacement battery for a laptop and was curious what online vendors you recommended that are reputable for buying replacement batteries (for both Mac/PC).

Thanks in advance.

[thefultonhow]

Believe it or not, eBay can be a good source. For some manufacturers (e.g. Dell), new OEM batteries are available there for much less than directly from Dell. For some other manufacturers, only third-party batteries are available. I'm hesitant to recommend these, but I have used them before, in particular on my old Sony. The battery died at an extremely inopportune time (right as I was selling the laptop -- it crapped out in between me turning it on to take pictures, and the person who bought it receiving it; this person was very unhappy and I had to refund him and relist the laptop when I bought a new battery). However, it was so much cheaper than the OEM battery (I think it was something between $100 and $150 for the extended capacity model, vs. $350 for a Sony battery of the same design), so even after having to buy two, I still came out ahead.

[Floppyman]

Thanks for the advice. I've looked at eBay and I'm a bit hesitant to buy from there -- mainly because I see the battery I need listed from $40 all the way to $100+. The battery I need is for a 13.3" Macbook. The price at the Apple store is $129, but I've found replacement batteries at stores online for around $100 that looked reputable. Has anyone used/heard of eBatts.com, DuracellDirect, or AtBatt?

http://www.calcellular.com/apple-lt-a1185.html -- anyone familiar with this store? They have pretty good rating at bizrate.com

Thanks again.

P.S. Sorry for not posting this in the Mobile forum. Feel free to move this post.

[Panama Red]

I've bought replacement batteries from ebay vendors on several occasions. Seems like I've found various Dell, HP, Compaq and Toshiba units and bought them from sellers with a high satisfaction rating. The last couple Dell batteries have come directly from a Chinese vendor via USPS. Surprisingly delivery was less than a week and the quality seems good.