[TriLUG] Local source for Thinkpad battery?

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Sat, 1 Jul 2006, Rick DeNatale wrote:

> 1) The guy at batteries plus told me that I might try to find a used
> computer dealer who just might have a used but working battery.

I get all mine from Batteries plus (mine are always in 
stock) or ebay, but you have to wait.

I didn't realise this was a problem.

> 3) Is the 40% difference in price worth it to get an LiON instead of a
> NiMH for an older laptop like this?

If you expect to be owning the laptop longer than the 
expected life of the battery (about 2yrs), then your 
decision has nothing to do with the laptop.

Assuming the charge is 40% more in the LiON, do you need the 
extra charge, ie do you run the battery down to zero before 
you get a chance to recharge (I carry a 2wire power cable 
and 2-to-3pin adapter with me and plug in wherever I can, 
even if that means sitting in a corner - if they can't 
supply power where it's needed - at a table, then I'm going 
to have to sit where the power is)? If the lifetime of the 
LiON is 40% more, then you should get it if the cost of 
replacing a battery is large (time to do the ordering, 
downtime while dont have a battery - but you can always 
order ahead).

Joe
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