Laptop battery
I have a HP laptop computer that is about two years old. It's been plugged in for a couple of days but shows the battery is at 1% and is not charging. Any suggestions as to how to get it to charge?
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- For $15.00, it's worth a shot.:)
- Salem, thanks for asking the question, I might look into a knock-off as well. Even though mine is old and is not supported my anyone anymore (Vista OS nonetheless)
...it still is still a working machine for e-mail, Pandora, streaming, etc. - New battery arrived this morning. Installed it and everything seems to be back to normal. Thanks again for all the comments.
d3500ram wrote:
trb46 wrote:
FWIW, I’ve ordered laptop batteries from Amazon before, and never had a problem.
I heard somewhere that using other than original mfgr batteries is not the best for a laptop... I would not mind spending costs for an aftermarket one (but not the $100 for an official Toshiba brand.)
Am I being overly concerned?
It is a 12 year old Toshiba.
I’m not sure I would spend a dime on a 12-year old laptop. But if you want to, you might try Amazon or Batteries Plus.trb46 wrote:
FWIW, I’ve ordered laptop batteries from Amazon before, and never had a problem.
I heard somewhere that using other than original mfgr batteries is not the best for a laptop... I would not mind spending costs for an aftermarket one (but not the $100 for an official Toshiba brand.)
Am I being overly concerned?
It is a 12 year old Toshiba.- A friend brought over an HP laptop that wouldn't charge, and the charging light wasn't coming on when she plugged it in. We had to install a new charging port to get it back up to snuff.
- Thanks, that good to hear.
- FWIW, I’ve ordered laptop batteries from Amazon before, and never had a problem.
- Ordered a new battery, $15.00 and change on Amazon.
- buy a new battery
