Opinion on knock-off batteries for laptop...?
Folks, What is you opinion on knock-off batteries for a Dell Mobile Workstation laptop? Amazon offers replacements for about 1/3 of what Dell charges for their "official" battery. I am wonderi...
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I used "generic" batteries on a Acer laptop, works OK.
Bought an "upgraded" higher capacity over the OEM batteries that was supposed to double run time from 4 hr to 8 hrs.. Is physically larger and in the case of Acers OEM battery, the battery is the "door" of the part of the bottom of the laptop.. Didn't get 8 hrs of run time but that may be from the SSD and memory upgrades I did at the same time which uses more power..
If it fits and your laptop manufacturer did not use a battery with a identification chip a generic battery can often be used. Just be aware that the specs of generics may be a bit over stated.
Bought an "upgraded" higher capacity over the OEM batteries that was supposed to double run time from 4 hr to 8 hrs.. Is physically larger and in the case of Acers OEM battery, the battery is the "door" of the part of the bottom of the laptop.. Didn't get 8 hrs of run time but that may be from the SSD and memory upgrades I did at the same time which uses more power..
If it fits and your laptop manufacturer did not use a battery with a identification chip a generic battery can often be used. Just be aware that the specs of generics may be a bit over stated.
