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 don't have an opinion on no name replacement batteries but I'll chime in on what I found helps them last longer. Don't think it should always be fully recharged.
I use to think I should always recharge it to 100% after each use, or just leave it plugged into the charger. My Sony's original battery lasted maybe 2 years. While researching if this is expected, I read about laptop battery care. I changed my habit to only recharge when it gets down to 10%. Then only charge it up to about 80% and not let it live on the charger.
6 years later my Sony brand replacement is still going strong. YMMV
I use to think I should always recharge it to 100% after each use, or just leave it plugged into the charger. My Sony's original battery lasted maybe 2 years. While researching if this is expected, I read about laptop battery care. I changed my habit to only recharge when it gets down to 10%. Then only charge it up to about 80% and not let it live on the charger.
6 years later my Sony brand replacement is still going strong. YMMV
