x21 battery: IBM(3600mah) or panasonic(4000mah) ???

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n00b1337 · #1 Post by **n00b1337** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:56 am

which one is better? the IBM with 3.6 ah or panasonic with 4.0 ah? i think the panasonic should last longer am i right?

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AbsoluteRaleigh · #2 Post by **AbsoluteRaleigh** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:28 pm

n00b1337 wrote:which one is better? the IBM with 3.6 ah or panasonic with 4.0 ah? i think the panasonic should last longer am i right?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 08818&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 95333&rd=1

The 4.0, BUT, neither one is a genuine IBM battery.

A lot of generics and refurbs break in a few mos... Unfortunately, I don't see any OEM IBM batteries on eBay today (took a quick look)...

asiafish · #3 Post by **asiafish** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:58 pm

Genuine 4000 mah IBM battery and X2 Ultrabase with DVD (Hitachi 8X). I sold my X21 last year and was meaning to put these on eBay, but never did.

The battery was only used for about a week, and was purchased drect from IBM.

Both are in like-new condition.

Make an offer.

Andrew
asiafish@sbcglobal.net

GpsPasSion · #4 Post by **GpsPasSion** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:33 am

OT, please ignore

n00b1337 · #5 Post by **n00b1337** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:23 pm

ended up getting a generic 4400 mah battery from ebay. very happy with it so far, it lasts a long time. also came with a 1 year warranty so it serves my purposes perfectly.

beeblebrox · #6 Post by **beeblebrox** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:03 pm

There are no IBM batteries. They are all Mitsubishi (Panansonic), Sony, Sanyo... etc.

IBM does not make batteries. They only put in their electronics that drives the lithium cells.
With the new BIOS that they released, they check if the IBM electronics is on board, otherwise they send a error message and stop working.

It is like Mercedes telling you: you better buy gasoline from Mercedes approved gas stations, and oh, only use the Mercedes brand gasoline in those special pumps... great, sounds much like Sony these days (same, same, but slight different and not compatible)

Kenn · #7 Post by **Kenn** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:03 pm

beeblebrox wrote: It is like Mercedes telling you: you better buy gasoline from Mercedes approved gas stations, and oh, only use the Mercedes brand gasoline in those special pumps... great, sounds much like Sony these days (same, same, but slight different and not compatible)

A bit more like a car working only if it's repaired with "genuine Mercedes original equipment" parts

but just like unrefillable ink cartridges, a horrible trend in computing. IBM also does this with the MiniPCI slot (IBM-approved wifi only, please!), right? imagine buying a desktop from Dell, only to find it won't work if you try to plug in a non-Dell PCI card or hard drive!

x21 battery: IBM(3600mah) or panasonic(4000mah) ???

x21 battery: IBM(3600mah) or panasonic(4000mah) ???

Re: x21 battery: IBM(3600mah) or panasonic(4000mah) ???

I have one for sale.

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