cheap source of slim thinkpad 31 40Y69999 4cell batteries ?

[pierro78]

Hello

I am considering buying an X61s rather than an X61 if I can find some cheap slim thinkpad 31 40Y6999 4 cell batteries.

The cheapest source I've found is http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0310448052 which is a little more than US$100 shipped to France
(there are some other very cheap 4 cell batteries but these look like the 20mm-thick kind instead of the 15mm-thick kind I am looking for)

Anybody has located a reliable and cheap source for these slim thinkpad 31 40Y69999 4cell batteries ??

Thanks !!
Pierre

[Otto]

Bump.

I was about to ask the same question until I found this post. I've been looking for exactly the same battery for my X60s.

I couldn't find one for less than 110 euros including shipping within europe. A local store here in Helsinki has those listed for 139 euros, and Lenovo's list price is $129 USD. And god knows how much the shipping is...

I could even consider a used battery in OK condition. Those prismatic cell batteries just don't seem to be so many on the market.