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I have an X300 and ordered a 6-cell battery for it direct from Lenovo. However, the battery I received had the 3-cell battery part number on it (42T4523) instead of the expected 43R1967. I have just been sent a replacement and it's exactly the same. Can anyone who has a 6-cell battery for the X300 confirm that the part number on it is 43R1967?

Also, is the 6-cell battery confirm exactly the same shape as the 3-cell or it is physically bigger in some respect? I think they are either being mis-labelled or more likely there is a batch being shipped with the wrong battery in the box, which is actually labelled correctly.

Thanks, James.

jamesb300 wrote:Also, is the 6-cell battery confirm exactly the same shape as the 3-cell or it is physically bigger in some respect?

x300/x301 6-cell batterys are deeper than 3-cell batteries, so the back of your notebook "stands" on its battery rubber feets.

One difference between the 6-cell and 3-cell battery is that the 6-cell has rubber feet on the sides, the 3-cell (being thinner) does not.