Battery labeled Lenovo shows "Manufacturer: Panasonic"

[RhatsaRuck]

I obtained a 6 cell battery (for a ThinkPad T500) described as a "Genuine Lenovo Battery" from an ebay auction.

Upon receiving the battery the external label does in fact say Lenovo. My T500 seems to recognize it as a genuine Lenovo battery.

In the Power Manager / Battery tab I see the following:

Manufacturer name: Panasonic
Manufacture date: 2011-11-01
FRU part number: 42T4622
Device chemistry: Li-Ion
Design capacity: 56.16 Wh
Design voltage: 10.80V

Does this seem consistent with a genuine Lenovo battery?

The battery seems to be working fine. I've put it through 7 discharge/charge cycles in the past three days and it's holding up fine.

Thank you for any help you can provide.

[ajkula66]

Count yourself lucky. That's the best battery that you could've gotten.

Lenovo uses a variety of vendors, including Sony, Sanyo and Panasonic.

[RhatsaRuck]

Thank you for the prompt reply.

Is there a way for me to "close" this thread? Is that accepted practice on this forum?

[ajkula66]

We don't close threads around here, apart from the Marketplace, or the ones that break the rules...