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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.

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

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

Thank you for the prompt reply.

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

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