Do T500 and T520 use the same battery / slot?

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Do T500 and T520 use the same battery / slot?

#1 Post by kipper91 » Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:17 pm

Just a quick question.

If I buy a T520 with 6 cell battery, will the 9 cell battery from my T500 fit this new computer?

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Re: Do T500 and T520 use the same battery / slot?

#2 Post by dr_st » Sun Jul 10, 2011 2:01 am

No. Batteries changed between 500 and 510 series.
Current: X220 4291-4BG, T410 2537-R46, T60 1952-F76, T60 2007-QPG, T42 2373-F7G
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Re: Do T500 and T520 use the same battery / slot?

#3 Post by kipper91 » Sun Jul 10, 2011 2:30 am

sigh... i was hoping to get that 6 cell so I'd have 2 batteries on hand, and could switch when i needed

thanks for the quick answer though mate

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Re: Do T500 and T520 use the same battery / slot?

#4 Post by redhook » Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:07 pm

kipper91 wrote:sigh... i was hoping to get that 6 cell so I'd have 2 batteries on hand, and could switch when i needed

thanks for the quick answer though mate
Just order it with the 9-cell and you will probably never need to switch.

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