TPad Battery Store/Seller Recomendation

[tomcat2k01]

I recently acquired an R51 on the cheap and would like to purchase an inexpensive new battery. Anyone have any recommendations for a particular web store or Ebay seller that has quality products.

[ozzymud]

Cheap and good quality is not often heard in this modern world... new ebay batteries often lacking in quality has been my experience...

One company that I have bought a ThinkPad 760XL Li-Ion pack for is impactcomputers.com... price is not their stong point, but I can vouch for the quality... I bought a reconditioned battery pack and it give me roughly 2.5 hours with an SSD type drive on my old 760's

the R51 is about $150 new and $70 reconditioned for the 9 cell, I don't know if that is "cheap" for an R51... but i suspect it is not, like I said, price is NOT their strong point

[RealBlackStuff]

If you want a cheap 9-cell: http://cgi.ebay.com/Battery-IBM-Thinkpa ... 0770055287
I buy my regular T4x/R5x 6-cell batteries from eBayer johnxsc: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0600761407
Unfortunately he doesn't have them in 9-cell.

And then there are the Boston Power Sonata batteries: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=81968
One BPS supplier: http://www.laptopcharge.com/category/no ... eries.aspx

[ozzymud]

Don't mean to steal the thread, but it is relavent to the OP...

RealBlackStuff: have you used laptopcharge's batteries? They list one for my 760's, but it is $90... can you confirm their quality? (2 week lead time, they apparently make to order )

[RealBlackStuff]

Currently my 'oldest' ThinkPad is a T23. No Laptopcharge/Dr.Battery batts for that.
I've sold anything prior to the T23. I have no interest in keeping relics alive, and I'm not an 'oldie' collector...
Currently I have T23/X31/X4x/T4x/R5x/T6x/X6x machines.

[tomcat2k01]

Thanks RBS, eBayer johnxsc's R51 battery falls nicely in my price range. Definitely would consider the Boston Power battery for a personal machine I plan to keep awhile if they manufacture one for my model.

[ozzymud]

Currently my 'oldest' ThinkPad is a T23. No Laptopcharge/Dr.Battery batts for that.
I've sold anything prior to the T23. I have no interest in keeping relics alive, and I'm not an 'oldie' collector...
Currently I have T23/X31/X4x/T4x/R5x/T6x/X6x machines.

I meant have you ordered in general from laptopcharge.com... can you vouch for the company... not for my 760, but their batteries in general

[RealBlackStuff]

Read the threads I linked to, especially GomJabbar's posts. He's no longer a satisfied customer...
I never ordered from them.

[ozzymud]

So, for others reading, good batteries, warranty from h***

The guy has waited for like 6 months and still no replacement on a defect battery (just an option to downgrade or use a loaner while waiting)... that would put it at the bottom of my recomendation list too