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05-18-2009, 10:21 PM
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#1 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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| Where to get laptop battery replaced?
so the laptop's battery died, where is a cheap and reliable place to get laptop batteries? is it important to get OEM ones?
i need a replacement for a Sony Viao VGN-TX751P
battery part number is: VGP-BPS5
any help will do!
i check the sony site, it's like $200... 
any local dealers? online dealers? i need it asap
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05-18-2009, 10:39 PM
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| http://battdepot.ca/
They are located in Richmond so you can just drive there to pick up.
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05-19-2009, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by ef8  | Have you used these guys before?
The battery on my laptop only holds a 20-30 min charge now (cause i let it run dry and didn't recharge it for a month  )
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05-19-2009, 02:34 PM
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intelligentbatteries.com, I used them all the time... Just call in to see if they have stock...
Apparently they only do mass orders 2 times a year.
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05-19-2009, 03:03 PM
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#5 | | I don't get it
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Originally Posted by Ch28 Have you used these guys before?
The battery on my laptop only holds a 20-30 min charge now (cause i let it run dry and didn't recharge it for a month ) | Found the link from a post on here as well and I got a power adapter from them few months ago. They shipped pretty quick and the store is local I think. The adapter had pretty short cables though but for a fraction of the price, it does the job so no complaints.
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05-19-2009, 06:28 PM
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#6 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Battery Depot didn't have a store when I wanted to go to them directly and buy a battery. Their response to my email: Quote:
Thanks for your interest in our products. Currently we do not have any
retail stores. You can go to our pick-up centre Dr. Battery to pay
personally by cash, credit card, master card or debit card. The total price
is purchase price on the website+tax GST,PST+$8 handling fee. Since we are
different company, they need to charge you $8 for handling fee. Please
mention you are a customer of Battdepot.com and provide them our product
part# to the front desk. They accept Credit card/Master card/Debit
card/Cash. The address is:
Dr. Battery
2110-13700 Mayfield Place,
Richomond, BC Canada V6V2E4
For pick up, you need to arrive between 10am to 2pm on Monday; 10am to 2pm,
5:30pm to 6pm from Tuesday to Friday except North American Holidays.
Dr.Battery is closed on the weekends. Please provide us your laptop model,
the original part# , the output current and the output voltage of your
battery/adapter before you come. We would like to make sure that we have
them in stock.
| Not a big deal. I went to Dr.Battery and it worked out fine. Paid around $60 for an 8-cell battery back in January. http://www.drbattery.com/
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05-19-2009, 07:14 PM
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any problem of getting some aftermarket ones? i don't really trust made in china shit... i dont' want it to blow up.
i found Able Electronics in burnaby, they sold me an OEM sony one for $154 today.. double the price of aftermarket.. which is not THAT bad..
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05-19-2009, 08:09 PM
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#8 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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I can't tell you if there are any problems in general. I can only tell you that I don't have any problems, AFAIK, with my aftermarket battery.
You seem pretty concerned about this. I think you're perfectly justified to buy an OEM battery for the peace of mind. I wouldn't short myself $ if I knew I was going to be a nervous wreck about something.
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