[ale] Slightly OT: Where do you get decent Batteries?

[Greg Clifton]

+1 for Batteries Plus, though I haven't personally bought from them, I have
heard good reports about them from people on this list. Also, be aware that
most of the current generation of rechargeable [LiON, probably not anything
in the way of smart devices still using NiCad] batteries are "smart"
devices and need a couple of charge/discharge cycles for the chip to learn
the capacity of the battery. Note that any new device comes with
instructions (if you bother to RTFM) that say to fully charge the battery
before using the device. If you want longer run time, you can get high
capacity batteries that come with enlarged rear covers for most of the
common smart phones at pretty good rates from Ebay. Probably shipping from
China, but that's where everything is made anyways.

Best,
Greg

On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Matthew <simontek at gmail.com> wrote:

> I goto Batteries Plus, in Savannah, I had a biz account with them, they
> also sent advanced laptop repair to me. (anything that required a soldering
> iron.)
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 9:02 PM, Neal Rhodes <neal at mnopltd.com> wrote:
>
>> **
>> Ok, our new post-Easter ritual is to obtain new batteries for all the
>> devices that need them.  I think that has some theological validity.
>>
>> But where does one go for honest replacement batteries for Smartphones or
>> Laptops?   Getting a replacement for a cordless drill seems obvious, but
>> smartphones, yeesh.
>>
>> You can't go to Amazon - they do absolutely nothing to police their
>> vendors, most of which are peddling used batteries or knockoffs.
>>
>> I finally ordered one for my HTC incredible (see, it was almost on
>> target) from Wireless EMporium, and it seems to be no better than the 2.5
>> year old one the phone came with.
>>
>> Who do you trust?
>>
>>
>> Neal Rhodes
>> Lilburn.
>>
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