ed_welch
Joined: Apr 09, 2006
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I reciently bought a battery for my w550 on ebay. The battery made by Maxxcell claims to be 1700 mAh (i.e. nearly twice the capacity the offical SE battery). Just now I did a test, left it recording a video on paused state (which keeps the screen switched on). The offical SE batteries lasted longer than 5 hours, while the ebay batteries only lasted 3 hours.
Still considering that they only cost 10€ they are not bad value if you need a spare set, but just be aware of the exagerated claims. |
Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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I always take claims like that by non-genuine battery sellers with a lot of caution. As long as they work reasonably well I don't mind too much, and that they don't blow up or anything!
Also, I suspect the 'genuine' batteries that ship from Hong Kong or China are in fact good quality fakes (though this hasn't stopped me buying them in the past!)
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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Posted: 2006-05-29 12:09
