Where to get a laptop battery?

[ben62670]

I know there are a lot of techies on here. Where should I get a good battery on the cheap for an HP ZV5000? I have googled, but I am looking for some solid advice.
Thanks
Ben

[polkatese]

I got mine off the bay from here:

http://stores.ebay.com/CBK-USA_W0QQ_...2BSI%26otn%3D4

reasonably priced, and it was brand new OEM.

[rayslifecycle]

Hi Ben

This one is 85 dollars - and it is lithium Ion - not bad
http://cgi.ebay.com/Genuine-HP-BATTE...3A1|240%3A1318

This one is 47 dollars
http://stores.ebay.com/motel268_Batt...64010QQfrsrcZ1

this is a non-flea-bay source
http://www.shopping.com/xPP-laptop_a...-12352_battery

Good luck - I need one for my dell inspiron laptop from last century....about the same price and availability

[ben62670]

I have an Old P3 Dell that I am still using. It does everything I want it to for about 20minutes:)
Thanks Guys
Ben

[Kex]

I know there are a lot of techies on here. Where should I get a good battery on the cheap for an HP ZV5000? I have googled, but I am looking for some solid advice.
Thanks
Ben

I agree: getting batteries from internet sources that have not been verified is hit and miss at best. My only experience is for a watch battery (from eBay, which went very well, link below) and a cell phone battery (from some internet store, which did not go well, since it lasted about six months). You could search for your battery part number (not your laptop model number) from the "good" eBay store.

http://myworld.ebay.com/mdbattery

For laptops, there is also a company here in California which refurbishes your existing battery, by opening it up and replacing the cells. It sounds like a good budget idea, but I have not tried it. They also state in the FAQ section that, depending on the design, there may be some marks on the exterior of the battery where they will have to force it open.

http://www.batteryrefill.com/index.phtml

[eloplayspolo]

honestly man... if its a p3.... and it does what u need. just get an acer aspire one.... its a very cool little laptop and for the price its incredible.... for 349.99 u get a 120gb hard drive 2gb of ram, windows xp, 6 hours of battery life and a 8.9" screen. If u use it at home a lot... u connect it to a monitor and use a regular keyboard and mouse and u have a SOLID desktop for 349.99 that is also the smallest laptop on the market.