From: STeve Andre' (andres_at_msu.edu)
Date: Mon Oct 04 1999 - 21:57:22 EDT
Keith, I have no experience with ThinkPad batteries, but lots of flight
time with batteries in the electronics field, especially radios.
There are always a lot of aftermarket places one can go to for things
like batteries, but with few exceptions the original manufacturer has
always been the best place to get supplies from.
I see no reason why the laptop market would be any exception. Good
batteries always cost more than marginal ones, and usually have a
better warrenty.
I'd like to find a cheap source of i Series batteries myself, but I've
never seen a place that looked as good as IBMs units are. Batteries
are one of those things which are pretty easy to build but not so easy
to do really well, at least in my 25 years experience with them.
--STeve Andre'
andres_at_msu.edu
At 02:09 PM 10/4/1999 -1000, Keith Wong wrote:
>
>--Can anyone reccommend a good battery company for my 701? Right now
>I'm looking at two battery manufacturers called FEDCO and Battery Biz.
>Has anyone used these brands before? Are they any good? Does anyone
>know of another dependable brand? I'm looking for Nimh batteries. I
>wish there was a lithium ion battery for my butterfly but I guess there
>aren't any.
>
>While we're thinking of shopping, has anyone seen any 701 adapters for
>the Dock II for sale? There seems to be very few on sale nowadays.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
> --Keith Wong
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