I buy mine on ebay, or at least did. If you can find original (new) batteries for a good price on ebay, do it. I have had good luck with the seller "Lark Battery". I bought two "re certified" batteries off ebay, and neither would hold much of a charge. They also didn't fit as smoothly as authentic new batteries did. It was a costly mistake. If you are going to use your laptop batteries, spending a little more to get new, and authentic from the laptop manufacturer ones is worth it.
Locally I've used a supplier in fairfax called "Wholesale batteries Inc." They are great for UPS and larger batteries. I bought four that I could barely carry for a UPS renovation, and they still run for an hour without draining noticeably with about 10-15A 120v load.
Also, Electronic Supply of Kansas City, on Main downtown (816-931-0250) is pretty good but only open during prime business hours.
On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:41 AM, Arthur Pemberton [email protected] wrote:
On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:18 AM, Chuck [email protected] wrote:
Can anybody point me to a reputable place online (or locally) where I can buy a replacement battery for a Toshiba laptop? This is the first time I've had to replace a laptop battery.
I get my batteries from eBay -- for better or worse. I have had problems, but I'm pretty sure the fault is with my old laptop and not the batteries themselves.
I also want to share news that we've set up an Ubuntu network at our bookstore and infoshop at 3109 Troost. We're making available a public Internet access terminal that is running Ubuntu. Our other computers in the building are also running Ubuntu. We also offer free WiFi.
Sweet, I'm going to have to swing by some time.
If you don't already have all your software needs covered, I think i've seen some apps at kde-apps.org which may or may not suite your needs.
Our next project is to set up a community computing lab in the building which will mostly be running Linux. We welcome donations of equipment. We mostly need CAT5 cable at this point.
Good luck... not going through the best of times myself.
Please come by and check us out:
Will try.
Crossroads Infoshop & Radical Bookstore 3109 Troost KCM0 64109
Chuck
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