Replacement battery for laptop

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Hi,

Has anyone ever tried any laptop replacement battery other than the original one? How about Lapcare? Is it good enough? I need it for my father's 15 year old Dell Latitude E7440 laptop and since his usage is very minimal, I'm looking at the options to see if buying a compatible one would make more sense since they're cheaper.

Thanks in advance.

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These replacement laptop batteries will work, but don’t expect the same backup or long lasting as the original ones. You can buy them, but remember: you get what you pay for.

My guess is that the lithium-ion cells inside the battery packs are old, recycled ones, as it seems logically impossible to supply fresh cells at these prices.

I purchased 2 replacement Fugen branded batteries from Amazon for my Dell and Toshiba laptops.

The battery for the Toshiba stopped working completely after being left unused for a few months; it won’t recharge after being allowed to drain completely.

On the other hand, the battery for the Dell laptop, if I remember correctly, outlived the laptop itself.

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These replacement laptop batteries will work, but don’t expect the same backup or long lasting as the original ones. You can buy them, but remember: you get what you pay for.

My guess is that the lithium-ion cells inside the battery packs are old, recycled ones, as it seems logically impossible to supply fresh cells at these prices.

I purchased 2 replacement Fugen branded batteries from Amazon for my Dell and Toshiba laptops.

The battery for the Toshiba stopped working completely after being left unused for a few months; it won’t recharge after being allowed to drain completely.

On the other hand, the battery for the Dell laptop, if I remember correctly, outlived the laptop itself.

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That's the exact thing that I've noticed with these non-branded batteries. Sometimes they last, and sometimes they don't. And yes, I'm not expecting much and the laptop will always be lightly used at home. While I can see the one from Lapcare at roughly 2k, one local shop quoted me 1500 for compatible one and 2500 for "original". I doubt that we can even get the original one at such shops, especially for a 15 year old laptop.
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I had bought 2 Lapcare batteries several years ago. Both lasted 18 months before battery backup fell to less than 30 mins or so. When new they did deliver longer backup than the original. It was an extremely power-hungry and inefficient laptop barely lasting 1.5 hours on a full charge even when left completely idle. The original battery lasted 4.5 years before needing to be replaced. It costed 3x as much (Rs 4500 vs 1500 odd) but  the Lapcare batteries could be bought at hefty discounts 30-50% thanks to ebay deals). 

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I'm not in Delhi and asking someone else to bring it over could be tricky unless I hand them my laptop over to confirm if it is working while purchasing. I think I'll buy it from the official website itself.
Thank you for you help.
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Lapcare is good. I have personally used it. I use my laptop for 18 hrs a day. I charge it and then remove the charger when full, it used to last for about 5~6 hrs when new. It lasted for 1.5 years and costed around Rs1200 for Hp 245 G5 PC. Bought from local shop as they will provide warranty shipment.

Lapcare provides 1 year warranty as well. I had bought two batteries. So I got my one of battery changed as well from the seller (it was not dead but its backup was reduced to around 2 hrs). I told the seller that it goes dead below 50% and he sent it to the company and they sent new battery for just Rs50 shipping charge.

You can go for Lapcare without doubt. Its worth it.

Edit: Don't go for original ones as they are usually fake products unless you order from the site because companies do not usually sell these products. And it will be double costly too. Lapcare will give you almost 80~90% of the same backup.

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Thank you for your response. I'll go with Lapcare. The one I need is available for 2k on the official website, I'll check if I can find it cheaper in the local market.
And yes, I too don't believe in buying "genuine" spare parts from anyone other than the manufacturer itself and since the laptop will be used very lightly, I don't think that paying 2-3x would make any sense.


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no idea bhai
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