Laptop Batteries

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » May 7th, 2010, 18:27

Right, my dad has a crappy old Compaq 6720s, with a dead battery (HSTNN-FB51)

Any ideas where I'd get a proper replacement cheapish? Kinda want to avoid dodgy chinese numbers. And the HP website is a bit of a joke.

Post by **HereComesPete** » May 7th, 2010, 18:39

I don't know anywhere personally and Googling brings up a million sites selling them, but none of them that cheap - £33 upward. And I imagine you already found that.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » May 7th, 2010, 18:46

Yep, seen lots of them, but nothing that says shiny new HP original on it.

Budget is probably £60-odd, so not looking too cheap, but I'm not paying that for a non hp battery.

No1Jew · Post by **No1Jew** » May 7th, 2010, 19:45

Found this

http://www.365batteries.com/hp-550-batt ... aptop.html

Not looked into the shipping cost though

Good Luck

Post by **ProfHawking** » May 7th, 2010, 21:31

Those don't look genuine though.

There are many compatible batteries, but looks like it would be difficult to find an actual HP one.

Post by **ProfHawking** » May 7th, 2010, 21:33

Is this the one?

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm ... aoid=34851

Post by **ProfHawking** » May 7th, 2010, 21:34

or possibly this?

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho ... 43005.html

Although it looks like they would prefer to sell you a new laptop.

I hate the way they class batteries as "consumables" as they have a finite lifetime, but then stop making them.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » May 7th, 2010, 21:35

looks like it. (first one)