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    Bought a new battery- is this a very good fake?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by x61x200, Mar 12, 2012.

  1. x61x200

    x61x200 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    I bought an x201 battery from an online shop, which ended up being shipped from Hong Kong. It looks exactly the same as my genuine battery, has the Lenovo logo etc but when I put it in my laptop I get a warning saying this is not a genuine battery.

    It says the manufacturer is Sanyo- which I researched do produce batteries for Lenovo. However, I presume my laptop should contain the chip/codes to identify Sanyo-made batteries??
     
    x61x200, Mar 12, 2012
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    most of the batteries sold on the net are fake, and some of them are good quality fake. It is hard to say whether the battery is genuine or not, if it works reliably then it should be okay, just make sure it doesn't overheat during discharge or recharge stage.
     
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  3. x61x200

    x61x200 Notebook Consultant

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    Is the fact my laptop isnt recognising it a sure sign that it must be fake?

    I presume the "chip" in the battery would be recognised if the battery was legitimate?
     
    x61x200, Mar 12, 2012
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    I never heard about a genuine battery not recognized as genuine by the laptop. It's strange, they claim it's a genuine battery, not a "replacement' one.
     
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    x61x200 Notebook Consultant

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    To be honest I already had problems, as you can see the website is .co.uk but they actually sent it from Hong Kong and declared the value as $30.

    I think I am going to email them, ask for a genuine one and state if they do not reply within 5 days I will raise this as fraud with paypal- because the product is not as described...
     
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    This is probably the best thing you could do. Show them that warning and ask for a replacement/refund.
     
    A1X, Mar 12, 2012
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    never heard of laptops giving warnings like that, heh, probably something wrong with the chip inside the battery.

    usually genuine batteries cost like 60 USD and up, and fake ones are at half price.

    also Sanyo are among the most crappy batteries out there, dont know why Lenovo started using those at all. Or maybe I know why, lol.
     
    miro_gt, Mar 12, 2012
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    Just looked at my old battery and that was a Sanyo also- but my laptop recognised it fine.
     
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    I went to Beijing a few weeks ago, and i saw a place where they are replacing broken ThinkPad battery's cells with new cells and reselling them as refurbs.

    I should bought one and tested it.
     
    lead_org, Mar 12, 2012
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    My old R60 running Linux gave the not a genuine battery pop up when booted with a third party battery.

    I had a similar situation when I bought a X200 four-cell battery via eBay. The picture looked genuine and the description said so too, but when I got it, it was not an OEM battery. I disputed it with Paypal. The seller gave me a refund and didn't even make me send it back, which was good cause they were located in China.
     
    ZaZ, Mar 13, 2012
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    When you say "disputed"- did paypal put up any resistance and if so, why?
     
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    No, I'm saying the seller refunded me without any resistance probably cause I would have won the case. It was also in the period when I could leave negative feedback, which may have been a motivation as well.
     
    ZaZ, Mar 13, 2012
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