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    How to distinguish the original battery from the fake one (or third party product)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by SpiritedAway, May 3, 2008.

  1. SpiritedAway

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    Hi,

    I have an X61 with 4 cell battery and want to upgrade to 8 cell because I always have to work outside and need a longer battery life. According to the information from lenovo's site, the price of the 8 cell battery is nearly $180, and on ebay, there is much cheaper one with price is around $80.
    I wonder that is there a way to distinguish that two type of battery ? :) Would using Power Management software from Lenovo help us to find out ?

    Regards,

    p/s: sorry for my bad English :eek:
     
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    moo.mike.moo Notebook Geek

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    The IBM logo.
     
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    moo.mike.moo Notebook Geek

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    Or Lenovo logo...
     
    moo.mike.moo, May 3, 2008
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    Thanks for your advice :) And how to distinguish the genuine logo and the fake one ?
     
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    Well the ones on eBay that I've seen either have the logo (OEM) or not (third-party).

    If the description says it's "compatible" then it's not genuine IBM/Lenovo.
     
    moo.mike.moo, May 3, 2008
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