Hi guys,
Well with many laptops in the posession of friends and family, and as the resident tech expert, I often get asked why their laptop doesnt hold charge anymore and of course I launch into a long explaination about lithium cells and charge cycles etc which they interupt after about 5 seconds and say "How can I fix it?"
Of course the answer is to buy a new battery, but I'm having real difficulty locating a reputable site for them to do this on. Obviosuly usually you can buy from the manufacturer, but its usually very expensive, and so I was looking at generic batteries.
Trouble is, all the sites Ive found look like they were designed by my little brother in MS Frontpage,and although of course a flashy site can still be dodgy too, despite their UK domain name, and Union jacks all over the place they seem like their based in China. (often the same exact site can be found for US etc with just currency, domain, flags, replaced)
Again I appreciate that generic batteries are going to be made in China, but I dont want to get stuck with import duty etc.
Could anyone point me in the direction of a battery specialist they have uesd successfully before, and perhaps any they would recommend avoiding as well.