On Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:49:58 -0500, "BillW50" wrote:

In ,
AJL wrote:
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:36:29 -0700 (PDT), "Man at B&Q"
wrote:

Can you still get a genuine OEM battery? I would be wary of a cheap
"replacement".

IMO you are better off to go to a high volume battery
store and get a remanufactured battery with *fresh cells*...

That is all true of course. But I get 10 years out of mine by sitting on
the shelf. While Barry Watzman got 12 years out of his.

Yes I do remember those 'who has the oldest battery' campfire stories
from times past here. Kinda like the mine is bigger than yours? 8-O

But freshly manufactured laptop Li-Ion
batteries usually cost like 200 bucks.

Just checked several sites and found batteries for my 4 year old Acer
laptop (4315) ranging from about US$50 to $100.

While Li-Ion batteries which are older can be had for about 40 bucks.

Cheap is not always better in batteries (though it could be). Problem
is how do you tell? I would likely go with a branded dealer like
Duracell.com and pay the price.

So spend 200 bucks and get about 10 to 12 years out of it.
Or spend about 40 bucks and get 5 to 7 years out of those.

Other than bragging rights why would you need a 12 year old battery?