Best brand for replacement laptop battery.

[boing]

I'm looking for a new battery for a Dell inspiron 1525 and have found a lot of non-Dell options but have only heard of 1 of them as a brand. Would anyone here have any experience of the following brands?

2-POWER
ANKER
Energy Plus
LENOGE
PremierLine
Superb Choice

Lenoge are popular on Amazon and seem very cheap (which worries me) but the rest all seem to be sensibly priced, offer 1 year warranties and are sold by websites with decent enough reputations such as;

www.chargersdirect.co.uk
www.duracelldirect.co.uk
www.mdsbattery.co.uk
www.newegg.com
www.thelaptoppowersupplyshop.co.uk

Does anyone have any experience of the above? any feedback would be welcomed.

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[corkyg]

Have no clue as to Euro brands. For me, the "best" is from the OEM. Otherwise, I go to a local store, Batteries Plus, and get one there. If it doesn't work right, it is easy to return and/or exchange.

 

[boing]

Isn't Anker an Amercan brand? I'm based in N Ireland and there are chuff all stores to go to for this kind of thing so it'll have to be online for me.

 

[corkyg]

AFAIK, Anker is a multinational group. OK, I understand how you are online bound. Just based on brand familiarity, I would probably go with duracelldeirect.co.uk

 

[Burpo]

Have used Anker before & they last.

 

[boing]

AFAIK, Anker is a multinational group. OK, I understand how you are online bound. Just based on brand familiarity, I would probably go with duracelldeirect.co.uk

duracell are the most high profile brand certainly although the batteries they sell are 2-Power which I've never heard of.

 

[boing]

Have used Anker before & they last.

Thanks, good to know, they were near the top of my list for possibles.

The Lenoge are only £13 for a 7800 mAh which one the one hand sounds like a guarantee of crap quality but on the other is so cheap it's almost worth a throwaway punt.

Chargersdirect.co.uk sell a 7800mAh for £35 which sounds healthier but there's no brand listing at all on it.

 

[xgsound]

In the US I got a 9 cell 6600Mah for USD $15 (currently USD $9.99 prime) from Amazon in Feb for a Dell 1525. Brand was not specified. I don't understand the 7800Mah rating, should be 6600. Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001M0JAVC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00
I also figured for the price I could get 3 to have one and still be ahead. It worked fine which was so much the better.

Jim

 

[corkyg]

BTW, I searched all the posted sites and can't find anything labeled LENOGE. Got a link to one?

 

[smitbret]

I use Anker for laptop batteries and lots of other smaller gadgets/parts. I have always been very satisfied with them.

 

[boing]

BTW, I searched all the posted sites and can't find anything labeled LENOGE. Got a link to one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/7800mAh-QUALITY-REPLACEMENT-LAPTOP-BATTERY/dp/B005T0PDXU/ref=sr_1_19?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1434546308&sr=1-19&keywords=DELL+INSPIRON+1525++BATTERY+7800mAh

I'm assuming they are these guys.

http://www.lenoge.com/

 

[boing]

In the US I got a 9 cell 6600Mah for USD $15 (currently USD $9.99 prime) from Amazon in Feb for a Dell 1525. Brand was not specified. I don't understand the 7800Mah rating, should be 6600. Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001M0JAVC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00
I also figured for the price I could get 3 to have one and still be ahead. It worked fine which was so much the better.

Jim

I've seen 6 cell batteries range from 4400-5200mAh and 9 cells from 6600-7800mAh so I'd guess it's to do with the capacity of the individual cells.

My reasoning is the same as yours, for twelve quid I'll take a punt, if it dies in a month I'll grab an Anker, if not it'n only just over a tenner.

 

[boing]

I use Anker for laptop batteries and lots of other smaller gadgets/parts. I have always been very satisfied with them.

Cheers, difficult to find battery reviews so personal feedback is handy to have.