# Any experiences with non-OEM laptop batteries?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experiences-with-non-oem-laptop-batteries/469013>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 22, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experiences-with-non-oem-laptop-batteries/469013 "2008-10-22T03:25:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experiences-with-non-oem-laptop-batteries/469013/1 "2008-10-22T03:25:17Z")

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I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 and the battery is dead. It only lasted about a year. ☹ Dell’s suggested replacement battery is $134 for the low-end battery and $189 for the high-end battery. Both are uniformly panned in the user reviews. Most users have absolutely nothing nice to say about the battery.

So, I found[this](http://www.pacificbattery.com/delle1505.html) battery for only $99. This supposedly replaces the $189 Dell battery.

So, anyone have any experience with non-OEM batteries? Should I just suck it up and get Dell’s crappy battery or should I shop around for a less expensive alternative?

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experiences-with-non-oem-laptop-batteries/469013/2 "2008-10-22T04:18:52Z")

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No experience, but IIRC, most of the exploding laptop batteries from a few years back were aftermarket/counterfeit jobs.

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**Author:** ![Caractacus\_Pott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experiences-with-non-oem-laptop-batteries/469013/3 "2008-10-26T18:06:39Z")

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I’ve got one for my HP laptop. It hasn’t exploded or anything in the year I’ve had it. It works just like the HP-branded one. Oh, right, and I had one with my old IBM laptop. It lasted a few years without exploding, too. Give it a try.