Laptop Battery Decision: Replacement vs Original for Toshiba Satellite L505D-10J & L300-2CL

Hello. I am thinking about buying a laptop battery, but I do not know whether to choose a replacement or an original. The differences are only in the price of the replacement, of course, cheaper, the warranty covers the same period and the battery capacity is also the same.
How is it with the battery capacity, will I feel any difference if I buy batteries with a larger capacity.
It is a battery for the Toshiba Satellite L505D-10J and the Toshiba Satellite L300-2CL

Mateusz 935 wrote:

How is it with the battery capacity, will I feel any difference if I buy batteries with a larger capacity.

More capacity = longer battery life.
If the convertible is not suspiciously cheap, you could be interested in it.

A replacement is always a replacement I do not recommend replacements, be it a battery or a printer ink. I advise the original to buy.

The difference is PLN 100-120.
It is said that a replacement with a larger capacity may perform as much as the original battery with a lower capacity or even less.

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Replacement for the replacement I have already used the replacement for over two years but in a different laptop. Though the price was not that different.

Sometimes you can get the original cheaper than the replacement. But each offer must be approached individually.

Both batteries have a one-year warranty, so the original one can also work for a year, and I have two replacements for the price of the original. How many users, so many opinions.

Exactly. Replacements are now often made on the cells of the same manufacturers as the originals, so there is no point in overpaying.

We do not "buy" the battery because it is guaranteed just to keep it working. Another thing is that if you have a laptop for a few thousand, buying the original one is not so stressful. You can take the risk in the old one ... There are good substitutes that have been proven.

The eternal problem of price and quality. The choice is up to what pays.

A replacement for a good company such as "Movano". I recommend regenerating the old one. Of course, it has to be done by a person who has the idea and the equipment for it.

And here's the point, you are not sure who regenerated it and whether they did it right or not?

I have looked at the "Movano" page and I can see the "Movano" and "Mitsu" batteries there. How is things with the other producer good?

I gave a person from this forum for regeneration. The cells were replaced with those with a higher capacity, the electronics reset, and the introduction of new capacity data. The battery is over 2 years old and still in great shape.

Regeneration is out

I personally also had to replace the batteries in my laptop. Original PLN 300, regeneration PLN 150 + shipping, replacement PLN 99. I bought green cell batteries with a capacity of 6600mAh. The original one had 5200 mAh. The battery works great. The laptop works longer on it than on the original battery. During use, i.e. the internet, spreadsheets, etc., it drops by about 8-10% for 30 minutes of work depending on the load.
Battery care data:
Factory capacity - 71280mWh
Total capacity - 70492mWh

Also, in my opinion, there is no need to overpay for original batteries. the more that the original is often not a great product. My original battery lasted 8 months with proper use.

hudy8 wrote:

I personally also had to replace the batteries in my laptop. Original PLN 300, regeneration PLN 150 + shipping, replacement PLN 99. I bought green cell batteries with a capacity of 6600mAh. The original one had 5200 may ...

Also, in my opinion, there is no need to overpay for original batteries. the more that the original is often not a great product. My original battery lasted 8 months with proper use.

An original battery does not have to be expensive. Of course, in the company store it will be like that .. You write about the original noname battery (enter the brand of the laptop) and give the name of the replacement.

For example, I have dell laptops and I have never paid (4 for different models) more for the original batteries than for 'good replacements'. Such batteries, with proper use, will last for 2-3 years ... or even longer. You can estimate with "good winds" what is the annual cost.
Maybe I don't know each other, but all batteries look the same .. only in practice it will turn out if the purchase was successful. 'Orginalna' appeals to me a bit more ..

The fact is that it is easier to get cheaper batteries for old models. Shops often (unfortunately) hold a high price. The substitutes are from flooding ..

But maybe the forum could make a list of proven substitutes ..? Of course, we are talking about users who have bought and used, not those who want to advertise and sell them.

My ASUS x53t laptop. The price of the battery is PLN 300 with shipping. Unfortunately, my original collapsed very quickly. 8 months and the battery lasted 6 minutes after disconnecting the power. At his sister's lenovo, he works for almost 2 years and still keeps his laptop on almost all the time with the battery inserted.

Has a colleague 12 months warranty on the battery.

Well, unfortunately, ASUS only gave me a 6-month warranty on the batteries. The sister in Lenovo is also 6 months old.

I will also throw in my three cents in the topic of replacements. I bought a replacement with increased capacity for the old thinkpad T41. Laptop survivor
From my own experience, I can say that you have to reckon with the fact that you can come across a low-quality counterfeit (even signed with the original logo). The subject of the guarantee when shopping on Allegro is a lottery; because why wouldn't the salesperson be able to terminate the company after some successful sales? In addition, the topic of the return, who bears the costs, waiting, discussions about whether it is the fault of the product or use ...
When buying, follow the description and if you find the fragment 'low price is the result of direct cooperation with the manufacturer' then CTRL-W and you are looking for further . There is no need to believe in exaggerated capacity, if a battery with standard dimensions has twice the capacity, then look further.

Reason is your best advisor.
The power supply is a different brooch, only the original here.

hehe, and here someone is writing about the purchased replacement. In short, he will write that the original one gave up its spirit after 3-4 years. And with the replacement, there are surprises at the beginning.

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Unfortunately, the replacement is not equal to the replacement. There are replacements for my laptop for PLN 50 and PLN 100. Which do you think will be better? For me, the original, as I wrote, died after 8 months and the battery was installed only when I was not sitting at the desk. When the laptop was used at the desk, the battery was removed.

hudy8 wrote:

Which do you think will be better? For me, the original, as I wrote, died after 8 months and the battery was installed only when I was not sitting at the desk. When the laptop was used at the desk, the battery was removed.

If you write what this model is, maybe a few people will not cut it. Because if it was used as you write, at least for me it is a defect and I would not buy the original. Of course, in this case, I would probably also sell my laptop. There is also the question of the power supply (premium laptops have two or even three battery charging modes) ...

The battery is a32-k53. Maybe I got a crap, but it's a bit strange that it worked for such a short time.

I saw that one "seller" wanted to advertise, but the entry was removed :D

Let us test these batteries, and don't hit the bullshit, they are the same or even better than the originals. I am not satisfied with the one-year warranty, but trouble-free operation.

piotr.solek wrote:

I am not satisfied with the one-year warranty, but trouble-free operation.

I have been testing this battery for 3 months in my laptop and it works fine. I don't know, but some people are crazy about original things because they're supposed to be better than substitutes. In many cases it may be so, but not always. I personally think that buying an original battery worth PLN 300, where a laptop is worth maybe a thousand, is throwing money down the drain and you have to be an idiot not to understand it ...

hudy8 wrote:

I personally think that buying an original battery worth PLN 300, where a laptop is worth maybe a thousand, is throwing money down the drain and you have to be an idiot ..

Yes I agree.

ps I just checked how much I bought the original batteries ..
dell d630 6-chamber about PLN 137
dell studio 1537 6-chamber 88 PLN
dell e6400 9-chamber (used 9% of consumption) about PLN 75, the old one resold (45% of consumption) for PLN 30

Then show off where you bought them at these prices.
I will not mention the entry about the used one, because it is off-topic.

speedy9 wrote:

I will not mention the entry about the used one, because it is off-topic.

It is because it is still a "brand" battery. Speech in posts with two categories: original and replacement. We can add another "category" but how many people will buy the used replacement ??

Before I bought, I checked each of the batteries, the prices of new-brand and replacements .. It is not difficult to buy an expensive battery (unless someone can afford it and likes to sponsor other holidays). Since we are writing about replacements that are cheaper, why not take into account original-used batteries. Of course, not every one will be suitable, because some sellers like to give general information about the battery status (or they do not know it themselves) .. so you can expect lotteries in these cases.

An example for the e6400, the new one costs in the range of PLN 350-600 with VAT (range from three randomly selected sides). PLN 75 for a used one is a lot, especially since I resold the "old" one?

Where to buy cheap ?? The search engine bows and online auctions. Unfortunately, dealers will be happy because you can't buy more. A private person will always find something. And if you do not have time to look, the "expensive" ones or replacements are left.

And do you know that these cheap, little-used batteries from private individuals are usually batteries that should be disposed of or returned to the manufacturer because they were replaced by the manufacturer as part of the exchange of dangerous series? They get a new one, checked from the manufacturer, and the old one is sold on Allegro ...
So the claim that you bought the original battery for 30-40% of its normal price is out of place.