Large Capacity Battery for VAIO® SZ, FE, AR, N, C, FS, FJ and S Series notebooks

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 9.3 x 2.1 inches ; 1.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000E8J3YC
• Item model number: VGPBPL2C
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Get a spare to extend the battery life dramatically on the go for lengthy meetings and flights. Battery power gives you the ability to use your computer from anywhere in the house - on the couch, on your bed, or even in your sunroom. Using this advanced cell technology large capacity battery guarantees the stamina you need for long work sessions and travel.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not very good value for money, April 26, 2008

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Gary M. Watson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Large Capacity Battery for VAIO® SZ, FE, AR, N, C, FS, FJ and S Series notebooks (Personal Computers)

I bought this extended life battery for my SZ-470N exactly one year ago. I used it less than half the time since the stock battery is fine for most situations. Now, it lasts about 20 minutes on a full charge which with Vista, is about enough time to boot up and pull email. Forget lasting through a domestic flight, much less an international one (and the SZ laptop sucks too much power for most in-seat power systems). Even when this battery was new, I only got about 3 to 3.5 hours on a charge with normal Office applications, viewing PDF docs, etc. which was 50% more than the stock SZ battery which got 2 hours when new (and about 1 to 1.5 hours today). The VGP-BPL2C battery is now no longer providing enough uptime for me to bother including in my carry-on bag. By the way, be careful when shopping online as there are numerous fake BPL2C batteries out there which only claim 6600mAh and no doubt are pieces of junk even worse than the miserable excuse for a battery that Sony sells. I understand that Li-ion batteries have a finite life, but there is no reason Sony has to charge hundreds of dollars for a component which cost them less than 10 dollars to make in Japan (or China). If the battery cost $50 then maybe I wouldn't mind it crapping out before its one year anniversary. But having a list price of $399 and discounted to merely $250 it's a complete ripoff.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not recommended, August 30, 2008

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Rathana Keo - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Large Capacity Battery for VAIO® SZ, FE, AR, N, C, FS, FJ and S Series notebooks (Personal Computers)

This battery is very expensive and not worth the price. The battery that came with my laptop died in about a year, so I bought this one hoping that it would last longer. But it lasted only for a year. Very bad quality. Strongly not recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good item, way over priced though, May 5, 2008

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Tariq Khan "Tariq" (Cleveland, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Large Capacity Battery for VAIO® SZ, FE, AR, N, C, FS, FJ and S Series notebooks (Personal Computers)

On Vista this battery gives me about 4.5 hours. Over priced but if you need extra hours on the go you need it. The old regular battery dies in 20 mins after I have had it for almost 2 years.