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Li-ion 10.80V 7200mAh Replacement for IBM ThinkPad T61p/ ThinkPad R60, R60e, T60, T60p, Z60m, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p Series Laptop Battery

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Received New and in timely manner. I like the price of battery.
I put the battery in and took it off 2 times and the battery lock sliding clip broke off. Looked at my other original old one and saw it is made noticeably sturdier. The lock part that broke off is not compatable with my older original one so I couldn't switch them. I contacted the company who sells it on Amazon and told them to send me a new part and I would forget about sending it back. I think the part is about 25 cents I am guessing. They said they didn't carry it and the only choice I have is to return the whole thing for full refund. I decided to keep it even though the lock switch is broken and now removed. It does still lock safely to laptop but when removing the battery now I need to use a pen tip to push and slide to release battery from laptop. I will keep this unit because it does enough for what I need. I just think somethings should be made clear though. It is not an original part but a copy of original part. Fit perfect and will give you extra time to use computer then original smaller stock battery. Draw backs are that it does not work with the battery utility well that let's you know how much time you have to use though it does give you how much percent the battery is charged or is running. My old battery could estimate 2 hours or what ever time you should be able to use on the existing charge. New battery makes the IBM battery utility pop up warning you that it is not an IBM product. If I would of know this I would of paid extra for the right one because it is important to me. No where in the specs was this described. I was close to my trip so I didn't send it back because I needed it even if this function didn't work perfectly. Hope this helps

It's not possible for a battery to fit all of the different systems the description lists:
"IBM ThinkPad T61p/ ThinkPad R60, R60e, T60, T60p, Z60m, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p Series Laptop Battery"


The compatible product numbers they list are completely different models of batteries:
"Compatible Part Numbers:40Y6795, 40Y6797, 40Y6799"

40Y6795: ThinkPad Z60m 6 Cell Li-Ion battery
40Y6797: ThinkPad 9 Cell Li-Ion Battery (14.1inch standard screen and 15.4 widescreen)
40Y6799: ThinkPad R60, R60e, T60, and T60p Series 6 cell Li-Ion battery

The plastic casing for this product cracked very quickly. I would not recommend it.

I bought this eight-cell knockoff battery as a replacement for the much more expensive nine-cell extended battery I bought directly from Lenovo. The battery is a little more flimsy, but the one really annoying thing about it is that it is ever-so-slightly looser fitting, which causes my machine to occasionally lose connection and power off. Still, I'd buy it again-- it is a minor enough hassle since it happens only occasionally, when I am holding the laptop by one corner.

EDIT: The battery has degraded to the point where it loses contact with the laptop if you move it even slightly, making it essentially worthless for the purpose for which it was designed.