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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Battery, Misleading Battery Capacity on Package, March 21, 2008
This battery deserves 5 stars for its performance and HP deserves 0 stars for its misleading "Up to 5-8 HRS Battery Life" statement on the front of the package for an average of 2 1/2 stars.
If you need to run your laptop on battery power for long periods of time, this is the only way to go. I consistently get 3 ½ to 4 hours of "real" operation from this battery. After owning many laptops over the years where 1 ½ hours of battery operation was normal, I'm very happy with this battery.
While this battery may be twice the size of the standard battery, it only raises the back of the laptop by 3/4". And while this battery is twice as heavy as the original battery, when you consider that it is intended to be used instead of the original battery, the added weight is only about 11 ounces (extended battery @ 22oz. minus original battery @ 11oz. = 11oz.
When you consider the other option, a universal battery such as APC UPB80 80W Battery for Notebooks at 2.0 pounds, this battery's weight is really not a problem. Add the fact that this extended life battery has more battery capacity, 95 vs APC's 88 Watt Hours, that its body sits snuggly halfway inside the laptop instead of hanging loose outside of the laptop, and costs far less than a universal battery (almost half with good shopping), this is as good as it gets.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Authentic HP Batteries Work as Designed, April 22, 2008
I got my battery from Beach Camera.
There is no reason to rate these batteries down as they work as HP designed them. My HP laptop, which came from HP, had this same battery. The battery is bulky, but has much more capacity than the slim six-cell model. (Consider this a "design feature" for better ventilation, and not an unsightly, heavy, anchor.) Just be sure to check with all suppliers that they ship an authentic HP battery, not some generic imitation. Also, double check the battery's model number that you need to be sure that this is the model you require.
It seems that the authentic HP make of this battery probably is hard to find below a price of about $110. At this moment, HP, itself, sells this same battery for about $150 and sometimes has free shipping.
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22 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, oversized performance, January 4, 2007
This is my first 12-cell battery. I'm not sure if these are supposed to be this large, but this one certainly is. I just bought the laptop (dv6125se) last month, so in actuality, only discharged the battery once (it's always plugged in). I've observed around 4 hrs of operation while installing software, rebooting, and other maintenance operations. I really think this is fair, since all the other batteries I've used ran around 1.5-2 hrs in real world service.
The laptop is a Turion 64 X2 -based running at 1.8GHz.
My only beef is that it's large. The extra 6 cells actually stack its height, effectively doubling it. Since the battery mounts in the rear of the lower case, this has the effect of lifting the laptop and tilting it towards me. One of the mixed benefits is improved cooling: the interior is always well ventilated because of the extra breathing room.
I might be wrong, but just weighing it with my hand, it seems like the battery itself weighs almost as much as the entire laptop. There is a gaping hole left if the battery is removed ... HP did not design a cover for an empty battery compartment.
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