High-capacity EEE 1015 battery

I have two Asus EEE PC 1015PEG machines and I find that the stock battery is not good enough for my needs.

I thought about carrying a spare battery, but the retention mechanism is so flimsy that changing batteries regularly could break the notebook.

I checked out eBay for a high-capacity replacement, and found that there is a flourishing market for high capacity EEE batteries with 9- and even 10-cell options. Unfortunately, none of them is compatible with the 1015 model.

My stock battery is 47W/hr and there are only a handful of 63W/hr batteries for the 1015 (like this) and they are expensive. I was wondering if I should get one of these or wait. Is there a reason to expect that high-capacity replacement batteries for the 1015 would show up later?

Thanks

 

Asus is not going to directly manufacture a higher capacity battery - anything is going to be aftermarket OEM-compatible.

Sometimes battery tech gets cheaper, but not always. Best advice is if you truly *need* a different battery to ensure workflow because you can't get to a charger, then you can at least justify the purchase (albeit with a price).

The 1015 series is a pretty new one, only 9 months old, and it generally takes time for aftermarket battery suppliers to start making product in volume so maybe something will show up in the next 6 months or so.

On the other side, since a high cap battery is only going to net you 20-30% runtime increase you might really be better served with just getting the spare for those occasions when its needed. IF you change batteries carefully, you generally should be ok.

 

Thanks for the advice

 

I ordered the 63W/hr battery from eBay seller digi_club8888 and I'm happy with the result as it seems to provide the ~90min boost I needed (I'll update here if otherwise).

If you ask me this is the part Asus should have shipped in the first place!