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    Generic Battery for S Series

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by rvido, Aug 25, 2005.

  1. rvido

    rvido Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hy, does anyone knows if there is any generic large capacity battery?

    I saw one in www.kahlon.com

    But i don't know if it is worth it... Does anyone has any comments?
     
    rvido, Aug 25, 2005
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    renoguy Notebook Geek

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    I don't know about that one, but I got one for $119 and it's working great! But it looks like Sony doesn't want us to save money, and they installed a program in the startup to detect and refuse "unofficial" batteries. But all you have to do, is remove that program. Details are here:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=20440
     
    renoguy, Aug 26, 2005
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    LucM Notebook Guru

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    Based on the photo, that looks like the exact same one I got. But about $15 less. And I've had it for awhile now, and it seems to be a high quality battery. You just have to remove that Sony program in your startup, as described in the link.
     
    renoguy, Aug 30, 2005
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    rvido Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does the battery works in the S460/B.... I haven't seen this model at the web site....and How long does the battery lasts?
     
    rvido, Sep 2, 2005
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    Yes, it works. But only after you remove a program from your startup that Sony put there to force you to use Sony brand batteries.

    The reason you don't see that battery on Sony's website is because it's not an official Sony battery. But it's almost 1/3 the price of the Sony version. And it gives you 50% longer battery life than the standard battery that came with the s460. So that means 3-4 hours of battery life, depending on what you are running.
     
    renoguy, Sep 2, 2005
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