More Sony Laptop Battery Stupidity

Generally speaking, a Sony laptop battery can be used for a couple of years before it completely goes dead. Then you will probably think about buying another original battery from Sony distributor at a very high price. Now I would like to suggest that buying a cheap replacement sony battery is also a wise choice. Many people may have many questions, how do you know what to buy, from who to buy, what you even should be looking for when buying a laptop battery? I have classified several categories a person needs to be informed about when going out to make a purchase for a new battery. Laptop model and original battery code (part number)The original battery code (part number) is quite essential to the purchase of your new laptop battery. It is a unique identifier that is assigned to a part to simplify referencing and to unambiguously define a part within a single manufacturer. The part number above all is what needs to be known before going to buy your battery . Secondly the make and model are next most important part identifiers you must know. The make is the manufacturer (e.g. Sony, HP, and Dell). The model is a multi-component word that includes the line and actually model number. For example, the Sony VGN-FZ50B is an example of a Sony made laptop that is part of the VGN series and which has model number VGN-FZ50B. In other words, the information of model and part number can determine the battery compatibility. Capacity, Chemistry and Voltage There are series of questions about capacity you need to know before purchase: how much you want to spend, how often and how long you use your laptop on battery power, and what applications you may be running off the battery's power. The higher the capacity the more money you will spend, so if you need the longer runtime or you use applications that require more battery power, then buy the higher capacity battery. A milliAmp hour (mAh) is the most commonly used notation system for consumer electronic batteries. For example, 4400mah, 6600mah, 8800mah. Most laptops now require a lithium based battery chemistry, as it has no memory effect. You cannot choose your chemistry type for most batteries. It is still good however to know which chemistry type your battery requires.For laptop batteries, the most common voltage measurements are: 7.2V, 9.6V, 10.8V, 11.1V, and 14.4V. Since you cannot choose the voltage measurement for your laptop, then go with whatever measurement is closest to your original battery. Remember nominal voltage allows for slight deviation from the original but you cannot use a 7.2V battery if it requires 14.4V. The best example would be a 10.8V battery could be used with an 11.1V battery.Number of CellsThe number of cells is important since the more cells contained in the battery the higher the capacity will be. To determine the number of cells in your laptop battery you need to have some general idea of what cells are being used in your battery. The most common battery cell is the 18650 and is manufactured by LG, Sony, Sanyo, Samsung, Panasonic and many others. The 18650 is a 3.6V cylindrical Li-Ion cell. 18650 has no memory effect (distinguish between digital memory effect) and longer storage life than NiMH battery cells. 18650 is light weight and have a high energy density. It is in effect perfect for building batteries for laptop and other portable power devices.Specifically the 18650 battery cell has a nominal voltage average of 3.7 V. It has a nominal capacity of 2200 mAh. It has a maximum charge current of 2.4 Ah and a max discharging current of 4.6 Ah. Its dimensions (DxH) are 18.3 mm (Max 18.4) x 64.9 mm (Max 65.1). It weighs 46.5 g (1.64 oz). It has cell cycle performance of 80% of initial capacity at 300 cycles. All in all the 18650 is a very good battery cell.Using this common laptop battery cell as our base you can determine the number of cells in your laptop battery by doing the following. Divide the battery's stated voltage by the 18650's nominal voltage to get the number of cells in series and divide the battery's stated capacity by the 18650's nominal capacity to get the number of cells in parallel. Then multiply the results of the series and the parallel to get the total number of cells in the battery.Price, Warranty and SellerWhen choosing a seller to buy sony laptop battery, please first search the seller's reputation and then carefully check the price, the warranty and the return policy. It is recommended to contact the seller if you have any questions. Buy cheap sony laptop batteries:(US)http://www.sales-battery.com/laptop-batteries/sony.htm(UK)http://www.global-battery.co.uk/laptop-batteries/sony.htm

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I bought it on-line through Best Buy (2nd mistake) and when I got my invoice it stated my PSP would be e-mailed to me, therefore making me think I had one. Well I didn't nor was I given the opportunity to purchase one. Anyway I returned my laptop to Sony after I was told by their customer service that they would replace the LCD monitorSony VGP-BPS5 battery, Sony VGP-BPS8 battery, Sony VGP-BPS9 battery

> never recover from major screw ups...Well,this current recall is about batteries made in 2004 and 2005, that is, BEFORE the first recall (2006).You cannot "recover" from a future failure (2006) unless you do a time-travel to 2004-5.

SONY worldwide is now run by a American CEO and the USA based operations not a Japanese or the Japanese operation and has been for the past several years it appears that ever since then they seem to have lost the reliability and engineering SONY were previously renown for and now seem more interested in the bottom line and DRM. Also in Japan the Japanese buy SONY only if it is marked as made and manufactured in Japan many (25 plus) have told me that the quality is not there if it is made elsewhere anymore

They're slaves to the bottom line. Having worked in the electronics industry for several decades has shown me that company managers seem to have an endless talent for wringing the quality out of products by squeezing suppliers for price with resulting drops in reliability. Japanese companies seem to do this particularly well, so much so that I wouldn't consider using any product from Sony, Panasonic (Matsushita) or any of the other major Japanese players in a mission-critical or enterprise-critical application. Until managers can be trained to see the tradeoff of lost customer confidence and lost sales versus savings on design and materials, this problem will persist. The bottom line may get a manager the annual bonus he seeks, but it may cost the company severely in the end.

In May of 2008 I made the mistake of purchasing a Sony Laptop. After having it for a mere 30 days the LCD monitor blew up, i.e it looks like an explosion behing the plexiglass. I did not drop it or do anything to cause it. I bought it on-line through Best Buy (2nd mistake) and when I got my invoice it stated my PSP would be e-mailed to me, therefore making me think I had one. Well I didn't nor was I given the opportunity to purchase one. Anyway I returned my laptop to Sony after I was told by their customer service that they would replace the LCD monitor. Instead I was told it would cost me $600.00 to replace it but they would put a new hard drive in it because the one in the computer was warped. I told them to send it back and I would not pay for a new LCD monitor. I later heard of the recall due to a wire between the keyboard and monitor that was not right or something. This laptop was getting rather hot from the day I bought it but never having one before I thought this was normal. According to Sony my Laptop is not in their recall but was told to resend it back and they would fix the monitor which I just did. Now they are telling me once again it had to be something I did and they aren't going to replace the monitor. There are no cracks on the plexiglas over the monitor all the damage is interior but they are still refusing to fix it. I actually only used it approximatley 10 times since I bought it new. The model number we have is a T-2310 but they are saying they don'[t have a T-2310 even though I sent my invoice copy to them showing the Model Number. Anyway to make it short I wouldn't take anything free from Sony let alone pay for anything that says sony