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Surprise! Your expensive laptop battery is just 6 AAs and some cicruitry

Posted By Brad On September 9, 2006 @ 3:31 pm In BESComputers.net | No Comments

The truth is that those expensive (and sometimes exploding) batteries are little more than repackaged NiMH AA cells. Replacement batteries run over $100. The cost of 6 AAs? Under $20.

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