11-06-2002, 12:18 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Need a Battery?
http://www.pdainternalbattery.com/
Laptops For Less has launched a version of their site aimed specifically at PDA owners in need of replacement batteries and accessories. They have replacement batteries for iPAQs, Toshibas, and HP Jornadas. If you need a replacement internal battery, check this site out.
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11-06-2002, 01:06 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 93
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They are charging $89 for an e740 battery which can be had for $30 to $40 less on other sites. What a rip-off!
Toshiba itself sells it for $69 on their own site.
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11-06-2002, 01:26 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 298
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Drat. No Audiovox Maestro / Tosh. e570 battery. Oh well. Got my Z50 today anyway!
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11-06-2002, 02:45 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 226
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I think it's great that there's another option out there - thanks for pointing it out, Jason. Having just done the battery replacement thing for an iPAQ 3600, though, I have to note that the folks at LinearLogix:
http://www.ipaqupgrade.com/index2.html
...will give you the battery and install it for the same price Laptops for Less is charging for the battery by itself. I had a great experience with LinearLogix, so I'd go with them before Laptops for Less - hopefully the latter site will realize they need to undercut the competition and start dropping prices.
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11-06-2002, 05:28 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 593
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by toshtoshtosh
They are charging $89 for an e740 battery which can be had for $30 to $40 less on other sites. What a rip-off!
Toshiba itself sells it for $69 on their own site.
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I'll do you one better, it can be bought for $20 less on the Toshiba website! WTF--are they buying retail and marking up from that?!? :roll:
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11-06-2002, 03:25 PM
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Editorial Contributor
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 5,411
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The external battery pack thing looks kind of intersting. Could help out on long flights or something. Even Jornada users could use it eith the Pharos power adapter I'd bet.
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11-06-2002, 03:26 PM
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Server Shogun
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 89
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by toshtoshtosh
They are charging $89 for an e740 battery which can be had for $30 to $40 less on other sites. What a rip-off!
Toshiba itself sells it for $69 on their own site.
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No kidding. A cursory search shows these:
$57 at Digitally Unique
$58 at PC Connection
I'd really like to find the original manufacturer of the battery and find a replacement that way, but I bet that the custom packaging for the e740 is a killer. It looks like the battery is molded into the case.
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