Mine arrived today and it's definitely brand new, very happy with it for the price
Battery is dead and be aware they are pretty rare so expect to pay £40 for replacement from UK or ~£29 from China is best I've found so far
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callandor64
7 Apr 179#150
Registered to say this: I've had one for an evening now and get a similar battery response to the above posters, ie very full for a short duration, followed by a dramatic fall off. I also was able to open up the battery, by sliding a pen knife along the joints and carefully prising it open. There are clips along the sides as well as a fairly brittle adhesive. Getting the case off cleanly takes patience and some of the clips will unfortunately snap irreversibly. he good news is that the cells inside are 4x Samsung 18650 2800 mAh units. I ordered a like-for-like replacement set here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361779221534
Batteries are also held in place with glue but it breaks easily, and selotape under that too.
So you get £60 off for a faulty battery but a genuine replacement battery costs £40. Not enough of a bargain for me.
derp1664 to TheBiker
4 Apr 178#4
Fair enough that's a good point but some people only use it plugged in like me so for them it's a non-issue
derp1664
5 Apr 176#113
Can confirm it's definitely MSATA
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aishakhan894
4 Apr 17#1
Is it just the battery that is at fault?
derp1664 to aishakhan894
4 Apr 171#2
Well mine works perfectly (when plugged in) and according to the listing: "Laptop is fully working, brand new retail return, but must be plugged in at all the times or you need to buy a new battery (replacing the battery will fix the issue) 3 months warranty ! (laptop only)"
So if they're telling the truth then yeah
TheBiker
4 Apr 179#3
So you get £60 off for a faulty battery but a genuine replacement battery costs £40. Not enough of a bargain for me.
derp1664 to TheBiker
4 Apr 178#4
Fair enough that's a good point but some people only use it plugged in like me so for them it's a non-issue
TheBiker
4 Apr 171#5
Fair enough but if you want to restore portability its not really a bargain, merely £20 off and the hassle of sourcing a replacement battery.
derp1664
4 Apr 17#6
To be fair they are selling for ~£200 elsewhere though aswell so it's a decent discount either way imo
Bilbo1968
4 Apr 172#7
£20 is about 20% off I've seen things go hotter with less of a saving...
TheBiker
4 Apr 171#8
Sounds better I was going by their quoted Ebay price.So perhaps they are a bargain.
GAVINLEWISHUKD
4 Apr 173#9
Op can you post a few pics of the battery pack? The pics look like it's a 3 cell pack. If it's not glued with in an inch of it's life and you are handy with a soldering iron you might be able to swap out the 18560's for around £10.
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Mine arrived today and it's definitely brand new, very happy with it for the price
Battery is dead and be aware they are pretty rare so expect to pay £40 for replacement from UK or ~£29 from China is best I've found so far
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361779221534
Batteries are also held in place with glue but it breaks easily, and selotape under that too.
Photos here:
http://imgur.com/a/0rWnX
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So if they're telling the truth then yeah
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