Sunday, December 12, 2010

An Acer Laptop Battery Vs a Generic Battery

Browsing the internet for replacement batteries for your own Acer laptop may seem like an easy proposition, however it could be more difficult than you think. You can find legitimate Acer batteries, and then you will find Acer-compatible batteries, and the ads are often worded so that you cannot tell the difference. Are these generic batteries as good as the ones made by Acer? In fact, generic batteries such as Dell D5318 Battery in many cases are a lot less expensive than those made by the laptop or computer company, and we all would like to get in on the discount as long as they function just as well and last just as long.

The general consensus of online reviewers is that name brand companies tend to be tearing their clients away in terms of acquiring replacement batteries. However, individuals think they have to utilize DEWALT DC9091 Battery from the authentic maker, and so they purchase them, despite the fact that they’re exorbitantly priced. Individuals often think the advertising hype that says generics are not likely to provide you with the performance as well as length of life that the originals do. This is exactly why advertisers make these claims, even though they’re not necessarily true.

Whenever you go to substitute your Acer laptop battery, you will likely manage to find a generic replacement JVC bn vf707u battery that’s as good as, or even a lot better than, the OEM. The fact is that many OEM batteries are not very good ones. The companies that produce them are out to sell you chargers, replacement batteries, as well as extension warranties, so it is to their advantage to set inferior batteries such as OLYMPUS LI-42B Battery inside their laptops to obtain more business from you. Naturally, this ends up costing you a lot more money, particularly if you purchase their replacements.

You need to do take a chance whenever you purchase a generic MOTOROLA BX50 Battery, because you don’t know what you’re getting. Be sure to purchase it from a reliable shop that has a favorable return policy for merchandise that doesn’t live up to their promises. You will find that the majority of generic laptop batteries are constructed using cutting edge materials meaning they’re going to hold their charge for the longest achievable period of time. Batteries containing lithium and other rare earth metals work best on the market, no matter whether they have the Acer brand or not.

Toyota adopts Tesla's laptop battery strategy

Toyota Motor Corp., Daimler AG and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG are turning to laptops for a cheaper way to power their electric cars -- and their sales.

Automakers are testing packs of lithium-ion batteries assembled by Silicon Valley startup Tesla Motors Inc. that cost less than bigger, car-only batteries favored by General Motors Co., Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motor Corp. A pack of 6,831 cylinder-shaped dewalt batteries cells made by Panasonic Corp. powers Tesla's $109,000 Roadster sports car for up to 245 miles per charge.



The car industry will help lithium-ion battery makers more than triple sales to $60 billion in a decade from 1.5 trillion yen in the year ending in March, according to Sanyo Electric Co., the world's biggest maker of the sony laptop batteries. Rechargeable consumer-electronics batteries benefit from an economy of scale that may help cut manufacturing costs and sticker prices in the nascent electric-car industry, said Koji Endo, a Tokyo-based analyst at Advanced Research Japan.



"It may lead to the total component cost of an electric car getting lower than that of a gasoline car,sony camcorder batteries for sony camcorder." Endo said. "As the cost lowers, there'll be more likelihood that retail prices of electric cars will drop."


EV prices are higher than three-quarters of the autos now sold, canon camera batteries for canon cameras, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, with GM's Chevrolet Volt selling for $41,000 and Nissan's Leaf for $32,780. Electric vehicles cost about twice as much to produce as gasoline-engine cars because the batteries are so expensive, according to consultant Frost & Sullivan Inc.


Sales of EVs and hybrids, including plug-in models, nokia batteries for nokia mobile phones. will reach about 954,000 worldwide this year, or about 2.2 percent of all car sales, J.D. Power and Associates, an industry forecaster, estimated in October.


Government subsidies may help boost sales of plug-in hybrids and EVs to 9 percent of auto sales in 2020, Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimated last month.
Panasonic, the majority shareholder in Sanyo, is the main supplier of lithium-ion cells to Tesla and bought a $30 million stake in the company last month. Toyota and Daimler also own Tesla stakes.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Dell Vostro 3300 Full Review

Pros
Discrete (if limited) graphics
Compact, truly thin and light

Cons

Audio from speakers is poor
Long battery life only with bulky 8-cell Power Tools Batteries.

Bottom Line

Dell offers a highly functional small-business laptop in an attractive, lightweight package.
Higer capacity HP 484784-001 Battery fit for dell latitude d820 laptop.

Our test unit included a dual-core Intel Core i5-520M CPU running at 2.4GHz, though it can push as high as 2.93GHz when running in turbo mode (with one CPU core active). And nVidia's discrete GeForce 310M graphics processor is a welcome addition. Give your toshiba a200 laptop more running time with this HP 468816-001 Battery.

 
Dell's Vostro 3300 inherits its svelte design and thin esthetic from the original Dell Adamo design, though the 3300 isn't quite as skinny or light as the Adamo. Even so, Dell's new small-business laptop offers combination of hardware and support options well tuned to its target market. With Dell's current discounts, the Vostro 3300 starts at $599 (as of 6/18/10). The price of the configuration we tested is $913. Lowest price HP 364602-001 Battery for HP laptop battery.
Display
Display size                                             13.3 inches
Maximum resolution                                1366 x 768
Processor
Processor class                                       Intel Core i5
Processor model                                     520M
Processor speed                                     2400 MHz
Memory
Installed memory                                     4 GB
Memory technology                                DDR3
Memory Speed                                      1333 MHz
Storage
Total HD Size                                         500 GB
Hard Drive Speed                                   7200 RPM
Number of hard drives included               1
Other Storage                                         SDHC Card
Networking
Wifi Type                                                802.11 n
Interface Connections

Additional Interfaces                                Bluetooth
Dimensions

Weight (min)                                           4.8 pounds
Weight (with accessories)                        5.8 lbs
Width                                                     12.8 inches
Depth                                                     9 inches
Height                                                    2 inches
This
ASUS AL23-901 Battery is Brand new, never refurbished, 100% compatible, No memory effect.
Software

Operating system                                    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Included Software                                  CyberLink PowerDVD DX; Roxio Creator DE
Other Features

Built-In Speakers                                    Stereo
Docking Station Port                              No
Devices   
  • Built-In Webcam
  • Fingerprint Reader

Energy Star compliant                           Yes
Input devices                                        Touchpad (multitouch)