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DO NOT BUY NON-OEM CHARGERS! (lemm.ee)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I bought a replacement battery that was not OEM off eBay. After about 4-6 months of use, the thing nearly blew up on me. The battery got so hot it could've started a fire. Seriously, spend the extra money, its not worth the risk.

If you're buying a replacement make sure it meets the safety standards and it is approved for use. I'm going to be buying only OEM batteries/chargers from now on.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This should say "Don't buy shitty non OEM chargers". There are plenty of reliable non OEM brands that sell perfectly reliable chargers. Anker for example.

[–] southsamurai 1 points 11 months ago

Which reminds me that I need to look into what all options there are. I'd like to get a backup to the oem that came with mine, but I've never looked to see what all is out there.

Same with batteries tbh, though I got a bigger oem one at the same time I bought the t480.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

In the past I've had a different experience with OEM chargers dying on me and off brand ones surviving longer but that was in a place with frequent power cuts. In general your advice is probably best to follow but I've also used non-OEM replacements without any bad experiences for many different devices.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I got a 3rd party replacement battery for my t420 about a year ago. Maybe I should keep an eye on it...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, sorry for necroposting, but how is your battery doing? If it’s still cranking and not-exploded, would you mind sharing the brand? I’m considering replacing the battery in a T420 and trying to decide between shelling out for OEM or rolling the dice on third-party.