UK - Best Battery for 6 - 8 Hours ??

Hi

I have an Acer One 120GB, 1GB Ram BLUE and I'm looking for a better battery.

Is there a genuine OEM or 3rd party battery that will offer 6 - 8 hours with out being a massive lump on the back !!

Reading around the forum the 6 cell seems to be the one, can anyone point me to a UK seller.. any pictures of it fitted ??

Thanks

 

I have this one from Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...mp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B001FRPUES

It gives me easily over 6 hours and doesn't look too bad really, but you are never going to get a 6 cell battery as slick as the 3 cell. Just general web browsing is up to 8 hours on a full charge. I have 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD in blue too, running XP Pro

Make sure you get the high capacity 6 cell.... mine is 6600mAh, some are only 4400mAh


If I get a chance I will try and post some pics.

This gives you an idea of what it's like (from another persons website)

http://unitstep.net/blog/2008/08/26/acer-aspire-one-6-cell-vs-3-cell-battery-comparison/

 

Unless I am very much mistaken, your 6600mAH battery is actually a 9-cell.

6-cell batteries are either 4400mAH or 5200mAH, depending on whether they use individual 2200mAH or 2600mAH cells.

The AAO batteries supply 11.1V. They do this by connecting 3 x 3.7V cells in series. The basic 3-cell battery has 3 x 2200mAH cells.

Higher capacity batteries are created by connecting additional groups of 3-cells in parallel, the voltage remains at 11.1V but the current capacity is doubled or trebled accordingly.

3-cell: 2200mAH
6-cell: 4400mAH, 5200mAH
9-cell: 6600mAH, 7800mAH

 

Battery run times are subjective of course, but 5 - 7 hours would seem to be realistic for a 5200mAH 6-cell battery.

Genuine ones are available for £70 - £80 in the UK. There are some 5200mAH ones going on eBay with world-wide shipping starting at 60 USD (£40?)

Google for "aspire one 5200mAH site:uk" or "LC.BTP00.017 site:uk"

http://www.zebracomputers.co.uk/acer-bl ... 32310.html
http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=5BHWPZ
http://www.simplyacer.com/Aspire_One_Bl ... 26801.html
http://www.microwarehouse.co.uk/catalogue/item/ACAC557

 

I reckon you are right, looking at mine again I can see there are too additional lumps compared to the standard battery

Wierd, I just assumed mine was 6 cell..... I read about 9 cell and thought "they must be massive", reckon mine is too, but I love it and would recommend it

PS, thanks for letting me know what I have actually purchased

 

There seems to be quite a few (misguided) vendors that are advertising 6600mAH batteries as "6-cell".

 

Thanks for the replies.

Any benefit of the OEM battery over a 3rd party ??

Which would you think its the best one to go for ?
Thanks

 

I reckon a "no-name" 6-cell shipped from one of the Chinese suppliers on eBay is going to cost at least £55 with shipping and currency conversion charges. Possibly a lot more if you get stung for VAT and import duty.

You may end up with something that is OEM-quality from one of the Chinese ebayers but there are an awful lot of horror stories circulating concerning cheap aftermarket batteries for other devices.

Best price for a UK-sourced OEM 5200mAH seems to be around £65. Personally, I would pay the extra £10 - £15 for the peace of mind.

 

My no-name 9 cell battery came from Amazon at just under £50.00 shipped from SuperGPS and I couldn't be happier

Check out the SuperGPS website for lots of Acer One batteries

 

That's good to know. Is there any manufacturer's name on the label at all, or does a manufacturer's name appear when the battery is inspected in something like BatteryInfo or PC Wizard 2008?

 

Made in China with details below:

Make: Cameron Sino
Model Number: CS-ACZG5DT
Part Number: UM08A73
Capacity: 6600mAh
Type: Li-ion
Volts: 11.1V

I will take some pics and post when I get home, so you can see how it looks.

Unfortunately I don't have any battery software

 

I have the same 6600mah battery from SuperGPS and it's very good, I havent ran it down yet but the meter in windows reports a good 7-8hrs on light usage.

 

Here you go, as mentioned earlier these are some pics of my 9 Cell battery purchased from Amazon UK for £49.96

Excuse the quality, but they are from my phone







Hope they help you decide

 

Thanks.. That look a bit bigger than I thought !! :shock:

Anyone got any photo's of the 6 cell ??
Thanks

 

To be honest I think the photos make it look bulkier than it actually is and I am more than happy with it.

6 Cell Looks like this:

 

Thanks for the pictures

What extra weight does the 6 or 9 cell add to the netbook ?

Thanks

 

Any one any ideas on the weight ??

Thanks

 

I haven't got any means of weighing mine, but I would say a 6 cell would be a little over double the 3 cell and 3 times for the 9 cell

 

Thanks for all your help.

Any links to the 6 cell ?

Regards

 

Does any one have a link to buy the battery on the blue one above ??
Any idea how long I should get out of this ?

I need to order one for my son tomorrow !!
Thanks