A recent trip to the dumpster netted me a couple of old laptops (from around 2012). The batteries are completely flat and will not take a charge. I plan on using them as beater computers around the house, so battery life doesn’t really matter but would be nice to have. The cheapest no-name batteries available for them are about $15 each. A used OEM battery with about 75% health is a dollar more.
For those who bought the cheapest aftermarket battery, was it worth it? Were the batteries surprisingly good or am I better off with a used but original one?
Not laptop but I resuscitated a digital camera of 2008 (canon sd1000 / ixus 70). I had lost the charger long ago, so I bought a new one with an extra battery sporting 1300mah (the original was 860mah). Well the original still holds twice as long as this supposedly recent battery… I didn’t buy the cheapest, went for the one with most stars