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Given the age of the laptop, 2014, I would be very surprised if this was the original battery. And, if replaced, surprised if it was not the cheapest option off
by ballenf 9y ago
Given the age of the laptop, 2014, I would be very surprised if this was the original battery. And, if replaced, surprised if it was not the cheapest option off eBay. OEM batteries are surprisingly difficult to source for many laptops after a few years (sometimes if you don't order it with the laptop upfront, you're sol), not to mention priced 3-5x higher than no-name replacements.
That being said, I have bought a lot of no-names over the years and haven't had even so much as an abnormally hot one yet. More often they just perform at 3/4ish capacity of the new "real" one.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoSince 2014 HP ENVY batteries were recalled because of risk of fire, I'm gonna go ahead and say it was an OEM battery. ;)
- jschwartzi 9y agoI've stopped buying OEM batteries from anyone but the manufacturer because of the sheer quantity of counterfeits I've gotten off of Amazon.
- abawany 9y agoAgreed, same for eBay. The useless rubbish they push is just insane. I now look for OEM from reputable vendors or Anker if they make it for the device.