Tyson Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 I am buying a replacement battery for my ThinkPad T400 laptop, how do people find non oem replacement batteries ? Do they last or is it just better to stump up oem prices ? My laptop has an expansion bay for an additional HDD and I am loooking at a Seagate 2.5” barracuda 2TB for around £70. Are there any better alternatives for the same money ? I don’t do anything intensive on it like video editing or gaming just general tasks. The expansion bay caddy only takes 2.5” drives max 9.5mm height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlton Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 I wouldn’t recommend non OEM batteries for the T series laptops. We use them at work and often see messages at start up advising the battery is not genuine/charging if the user bought a cheap replica battery With HDD’s, you cant really go wrong with Seagate or WD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machman Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 I am buying a replacement battery for my ThinkPad T400 laptop, how do people find non oem replacement batteries ? Do they last or is it just better to stump up oem prices ? My laptop has an expansion bay for an additional HDD and I am loooking at a Seagate 2.5” barracuda 2TB for around £70. Are there any better alternatives for the same money ? I don’t do anything intensive on it like video editing or gaming just general tasks. The expansion bay caddy only takes 2.5” drives max 9.5mm height.I would get OEM if you can or an after market from a supplier with good feedback, batteries are dodgy, catch fire if not up to standard so I don't buy on price! As for the harddrive, look at the read\write speeds and spin speed of the disc, large storage is great but a pain in the arse if it take ages to access your data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 I would get OEM if you can or an after market from a supplier with good feedback, batteries are dodgy, catch fire if not up to standard so I don't buy on price! As for the harddrive, look at the read\write speeds and spin speed of the disc, large storage is great but a pain in the arse if it take ages to access your data. /QUOTE] - Product Description: Seagate Guardian BarraCuda ST2000LM015 - hard drive - 2 TB - SATA 6Gb/s - Type: Hard drive - internal - Capacity: 2TB - Form Factor: 2.5" - Interface: SATA 6Gb/s - Data Transfer Rate: 600 MBps - Buffer Size: 128 MB - Spindle Speed: 5400 rpm - Features: QuietStep,Halogen Free,Ramp Load - Dimensions (WxDxH): 69.85 mm x 100.35 mm x 7 mm - Weight: 90 g - Manufacturer Warranty: 2 years warranty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machman Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 - Product Description: Seagate Guardian BarraCuda ST2000LM015 - hard drive - 2 TB - SATA 6Gb/s - Type: Hard drive - internal - Capacity: 2TB - Form Factor: 2.5" - Interface: SATA 6Gb/s - Data Transfer Rate: 600 MBps - Buffer Size: 128 MB - Spindle Speed: 5400 rpm - Features: QuietStep,Halogen Free,Ramp Load - Dimensions (WxDxH): 69.85 mm x 100.35 mm x 7 mm - Weight: 90 g - Manufacturer Warranty: 2 years warrantySee what you can get with a 7200rpm, it will be about 33% faster at delivering data for that reason alone . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orochimaru Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Wd, Seagate, Toshiba are all good HDD, i own all three brands and they work well, Toshiba should be the cheapest of the three and still has 7200 rpm speed, so its a good choice unless you find a discount deal on another hdd whereever you are buying. The slower versions have 5400 rpm speed, which is a bit slower BUT they produce less heat and noise, so they might be better in a laptop. So you make the right choice mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 See what you can get with a 7200rpm, it will be about 33% faster at delivering data for that reason alone . . . /QUOTE] Can’t find any 2TB 7200rpm they are either 1TB or 5400rpm, what about this ? Firecuda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machman Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Wd, Seagate, Toshiba are all good HDD, i own all three brands and they work well, Toshiba should be the cheapest of the three and still has 7200 rpm speed, so its a good choice unless you find a discount deal on another hdd whereever you are buying. The slower versions have 5400 rpm speed, which is a bit slower BUT they produce less heat and noise, so they might be better in a laptop. So you make the right choice mate.Orochimaru knows his stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 Wd, Seagate, Toshiba are all good HDD, i own all three brands and they work well, Toshiba should be the cheapest of the three and still has 7200 rpm speed, so its a good choice unless you find a discount deal on another hdd whereever you are buying. The slower versions have 5400 rpm speed, which is a bit slower BUT they produce less heat and noise, so they might be better in a laptop. So you make the right choice mate. Thanks for that and they use less power too if I am correct ? Which is important for me for battery life. What do you think to the firecuda ? And I could find any 2.5” 2TB toshibas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 I would get OEM if you can or an after market from a supplier with good feedback, batteries are dodgy, catch fire if not up to standard so I don't buy on price! As for the harddrive, look at the read\write speeds and spin speed of the disc, large storage is great but a pain in the arse if it take ages to access your data. /QUOTE] Do you know of any good companies ? Lenovo want £170 for a replacement battery, at that price I may as well buy a new laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machman Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Do you know of any good companies ? Lenovo want £170 for a replacement battery, at that price I may as well buy a new laptop.If you can wait I'll check on Monday what I bought for my Panasonic tough book . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Why wouldn't you get an SSD? The speed increases are amazing, you can even get a Samsung 500Gb for around £120 and use far far less power. It'll be like a new laptop. If you need more space, external drive should be able to cater for your porn movie stash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 If you can wait I'll check on Monday what I bought for my Panasonic tough book . . . /QUOTE] Yep in no rush been running my laptop off the mains for a few months now only just getting my arse in gear to source a new battery Why wouldn't you get an SSD? The speed increases are amazing, you can even get a Samsung 500Gb for around £120 and use far far less power. It'll be like a new laptop. If you need more space, external drive should be able to cater for your porn movie stash. Didn’t really want to spend that much Pete, with buying a new battery, a hdd caddy and the hdd itself needed to be cost effective otherwise it would have just made more sense to buy new. But I love it as in 8 years the only thing that has happened is the battery has died, it was a high spec when I bought it and still has better spec than a lot of laptops now. It is fast enough for me and what I use it for just need more space as the 128GB hdd is maxed out (the only thing I skimped on as I intended to use external storage). But as you said an external drive would be good for that but I am too lazy to keep plugging it in and I tend to lose stuff at some point I intend to swap the main hdd out for a small ssd to boot from and use the expansion hdd to store all my years of crap on. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Junkie Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 have a look at hybrid drives? quicker read/write speeds come in different sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 have a look at hybrid drives? quicker read/write speeds come in different sizes. The Seagate Drive above I mentioned is a hybrid drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
and1c Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 effective otherwise it would have just made more sense to buy new. But I love it as in 8 years the only thing that has happened is the battery has died, it was a high spec when I bought it and still has better spec than a lot of laptops now.8 years old? i'd be chucking it in the bin! I replace mine every 2 years or less but use them a lot for work. They have changed a lot in a year never mind 8 years.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machman Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 If you can wait I'll check on Monday what I bought for my Panasonic tough book . . . /QUOTE]This is the charger and battery I bought online, the charger has a name but nothing on the battery, i went with the feedback on the battery, I've used it for a couple of years and it runs as long as the original. Sorry but that's all the info I have on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 8 years old? i'd be chucking it in the bin! I replace mine every 2 years or less but use them a lot for work. They have changed a lot in a year never mind 8 years.! Mines for home use and like I said it is better spec’d than a lot of entry level laptops now and does everything as fast as I need it to. I personally don’t see the point in throwing £1000s down the drain every other year replacing perfectly good laptops When it dies I’ll replace it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orochimaru Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Yes the 5400rpm should eat less power. The firecuda is a newer product from Seagate, on paper its better than barracuda, but in a normal use you will barely notice any difference, you should get whatever has the best deal. About Toshiba, i only found 1tb 2.5 drive, on amazon https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B009AYVNMQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1519396323&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=toshiba+2.5+hdd&dpPl=1&dpID=41mNivQsr%2BL&ref=plSrch Maybe search on other websites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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