Laptop (HP250G6) battery replacement... suppliers?

[Koldov]

What a minefield finding a decent supplier with a website that doesn't seem hurriedly knocked up in Front Page... and is a generic site for loads of different suppliers (who are actually all the same supplier)... pretending to be in the UK.

 

I've looked at original HP which are over £70!

 

There are 2 types...

 

https://partsurfer.hp.com/partsurfer?searchtext=919701-850

 

4-cell, 41-Whr, 2.8-Ah Li-ion battery part # 919701-851

 

and

 

https://partsurfer.hp.com/partsurfer?searchtext=919700-850

 

3-cell, 31-Whr, 2.8-Ah Li-ion battery part # 919700-850

 

Basically just 3 & 4 cell versions, but you can't order what was the cheaper 3 cell anymore and other suppliers seem to have the numbers mixed up so you have to read the description very carefully...

 

Anyway, my Business Manager isn't happy with that and has found some for about £20... he is saying they are all made in the same place (China), with the same materials, to the same specification... but the last couple he ordered (from a dodgy website while I was on holiday) never showed up and now he can't get an answer from them...

 

I can't be bothered to Google exploding laptop batteries and show him, so I'd rather see if I can get a reasonable price from a reputable supplier and meet him halfway...

 

Any proven suppliers with quality products?

[sigma]

Have you searched on the HP website for the actual product number or serial number of the laptop? I had a similar experience recently looking for the same model number of the charger I had, and HP offered their latest compatible charger for the HP laptop which was considerably cheaper, ~ £25-35 IIRC inc VAT and shipping. It had the same spec, but was a different model number from the one originally suppled, presumably from a different manufacturer. It also came with a proper warranty I think.

 

I have also had bad experiences with cheap chargers ordered by office managers who though they knew better and didn't order exactly what I specified. They all had to be binned.

 

When ever I have used 3rd party battery suppliers, "I" have still only ever bought genuine originals.

Edited September 10, 2022 by sigma
Addendum

[sigma]

I have just bought a genuine replacement HP charger from https://www.coywood.co.uk/ A UK company located in the UK. It was complete - even with all the product safety notices and MUCH cheaper than HP, though a touch more expensive than from some of the more questionable random sites. Mine was a similar price to this:

 

 

https://www.coywood.co.uk/hp-250-g6-notebook-charger-65645-p.asp £29.50 plus delivery.

[EssentialRug]

We use PSA Parts and have been happy in the past