3rd party 9800mAh batteries available for Eee PC 901/1000

Not satisfied with the 5-6 hour battery life you can get out of an Eee PC 1000H with a 6 cell, 6600mAh battery? French batteyr makers Bluetrade are selling 8 cell, 9800mAh batteries for 100 Euros or about $140 US.

The batteries should work with Asus Eee PC 901, 1000, and 1000H models. They’ll also make your laptop a bit heavier and a bit uglier. But that’s a small price to pay for never having to carry a charger. My guess is that you should be able to get at least 7-8 hours of life out of a 9800mAh battery. But that’s just a guess.

via Blogeee

Friday, September 19th, 2008, 11:09 am by Brad | Tags: , , , , ,

Bluetrade extended batteries for the Eee PC

French site Blogeee has a detailed review of two new extended batteries for the Eee PC from Bluetrade. The site looks at a 6600 mAh battery which sells for 58.79 Euros and a 7350 mAh battery, which sells for 79.04 Euros.

Both batteries provide significantly better performance than the standard batteries that come with either the Eee PC 701 or Eee PC 900. Blogee has several detailed charts showing the differences. But in a nutshell, the extended batteries will provide 3 hour more hours of battery life if you’re doing nothing but watching video, and 4 to 5 hours of battery life if you’re surfing the web, or working with OpenOffice.org.

The prices are kind of high considering how cheap the computer is. And there are other down sides. The batteries protrude from the back of the unit a bit, making it both heavier and bulkier. And while Bluetrade offers a 1 year warranty, Asus has warned that it’s warranty does not cover damage caused by third party batteries. So if your batteries blow up, Bluetrade might replace them, but Asus ain’t going to replace your computer.

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008, 9:32 am by Brad Linder | Tags: , , ,
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