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My battery is dead, looking to buy a new one.

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Check a place like Batteries Plus too. The price will be higher, of course, but if the price is a LOT higher, the Amazon offerings may be cheap junk that might last a year, whereas Batteries Plus sells mostly Ray-O-Vac iirc, which is much better and will last 3+ years. It may end up cheaper in the long run buying one better battery than three cheap ones.
Check a place like Batteries Plus too. The price will be higher, of course, but if the price is a LOT higher, the Amazon offerings may be cheap junk that might last a year, whereas Batteries Plus sells mostly Ray-O-Vac iirc, which is much better and will last 3+ years. It may end up cheaper in the long run buying one better battery than three cheap ones.
 
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So Batteries Plus sells new batteries that have not sat on shelves for ages?
 
As far as I know, yes. I did buy a battery for my Dell 1505 years ago. I gave that laptop to my niece the next year iirc, and after two more it's still going.
 


Great, thanks. I will be buying my battery from Batteries Plus.