I bought a replacement battery that was not OEM off eBay. After about 4-6 months of use, the thing nearly blew up on me. The battery got so hot it could’ve started a fire. Seriously, spend the extra money, its not worth the risk.

If you’re buying a replacement make sure it meets the safety standards and it is approved for use. I’m going to be buying only OEM batteries/chargers from now on.

  • PHLAK@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This should say “Don’t buy shitty non OEM chargers”. There are plenty of reliable non OEM brands that sell perfectly reliable chargers. Anker for example.

    • southsamurai
      1·
      1 year ago

      Which reminds me that I need to look into what all options there are. I’d like to get a backup to the oem that came with mine, but I’ve never looked to see what all is out there.

      Same with batteries tbh, though I got a bigger oem one at the same time I bought the t480.

  • Sami@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 year ago

    In the past I’ve had a different experience with OEM chargers dying on me and off brand ones surviving longer but that was in a place with frequent power cuts. In general your advice is probably best to follow but I’ve also used non-OEM replacements without any bad experiences for many different devices.

    • kjaeselrek@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      Hey, sorry for necroposting, but how is your battery doing? If it’s still cranking and not-exploded, would you mind sharing the brand? I’m considering replacing the battery in a T420 and trying to decide between shelling out for OEM or rolling the dice on third-party.