Buy the lowest price amongst reputable dealers. If your notebook can use a 9 or 12 cell battery, I would suggest upgrading to get extended operating time. Especially if you frequently use the laptop until the battery goes dead and you have to recharge. I bought the power adapter for a Compaq notebook on Ebay for less than 10% of the Compaq price. It has lasted longer than the original charger did. Don Dan Chisolm wrote: > I suspect that all batteries with the same specifications (type, voltage, > capacity) are not equal. Given the same specs, are they all equal in > performance and durability? Does it matter whether I choose from generic or > band? Do I just buy the one with the lowest price? > > For my Toshiba Satellite laptop, I need a "PA3399U-1BRS" battery. I searched > http://www.pricewatch.com and Ebay. > > Thanks in advance for your response. > > ~ Dan > > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------