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[drew at drewtaylor.com (Drew Taylor)]

David Kramer wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Sep 2004, miah wrote:
> 
>>standardize on a form-factor or that non-vendor replacements were
>>actually cheaper.
> 
> That's the major problem with laptops.  They are made of all proprietary 
> components, except for the memory and hard drive and CPU.  

And more importantly, it would prevent the laptop manufacturers from 
charging $200 a pop for a new battery! I've had OK luck on ebay for my 
dell batteries, but even there people want $100 for a new battery. 
Refurbs go for around $50.

Drew
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