reliable laptop battery vendors?

[Ryan Pugatch]

Seth Gordon wrote:
> My employer recently gave away some hardware it didn’t need any more, 
> and I helped myself to a free ThinkPad T43.  The only problem with the 
> machine is that the battery is non-functional; I can leave it plugged in 
> all night, but as soon as the power cord is bumped, the screen goes black.
> 
> Googling “t43 replacement battery” turns up a bunch of hits, all from 
> vendors I’ve never heard of.  Who can I trust?


I typically go for Axiom batteries: 
http://www.axiommemory.com/categories/batteries/

I usually buy them from insight.com, but they are probably available 
through other vendors too.