reliable laptop battery vendors?

[edwardp-KK0ffGbhmjU at public.gmane.org]

  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?

Last year, I purchased a Lenmar replacement battery for my T43 from Best 
Buy's web site and it's been very reliable.  Lenmar's model number is 
LBIT40X.

http://www.lenmar.com/