Thanks ssmith!

I made a purchase off Ebay from one of those Chinese outfits. It took three weeks to receive them. I had ordered two sets that included two batteries, a charger box and one of those retractable USB charger cables. I didn't know until after I had committed to the Ebay purchase that I would be charged twice for shipping for what ended up being a tiny package. The total cost was about $30. I think about half that cost was the shipping. I now have batteries that act like the year old Nokia brand batteries that I started with a year ago. They don't hold much of a charge. Sorry, But IMO these batteries are junk. They weigh about half as much as the Nokia batteries. I'm not too worried about them exploding because there isn't much in them. Oh, and I was so ticked off about this that I left negative feedback for them and of course they retaliated with negative feedback for me. I don't know really what for. They required up front Paypal payment. Other than all that, I loved them.

Neil

I just checked PriceGrabber and there are several dealers selling for under $25. They all claim that what they have is original equipment or that it meets or exceeds the manufactures specs. However, they are only rated at 13 mAH. I'm confused.

Two of the suppliers are Duraceldirect.com and eBatts.com. These people sound reliable. Any opinion or did anyone buy the BP-5L from either company?

Are you saying you physically swap the battery all the time? What is the pros and cons compared to just plug the tablet in?


bun

When you get your battery you can check if it is a fake. I remembered reading how to determine if they are genuine or not and here is the info:

http://www.nokiausa.com/A4410004

You can get the scratch off code and it will tell you if the battery is a real nokia if that was promised.

EDIT: D'oh now I remember exactly where I read how to ID the battery...ummm...it's in the USER MANUAL...who in the world ever reads THOSE?

http://nds2.nokia.com/files/support/...N800_US_en.PDF

Nokia BL-5L is too expensive to me (55 euros). Have you ever heard about the brand called “Polar Cell”? Their product is 1500 mAh and price 22 euros. Do you know about the quality?

http://puhelinkauppa.com/product.php?xProd=278

As far as I know, you get what you pay for with batteries. You might need to buy several of that 22 euro battery to get one that lasts as long as a single 55 euro battery.

If you're looking for N800 battery you're looking for BP-5L. From the URL I'll assume you're in .fi too, and mention that elektroni.fi has a BP-L original nokia for 25Euro free shipping.

shadowjk, You da man!

This question is over a year old, so this is a great time to answer it!

I physically swap the battery all the time, yes. The big pro is that when you use the N800 you are never tied to an electric outlet. As far as I know, there are no cons.

I'm still a fairly fierce proponent of third-party batteries, BTW. I have an N800 and N810, and the total number of genuine Nokia batteries I am using is 0. That's because my impression is that the particular third-party batteries I have are of better quality than the Nokia batteries. I have no particular evidence of that, just a feeling.

Unfortunately, I don't remember the places I bought them from. I have given address information about batteries before, so it's in the records someplace...