I bought a replacement battery that was not OEM off eBay. After about 4-6 months of use, the thing nearly blew up on me. The battery got so hot it could’ve started a fire. Seriously, spend the extra money, its not worth the risk.

If you’re buying a replacement make sure it meets the safety standards and it is approved for use. I’m going to be buying only OEM batteries/chargers from now on.

  • PHLAK@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This should say “Don’t buy shitty non OEM chargers”. There are plenty of reliable non OEM brands that sell perfectly reliable chargers. Anker for example.

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      1 year ago

      Which reminds me that I need to look into what all options there are. I’d like to get a backup to the oem that came with mine, but I’ve never looked to see what all is out there.

      Same with batteries tbh, though I got a bigger oem one at the same time I bought the t480.