Reddit reviews Lenovo ThinkPad 9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery 44++ ( Manufacturers P/N; 0A36307 ) 94Wh Extended Life System Battery For X220 And X230 Laptops Only
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Only Used In Lenovo X220 And X230 Laptops. Not Used In X220T Tablet Or X230T TabletLenovo 9 Cell , 94Wh, 510 Grams, 9.0Ah , 11.1V Extended Life BatteryThinkPad Lithium Ion Battery 44++ Has Over Discharge Protection.Lenovo Battery 44++ Is Safeguarded With A Chip To Authenticate Itself With Lenovo Systems. Lenovo Battery Reset May Be Needed If Your System Is Not Recognizing The Item With An Error Warning. Remove And Re Install The Item To Fix This Issue. This Is Due To Recent Windows Updates.This 9 Cell Extended Life Battery And Will Stick Out Of The Battery Compartment By 1 inch.
The 9-cell? I just got one here - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085MPIG6/
Genuine, new, and also much lower than list.
I saw another user post in /r/thinkpad that bectechglobal was genuine on Amazon. I actually just ordered this today:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085MPIG6/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I know, that won't fit yours but I would go with the bectechglobal seller. I'll tell you how mine looks by the end of the week though.
Found it. BecTech Global is mentioned here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/69ck1s/is_this_a_legitimate_oem_battery/
https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/7rr0xp/9cell_battery_for_x230x220/
My vote would go towards a new/probably larger battery. https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-0a36307-Extended-Battery-Laptop/dp/B0085MPIG6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473364171&sr=8-1&keywords=thinkpad+x220+battery
I just picked up this one for my x220 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085MPIG6/
Replaced my old original 6 cell and after an initial calibration the difference is amazing.
Ninja Edit: Ordered from the "Blue Donuts" seller fulfilled by Amazon.
I just bought one off of amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085MPIG6
It's legit as far as I can tell... all OEM packaging and genuine labeling. Getting 6-8hrs out of it.
The original lenovo website has it but its hell expensive. The amazon should be better.
Pay the extra and get the real thing. I got this original Lenovo one and it's excellent.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0085MPIG6
this is the appropriate replacement battery.
PB doesnt seem to have them in stock though.
I was looking for something similar, and went for a Lenovo Thinkpad X230 with a 9-cell battery.
It may be a little big for your liking, especially with the battery jutting out, but it's worth considering.
With the 9-cell battery, and powertop, it can easily last 6-9 hours, depending on what you're doing.
Idling, it can last well over 14 hours.
I would echo luc1zh on this one. 66% isn't a bad capacity at this point - it would put you in the region of a brand new 6-cell. While you could buy a new 9-cell, that's going to be quite expensive and they seem to be quite rare.
Having been looking for a new 9-cell for my X220 since basically the day I got it 2 years ago, personally I believe it's too expensive to bother with. Tends to be £80 plus on eBay, and the official Lenovo is £69 on Amazon.
However, that's for official Lenovo batteries. The general wisdom is to go with the official batteries, but there are plenty of aftermarket batteries available. It's a bit of crapshoot; there's a huge price differential (I've just bought an aftermarket 9-cell for ~£15, for example) and you have to ask yourself - why is that the case? Is it because they're cutting corners on quality? The answer to that is likely, yes, they are - which could mean anything from: battery doesn't have the stated capacity, the capacity declines very quickly or even they've compromised on safety and the battery will blow up in your face - literally.
I guess what I'm saying is, you've got 3 options:
If the battery is bad, boom. Buy a new one. Reviews say 7 hours or so.
this one
yep it's the 9cell for x220
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Accessory-0A36307-Thinkpad-Notebooks/dp/B0085MPIG6/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1454096750&sr=1-1&keywords=lenovo+battery+44
it does protrude a bit so look up pictures or a video so you know what you're getting. I don't mind it but some people do
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Accessory-0A36307-Thinkpad-Notebooks/dp/B0085MPIG6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449894369&sr=8-1&keywords=lenovo+x220+battery
Maybe.
I know they'll be sourceable for a while longer, but I do wonder what happens when the stock starts to get low.
If you're not going to be gaming on it then any 2x4gb or 2x8gb potato sticks should work. If you need iGPU performance then you'll want 2133MHz potato sticks.
In terms of battery I'd only buy direct from Lenovo or from their Amazon page (link to 9 cell). Amazon link for 6 cell battery here. Buying direct from Lenovo ensures you get a genuine battery. You're welcome to buy cheaper batteries from Ebay or other sellers but they likely won't last as long as genuine Lenovo batteries.
Also if you're looking to upgrade the SSD to something modern, Intel's 545s is $180 for 512gb of storage