Buy retail laptop battery is very easy to 'stick' recycling products

Widely sold in many stores, most "100%" new replacement batteries for laptops are recycled from old cells or imported into "cooking" for new and brought to the store. to market.

Having bought a new battery for Dell 5100 laptop, Mr. Vo Van Hung said the battery only ran for more than 2 hours even though it was fully charged before. Meanwhile, the battery of the newly purchased machine can operate for more than 4 hours.

Inside the laptop battery is 6-cell and 8-cell. Photo: VnExrpess .

" Almost laptop batteries sold in Vietnam are molded, patched, refurbished products from second-hand goods, except for the batteries sold with a genuine cargo box ," said Nguyen Trung Vy. owner of a laptop shop in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, confirmed.

According to a survey of VnExpress.net on the market of recycled products, 6-cell laptop batteries (small batteries constitute a component of energy storage for laptops, the popular cell type has a round shape. As AA battery, it is currently sold for $ 45 to $ 60. Types with 8 cells to 12 cells can cost from 80 to 100 USD. All products are boxed (full box) like 100% new products and 1 exchange 1 warranty for 9-12 months. Batteries of many brands such as Dell, HP, Sony, IBM . from the old to the latest are easily found in stores selling this product across the country.

Because of the characteristics of the full box, many people still think that these batteries are produced by genuine manufacturers and imported by distributors to Vietnam.

Same type of battery but many shops sell about 10 USD difference. Sometimes customers are introduced from two to three models, which vary in price from 5 USD or more, although they are all for one type and have the same number of cells.

Consumers still choose cheap goods, but after purchasing for a few days, they will see poor quality.

Most laptop batteries sold in Vietnam are imported from China and used by skilled workers in the country to use large amounts of old cells to recover by charging stuffed or replacing cells that are no longer usable. After that, all of them were fitted into the shells that had returned to their new sophistication.

In Vietnam, there are also some skilled workers who import large quantities of old cells from China to recycle batteries themselves. Accompanying is a ready-made casing in the form as genuine to be ready to install the cell in and to market.

Mr. Tran Minh Huy, owner of a computer shop on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, said: " Of course, the quality of recyclable batteries is not equal to genuine batteries by machines, but goods China has a durable use because it is "fried" from good cells ".

A "stable" battery with the most stable quality now has a durability of 1-1.5 years. This lifespan can be reduced to 5 to 9 months if the method is not used correctly. The time that this battery lives is 1 to 2 hours less than the original battery.

Some genuine goods are also portable from abroad but the quantity is often very rare. These products are for sale at a high price, about 150 USD for 6 cell type. Some used goods are also sold online or offered at stores for up to $ 100.

The use of the naked eye through the outer shell to distinguish these battery quality tests is impossible. For technicians, it is necessary to measure through the cells inside the battery to determine its quality.

Experts recommend consumers to buy this product in reputable places. When choosing a laptop battery, you need to ask the owner about the information it can run for several minutes. Besides, buyers should not be attracted by cheap prices if sellers are not familiar.