<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">I would assume any battery on a used notebook is DOA or on its last legs, and research the price of a new one before buying it, factoring the price of the battery into the purchase.<BR>
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NB, if you trust them, some places will supply a new battery with the computer. That just means THEY added in the price of the new battery. I'm thinking when IBM sells refurbished units, they do that, probably other manufacturers too. Also, if some seller has 50 of the same unit for sale, it probably means some large company replaced all their units at one time, and maybe there will be some life left in the battery.<BR>
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--Carey Tyler Schug</FONT></HTML>