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| 1464707 | 2019-10-28 00:43:00 | Hi guys. Above is my lappy & the battery is stuffed My computer repair guy says, NWR for replacement battery. He said over $120 odd for battery & about same to install. Just wanted to know what you guys think??? Ian |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1464708 | 2019-10-28 01:20:00 | The battery may or may not be that expensive, depends on which one, normally its easier to locate the right battery when looking at the actual Battery and getting the part code from it. The laptop is a Aussie Branded so often finding by model can be interesting ;) As for replacing, basically the bottom needs to be removed from the laptop, this is the trickiest part as often There are hidden screws ( as shown in the following Video) and if not used to taking them apart it can be a bit concerning as it sounds like you are breaking things ( like clips) , and sometimes you do, this is where having a bit of experience and done a few helps, along with Special tools :p (old Credit or Eftpoz card) but the following video gives a general process of disassembly and replacement. (different model but general overview) www.youtube.com Edited: this video ( @3.30 minutes) shows taking a similar apart www.youtube.com |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1464709 | 2019-10-28 01:47:00 | According to the Manual / Parts list / Service Guide support.hp.com AND from HP's actual Spares Site: 10056 The Battery is 849909-855 Advertised from www.hplaptopbattery.co.nz Price -- Well look yourself, certainly not over $120. This is where I would take the laptop apart first to double check its code before ordering. So back to the original post-- If its only the battery thats gone bad it is worth changing it, depends on if the charges your IT guy quoted sit well with you or not. :) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1464710 | 2019-10-28 02:11:00 | According to the Manual / Parts list / Service Guide support.hp.com AND from HP's actual Spares Site: 10056 The Battery is 849909-855 Advertised from www.hplaptopbattery.co.nz Price -- Well look yourself, certainly not over $120. This is where I would take the laptop apart first to double check its code before ordering. So back to the original post-- If its only the battery thats gone bad it is worth changing it, depends on if the charges your IT guy quoted sit well with you or not. :) Thank you. About $68ish plus postage not so bad? I've emailed, my computer guy... Ian. |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1464711 | 2019-10-28 02:23:00 | Thank you. About $68ish plus postage not so bad? I've emailed, my computer guy... Ian. The key wording in previous post is "This is where I would take the laptop apart first to double check its code before ordering." This way you are sure you are ordering the correct part. PBTech have it as well www.pbtech.co.nz |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1464712 | 2019-10-28 20:31:00 | My computer repair guy says, NWR for replacement battery. He said over $120 odd for battery & about same to install. what is NWR ??? that $120 is probably a ballpark guess , because if he had to get an exact price for every phone inquirey , he'd be wasting alot of time. So , give a ballpark guess . See if the customer is serious & willing to pay for repair . Thats not uncommon. Also, different suppliers, different prices . Just because it has a HP logo, doesnt make it a genuine part. One of the sellers linked to above is known to sell fake parts as genuine. Also factor in, a new batt doesnt allways fix the issue. There may be a charging circuit fault as well. The IT guy cannot check that without replacing the batt , and that new batt is non returnable (usually) So IT guy has to take that risk, he's needs to factor that into the price. And the IT guy has to make a living, he needs to make money off the job . So if a batt costs him $65 , he needs to put a markup on that. Otherwise, buy the batt yourself, ask him to install it. You get a cheaper batt, but you take all the risk. :-) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1464713 | 2019-10-28 21:42:00 | what is NWR ??? :-) I took it as Not Worth Repairing. As for costs, well those are retail prices of course, not Wholesale which a repairer should be able to get. Can tell you now there's next to no profit in parts anymore. Cost to install - sounds a lot like a Standard / minimum service charge. Some places charge a lot more. But you are right with the battery, most places once you open the packaging you cant return it, and something like a Battery, unless you see a few Laptops that use the same one its a waste of money, unlike something like a SSD Drive which can be installed in other computers. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1464714 | 2019-10-28 22:00:00 | As for costs, well those are retail prices of course, not Wholesale which a repairer should be able to get. Can tell you now there's next to no profit in parts anymore. Some of our wholesale prices are more retail. :badpc: Often theres only around $5-$10 difference between wholesale & retail. So its not worth it for us to sell at retail price, we have spend time to lookup & buy the part, liase with customer, organize payments, deal with gst , and then be expected to deal with warranty issues on the part/widget/whatever. So we just markup at a set % for everything. Yes its allways more than retail. If customers want the lowest possible price then they can allways buy themselves & bring it to us . The other thing that can happen , is to purposely make the total cost higher than actuall, just to get it finalized as a right-off . I guess thats what happened here . Some techs just dont want some jobs |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1464715 | 2019-10-28 22:49:00 | Some techs just dont want some jobs Ya got that right :D Had several times people call up wanting to fix a cheap warehouse tablet, its usually cheaper to go and buy another than muck about with them, by the time you find components, charge for time its far exceeded a new one. |
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