Ok, so, a friend of mine has this laptop from 2016, but in nice shape. Came with Windows 10 Home, has 8GB DDR4 RAM and SATA 3. 1TB HDD (yeah, that's fun with Windows), BUT, it's an FX-9830P Definitely threw me for a loop.
The battery, however, is kaput. If I plug it in, the laptop is just fine, but it will hold ZERO charge. If I disconnect the charger, the laptop immediately shuts off. I have noticed that, if powered off, I can plug it in and the battery light turns on orange, but, eventually, starts blinking orange.
Friend of mine wants this for basic office type use.
So, I'm looking to source a battery for it. But I usually don't deal with laptops. Of course, when I looked it up, there's a whole lot of available sellers, but I don't know who is reputable.
Any suggestions?
SIDE NOTE: This is an Asus R510IU-LXFS. Here is the manual. See chapter 5 in particular. I only bring this up because this was SO WONDERFUL to look at. The battery is kind of part of the body, but literally can be removed/replaced within SECONDS! I really, REALLY love this form-factor for the battery. In addition to that, two screws on the bottom let you remove the access panel (about 1/3 of the bottom), with EASY access to the 2.5" SATA drive, and the empty memory slot. I really wish laptops were still easily serviceable like this.
The battery, however, is kaput. If I plug it in, the laptop is just fine, but it will hold ZERO charge. If I disconnect the charger, the laptop immediately shuts off. I have noticed that, if powered off, I can plug it in and the battery light turns on orange, but, eventually, starts blinking orange.
Friend of mine wants this for basic office type use.
So, I'm looking to source a battery for it. But I usually don't deal with laptops. Of course, when I looked it up, there's a whole lot of available sellers, but I don't know who is reputable.
Any suggestions?
SIDE NOTE: This is an Asus R510IU-LXFS. Here is the manual. See chapter 5 in particular. I only bring this up because this was SO WONDERFUL to look at. The battery is kind of part of the body, but literally can be removed/replaced within SECONDS! I really, REALLY love this form-factor for the battery. In addition to that, two screws on the bottom let you remove the access panel (about 1/3 of the bottom), with EASY access to the 2.5" SATA drive, and the empty memory slot. I really wish laptops were still easily serviceable like this.