@mynamesafad: The batteries tend to be sub-standard and subject to causing issues. Panasonic doesn't want to cover devices damaged by 3rd party batteries for warranty work.
There is give and take going on here, and really they're protecting their own ass, and their own revenue. They cannot control the quality with which the replacement batteries are built, and the safety of them.
As batteries become capable of holding bigger charges, they have become more dangerous to the user. Thus that huge rash of battery recalls over the last few years...And those were supposed to be quality manufactured batteries.
I'm sorry I just have a really hard time standing behind a company that would block out the competition like that. If they really cared about me they would lower the price of their replacement batteries by $35 so I would buy theirs.
Makes sense. I had a 3rd party Macbook Pro battery that started coming apart under use due to bulging. They (3rd Party) wouldn't replace it even though it was warrantied. It was less than 4 months old when it did this.
The $30 someone thought they saved wasn't a savings.
@Six Demon Bag: Lite: That's a choice you should be able to make, not the manufacturer. What if a 3rd party came out with a 12-hour battery that was better quality than the OEM's? You should have that option, too.
@morcheeba: Right, and the company that produces the hardware you're sticking the battery in has a right to not service and hardware that may be damaged by 3rd party batteries. But how are they supposed to know you swapped the battery back and claimed "It just broke."??
Batteries in consumer electronics these days are getting dangerous. They can hurt and kill people now.
Panasonic really can't say if a 3rd party battery is built better than theirs, and they cannot control whether that company continues to make them better. They're not involved in the QA process at all.
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06/24/09
There is give and take going on here, and really they're protecting their own ass, and their own revenue. They cannot control the quality with which the replacement batteries are built, and the safety of them.
As batteries become capable of holding bigger charges, they have become more dangerous to the user. Thus that huge rash of battery recalls over the last few years...And those were supposed to be quality manufactured batteries.
06/24/09
06/24/09
06/24/09
06/24/09
06/24/09
06/24/09
The $30 someone thought they saved wasn't a savings.
06/24/09
06/24/09
Batteries in consumer electronics these days are getting dangerous. They can hurt and kill people now.
Panasonic really can't say if a 3rd party battery is built better than theirs, and they cannot control whether that company continues to make them better. They're not involved in the QA process at all.
06/24/09
06/24/09
03/11/09
Just sayin'