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All posts for the day December 18th, 2006

I rarely purchase much from eBay. Most of the stuff there scares me. I don’t care how many positive responses a seller gets. It’s just not in my nature to trust anyone; even more-so when that person is a stranger. Which is why I don’t generally buy anything from eBay that I need badly. I usually buy sports memorabilia and such. However, I have been having some problems with my laptop battery lately. I checked out a new replacement directly from HP.

$148.

That’s cheaper then the battery for my truck. That surely doesn’t sound worth it. After a bit of searching, I finally came across a “new in box direct replacement” from some seller in California. $33 plus shipping. It’s worth a shot at at price.

So far it’s working great. It was a generic replacement, so the section of the battery that fit into and locked on the side of the laptop itself didn’t fit properly. However, that piece slides right off; as does the same piece on my old battery. Switch-O-Change-O and all is wonderful. I charged it and the battery is running just fine, giving me about 4 hours of run time.

I am still shocked. The Eagles actually played and won a tough game. It looked shaky for quite a while, but the defense finally stepped up and put points on the board.

They are actually still in the playoff race, and if they win their next two games (Dallas and Atlanta) they will actually win the division. I seriously doubt they will beat the Cowboys, but I can certainly hope. That game is on Christmas day. I really hate to yell profanities on Christmas day…