Laptop won't hold charge - time for a new battery?

[shellbells]

Hi there,

my laptop has recently stopped holding its charge. When running off battery power alone it will last for about 20mins and shut down

I now have to have it permantely powered to the mains

When I power I'm now told the battery performance is 'critical' - I'm sure now I need a new battery

Question really is do I buy an original Sony Vaio battery or source it online (another brand/ manufactuer)

- Last time I bought a replacement Vaio charger (previous laptop) it shorted the battery and needed to run off a permanent charge

Thanks for any help/ tips/ suggestions!

Shelly

[rich912]

Hi Shelly,

Judging from the number of reports on this forum from members that have experienced problems with none Sony batteries, especially thoses that require BIOS alterations, the safe option is a genuine battery.

They don't come cheap but you will usually find reasonably priced genuine batteries on Amazon.

Rich