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Why is a 4400 costlier than 8800 battery ? http://www.hp-laptop-batteries.net/compaq-presario-v2000-battery.htm Can anyone explain

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Not to seem trite, but have you considered calling the vendor you linked to and asking them? Some times it's better to get the answer straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak. – joeqwerty Dec 1 '09 at 15:23
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The measurement, milliamp hours (mAh) describes the amount of power (grossly speaking) that the battery can store. There's twice as much "juice" (energy) in an 8800mAh battery than a 4400mAh battery.

Typically, that means there's more substrate in the battery to store that energy, and therefore more expense in manufacturing, and therefore more expense to the consumer. If the manufacturer is tooled-up to produce more of a given battery than another, though, (say, more 8800mAh batteries than 4400mAh batteries) then you might see a reversal in cost.

Ultimately, questioning why a given product is more expensive than another w/o visibility into the manufacturer's supply chain and the design trade-offs made in the product's design is pure speculation, at best.

Personally, I'm looking forward to the day when batteries are described by using units equivalent to "sticks of dynamite" (not unlike the way we'd talk about M80 firecrackers being a "quarter-stick of dynamite" as kids... heh heh...).

"I got me a new Dell Latitude F4000 here w/ a stick and a half of TNT in the battery..."

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Yeah Evan , but then why is it that 4400 is more costly than 8800 mhA . Please check the link I showed you . – Nishant Dec 1 '09 at 14:20
@Nishant: It would help if I read things, eh? >smile< – Evan Anderson Dec 1 '09 at 14:35
Yeah I would think so :-) – Nishant Dec 1 '09 at 14:41
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There might be several reasons:

  • Supply and demand?
  • Different manufacturers bundling?
  • Expiry date?

From my experience, there is little logic in battery pricing, especially OEM. You'd better look for the battery you need and compare prices.

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Signatures are highly frowned-upon here. That's what your user page is for. I'm tempted to downvote you, but I won't, because your answer has merit. Assuming you answer questions with any regularity, though, somebody is going to downvote you. – Evan Anderson Dec 1 '09 at 14:36
Isnt it odd to see something that is better priced than something that has less performance ? Doest 8800 work for more time than 4400 or is "backup time" not a scale to measure mHA ? – Nishant Dec 1 '09 at 14:43
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