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TG1

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Feb 21, 2011
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It's been about 15 months for most of us. Just wondering if you guys are noticing a bit of diminished capacity and if this makes you lean towards upgrade vs. battery replacement.
 
It's been about 15 months for most of us. Just wondering if you guys are noticing a bit of diminished capacity and if this makes you lean towards upgrade vs. battery replacement.

It's ridiculously easy to do yourself. You can get a battery for $10 on eBay. You can be done in 5 minutes.
 
My battery life has gotten better as time has gone on...

I get a good 7-8 hours usage and at least a day on standby.
 
The battery's pretty good. I didn't notice any loss of battery capacity during my 15 months owning it.

If the battery was dying though, I wouldn't have hesitated to replace it since it's so easy.
 
I did. Was very easy.

I'd steer clear of cheap eBay ones even if they claim to be OEM.
I initially got one from there but it was a POS.

Paid the extra to get a real OEM battery from a reputable parts reseller.
 
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