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Large Capacity Battery for VAIO SZ, FE, AR, N, C, FS, FJ and S Series notebooks | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $433.01
Buy New: $199.99
You Save: $233.02 (54%)
New (21) Used (1) from $199.99
Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 1.4 x 8.2 x 2.2
MPN: VGPBPL2C
Model: VGPBPL2C
UPC: 272426914142
EAN: 0027242691414
ASIN: B000E8J3YC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Extend the battery life 1.5x longer than the standard capacity battery | | • | Using advanced cell technology and quality parts, the large capacity battery has the stamina for long work sessions and travel | | • | Get a spare to extend the battery life dramatically on the go for lengthy meetings and flights | | • | SZ Series large capacity battery for standard and premium series has up to 10.5 hours battery life | | • | FE Series large capacity battery has up to 6 hours battery life |
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Product Description
Sony's worldwide reputation for creating unique, attractive, high-quality, advanced technology products rests on a long line of innovations embraced by people from all walks of life. With a diverse product lineup serving a variety of lifestyles and industries, Sony continuously strives to introduce new products and technologies to meet changing market needs.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 not too bad; overpriced, just like any other laptop batteries November 24, 2008
I have seen many people complain about this battery so I suppose I could share few tips to let the battery last longer and thus better battery life;
1. I have a Sony Vaio SZ220 which uses Windows XP Home Edition.
2. I have bought this extended battery about 1 1/2 years ago, and when I first bought it, it went up to 7:30hrs of battery life with "Ultimate Battery Life" found in my laptop and up to 6:00hrs with "maximum battery life". Now since I had this battery for 1 1/2 years, of course I can expect this battery to actually dwindle in capacity which I would right now get 4 hrs of battery max on Ultimate battery life.
3. I'm sure even Windows Vista have "Maximum battery life" and "Ultimate battery life". When I first bought my Vaio SZ220 it was a energy star certified, as far as I know.
4. This battery is overpriced compared to battery costs from Dell and Apple, but if you only insist to use Vaio you'll have to live with it.
Just try to use the "Maximum battery life" and "Ultimate battery life" to see the difference.
 Not recommended August 30, 2008
This battery is very expensive and not worth the price. The battery that came with my laptop died in about a year, so I bought this one hoping that it would last longer. But it lasted only for a year. Very bad quality. Strongly not recommended.
Large battery holds own, so far June 13, 2008
I've had this large capacity battery now for about a month and I am getting around 4.5-5.0 hours of charge on it regularly. So no problems and it is working as expected. My worry is that I also previously had a large capacity battery that I ordered with my Viao about 2 years ago. That battery routinely held a 3.0-3.5 hour charge, with no problems though daily use until one day it just up and died with no warning. So, yes I am glad that I have a new working battery with a long charge, but I am weary that it will just up and die at some point. Oh well, what can you do.
Good item, way over priced though May 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
On Vista this battery gives me about 4.5 hours. Over priced but if you need extra hours on the go you need it. The old regular battery dies in 20 mins after I have had it for almost 2 years.
Not very good value for money April 27, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this extended life battery for my SZ-470N exactly one year ago. I used it less than half the time since the stock battery is fine for most situations. Now, it lasts about 20 minutes on a full charge which with Vista, is about enough time to boot up and pull email. Forget lasting through a domestic flight, much less an international one (and the SZ laptop sucks too much power for most in-seat power systems). Even when this battery was new, I only got about 3 to 3.5 hours on a charge with normal Office applications, viewing PDF docs, etc. which was 50% more than the stock SZ battery which got 2 hours when new (and about 1 to 1.5 hours today). The VGP-BPL2C battery is now no longer providing enough uptime for me to bother including in my carry-on bag. By the way, be careful when shopping online as there are numerous fake BPL2C batteries out there which only claim 6600mAh and no doubt are pieces of junk even worse than the miserable excuse for a battery that Sony sells. I understand that Li-ion batteries have a finite life, but there is no reason Sony has to charge hundreds of dollars for a component which cost them less than 10 dollars to make in Japan (or China). If the battery cost $50 then maybe I wouldn't mind it crapping out before its one year anniversary. But having a list price of $399 and discounted to merely $250 it's a complete ripoff.
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