Buying a new Laptop battery

[Sarian121]

Ive been looking into getting a new laptop, and this one caught my eye.

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=34-115-139&depa=0

The only issue I see with it is that it only has a 4 cell lith-ion battery, which seems small to me. Ive looked around at getting a larger sized battery that was made for that model of the laptop but found nothing. Is it possible to buy a larger battery (8 cell) that would be able to use? Or would I be stuck using a small 4 cell lith-ion battery?

 

[ark42]

I just bought this Gateway http://products.gateway.com/pr...p;seg=hm&cmpid=con for $899

It has an 8cell battery, 2.53GHz, 512M, 60G, CDRW/DVD, 15", 802.11b/g, 10/100, 56K, 6-in-1 card reader

Unless you really want the DVD-R in a laptop or the ATI video card of course...
For me, those things are in one of my many desktops and my laptop won't be for hardcore gaming, so no big deal.

 

[Sarian121]

This is kinda deviating from the topic but....

Yes, i have seen that gateway deal and it is a good price but there are a few things that i dont like about the laptop. First, i want to stay away from the celeron processors. I dont like them. Secondly, i would like to be able to game on this laptop if i wanted to.. also Id prefer a 15.4'' widescreen monitor and the dvd burner is a nice add in.

So, im just wondering if i would be able to get this laptop and then get a longer lasting battery with it.

 

[Sarian121]

Anyone?