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Review on 12 Months Warranty HP ProBook 440 G2 450 G2 TPN Q139-Q143 Battery Replacement - VI04 756743-001, 756745-001, 756479-421 HSTNN-DB6K HSTNN-LB6K by Matt Pavelko

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Battery just delivered

Battery was just delivered - one day as promised. Took a little wiggling to get it to fit in my HP Envy laptop. Battery I needed was an HP 756745-001 (no longer available from HP), which was a 15.0V 48Whr battery. This one is a 14.8V 2200 Mha. Ordered this one because it was "Walmart's Choice" - still not sure what makes a product a "Walmart's Choice" other than the supplier loads up Walmart's warehouse with the product for fast shipping . Not quite as pictured - nowhere is VIo4 printed on the battery. Appears to be just a regular Chinese knock-off like so many others that are available and can be had for less money. Came with about a 43% charge and I'm in the process of loading a full charge on it. Save yourself some money and get the same battery from a different suppler for $10 less. Started out giving it a 3 star rating because I have no experience with it yet. Will update later with the good or bad of it as time will tell. My original HP battery lasted over 10 years, but I mainly use my laptop with the power plugged in. It finally quit on me and would no longer accept a charge. Only instructions that came with the battery was a pamphlet full of warnings. Nothing regarding whether this battery retains a charging memory and has to be fully cycled several time when new. No warranty card, or instructions on who to contact for a warranty issue. So if I have a problem with it I hope it happens in the first 30 days because I foresee a problem trying to get "warranty" coverage in the next 12 months.

Pros
  • Exactly as pictured & described, works as well or better than OEM
Cons
  • The replacement may require frequent maintenance