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HP Begins Sales of B-P's Three-Year Laptop Batteries
Tech-Ex —
As promised late last year, HP on Monday began offering Boston Power's Sonata battery (rebranded as the Enviro). These batteries are guaranteed to last three years. The new batteries are $149.99, and according to Boston Power's press release, will fit about 70% of HP's laptop line, including: HP Pavilion dv4, dv5, dv6; HP HDX 16; HP G50, G60, G61, G70, G71; Compaq Presario CQ40, CQ45, CQ50, CQ60, CQ61, CQ70, CQ71 Boston-Power Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud said: "From the beginning, our goal has been to ...
Boston-Power's Sonata battery now available for HP laptops
Engadget —
... for a full three years (which HP backs up with a warranty), and a number of other enviro-friendly measures that helped snag the batteries the Nordic Ecolabel certification. Best of all, the batteries are available for no less than 18 different HP laptops right from the get-go and, at $149.99, they don't demand quite the premium price that you might expect. You can't yet get them as an option in a new HP laptop, however, but that's apparently on tap for later this month. Read - Boston-Power press release Read - HP order page ...
HP Offers Laptop Batteries with Three-Year Life Span
techPowerUp! —
... the Sonata accumulators can recharge faster, reaching 80% of capacity in 30 minutes. Lastly, HP will give a three year warranty for each Sonata battery. Available now at HP, the $149.99 accessory Sonata battery fits models in the HP Pavilion, HP HDX, Compaq Presario and HP G series. A complete list of compatible individual models is available here. More information on the battery itself can also be found on Boston-Power's site here.
Source: Boston-Power
