Few days ago I bought an Amilo La1703. Price was very good, and I coldn't resist it...
I upgraded the BIOS, the WLAN and Video Driver from the site, since the computer was "freezing" from time to time. Now, it looks OK.
Then I realized that the very low price brought some drawbacks. The battery provided with the La1703 was only half full; I mean it contains only half of the cells inside it. With this battery, the on-time is 1 hr. 15 min., not enough to watch a DVD...
I had the same experience with some other entry-levels laptops; manufacturers save few $ on the battery, by providing half-capacity of it. Usually, the "reduced" battery is only provided to OEM, while the replacement battery (usually) is full size.
I haven't been able, so far, to locate a part number for a "full-blown" battery; the Fujitsu-Siemens web site do not provide any info regarding their batteries.
Web sites selling compatible batteries carries confusing information; some indicates the La1703 battery being 11.1 Volt (3 cells), and others 14.4 Volt (4 cells).
Now, could somebody indicate what a suitable battery replacement for the La1703? It should have a capacity 4000 mA/h minimum, while the one provided is only 2000 mA/h.
many thanks
Antonio