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Would you buy a new battery for a very old laptop?
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Depending on price I might go for it
I did spend like $40 on a battery for a 10 year old laptop a few years ago so that I could keep using it for troubleshooting a remote network I setup up awhile ago because it's cheaper than a new laptop.
Personally I'd see if you can find a new compatible battery not necessarily an OEM battery though as being new it's probably going to last awhile.
How would you know if it's actually new, though? I'd assume even third-party replacements have been sitting on a shelf for years.
It's really just making me think that laptops are terrifyingly wasteful and I've been right to not bother owning one.