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Niagara

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11. Fantastic for the independent battery guy

Reply to True Dough (Reply #10)

Thu May 28, 2026, 01:16 AM

17 hrs ago

I hope it all works out for you. I guess I didn't realize how costly laptops were, especially gaming laptops.

I know how badly it can be dropping devices. I was rough on my last 2 or 3 phones. Yikes!!

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Anyone ever had a swollen laptop battery? [View all] True Dough Sunday OP

Then... SonOfNebanaube Sunday #1

Had a work laptop battery swell up and pop open the casing, same with an old Nano I had. Thomas Hurt Sunday #2

Had that exact thing happen to a phone battery. I knew that wasn't good so I set it Marie Marie Sunday #5

an ipad as an alternative can be affordable Tetrachloride Sunday #3

Yup and it's very dangerous LearnedHand Sunday #4

Not my laptop, but a previous phone. I was having issues with the phone, niyad Monday #6

I've had many swollen batteries over the years Tasmanian Devil Monday #7

My bike battery wass swollen, but usable for years anyway... TomWilm Monday #8

Did you figure out how to replace the battery yet? Niagara 21 hrs ago #9

It's a bit of a story. True Dough 20 hrs ago #10

Fantastic for the independent battery guy Niagara 17 hrs ago #11

"swollen laptop battery" JoseBalow 17 hrs ago #12

Jose, True Dough 13 hrs ago #13

That's how it got swollen! JoseBalow 6 hrs ago #14