Fake/Real Asus Eeepc Parts In Panthip

[lifemagic]

I've frayed the cord for my much loved eeepc 7014g. I went to the service centre in fortune and she said a new one from Taiwan will be 670 baht and take two weeks.

Today I went to the third floor service centre in Panthip. She said three weeks, but if I don't mind fake parts, then there's a shop over there. I went over. He pulled out an adapter that looks very, very similar to mine, except it has four visible screws not one recessed, and the identical Asus sticker is inverted (to how mine is). This adapter says: input 100-240v 50/60hz 680mah. Output 9.5v === 2.5a medel Ao59930. He wants 700.

He also showed me a battery, it looks like mine but bigger, and says 6600mah 7.4v. Serial 07G016101875p Li-ion battery pack A23-700.

He wants 700 for the adapter, and 1900 for the battery. The business card says 'Laptop parts' Ekkaphol Chanuwanjana. Pantip Plaza (Water GAte) 3rd. room 3110/2 (Cyber.com2). www.lp-storeonline.com.

So, I went to a shop I know in the basement, asked about an adapter. He had a generic one that might fit (didn't have the netbook with me), and it would be 700.

I looked on Amazon and generic adapters start at about ten quid (cheaper) but genuine Asus is about fifteen quid (about the same as Pantip if it's a genuine one (yes, I know that's not likely)). Batteries on Amazon are about thirty quid for 10000 mah, with warranty, so Panthip is quite a bit more expensive.

I'll try and pop over to Fortune tomorrow to see if there's a better deal. The question is, are fake parts meant to be a lot cheaper, or it's the same manufacturer without the mark up? Should I haggle? Is there any point haggling if he's got the only one? *Has* he got the only one?

Thanks for any answer/advice.

[Derifo]

I can't buy anything fake that costs as much as the real thing. It should cost a fraction of the real one's, or it wouldn't be worth the trouble.

[lifemagic]

Yeah, I guess that's logic. It's knowing what is and isn't fake though. I'll try and hugely haggle the battery down, but I need the adapter at least or it won't work.

Anyway, off to fortune later today, I'll see if that's any better.

[4evermaat]

Apple batteries, chargers, etc you are much better off with genuine or OEM parts. Part of it has to do with trusting the vendor. If they sell genuine laptops, they'll probably know where to buy genuine parts.

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[topt]

I wanted a couple of spare chargers for a Sony Vaio laptop and went with copies at less than half original price. Two years plus later no problems.

The copies look identical and the only difference is in the weight (lighter) and the plug. I did have someone in the business get them for me though

[astral]

There are Chinese batteries around at costs quite well below the manufacturers item

The same goes for adapters, but given the exploding batteries from a well know manufacturer

a while back I think I would go for originals, probably with a guarantee.

If it is only the cable that is broken, then a good handyman should be able to replace it at fraction of the cost.

[Spoonman]

Whats the freight/import taxes like on stuff purchased through amazon?

[lifemagic]

I went to fortune yesterday, and asked pro corner to repair my cord. It took an hour and when I went back they'd put a new, unfrayed lead on but said when they tested it it shorted and now it can't be repaired. Get a new one.

There's another battery place in Fortune, 600 for the charger, and 1700 for a 4400mah battery.

That was yesterday. Today I went all over Panthip and found another three or so. There's one on the ground floor called cyberbatt. 1750 for 4400mah or 6600mah for 1950. I just looked at their website and the prices I was quoted over the counter are the same: http://www.cyberbatt.com/notebook-en/product.php?q=701&x=0&y=0. That makes me feel quite confident in a way.

The only thing is, all you fine people are saying copies should cost less, and this price is more than UK.

[BKKdreaming]

I bought a generic charger for my Panosonic Toughbook for 500 baht at Pantip ,

It works great and does not heat up anymore than the old one that I lost,

BUT the real cheap one I bought in the USA as a "travel" charger got so hot it melted the power cord into the charger !

So it is hit and miss and you need to make sure the charger puts out at least as much wattage as the original one.

BK

[lifemagic]

OK, I'm off to take my chances tomorrow!

[lifemagic]

Just to say I got it, on the third floor. 500 in the end, and a very convincing fake. I got a power surge thingy in IT city before I used it and so far, it's going OK. I'll post again if anything explodes.