Third party batteries suck

by Andrew Yoon { Mar 24th 2007 at 5:30PM }

Don't be tempted by third-party batteries: they may promise longer battery life, but Ruriweb has proved that they're unreliable, and dangerous too. For comparison purposes, note that PSP is packaged with a 1800mAh battery. Sony offers a longer-life 2200mAh version as well.

Ruriweb tested three third-party batteries and they all had incredibly disappointing results. The 2200mAh battery produced only 2000mAh of power. Two other 2600mAh batteries produced only 1500mAh of power: that's less than the battery that comes with your system! To make things even worse, one of the batteries actually caused massive damage to the system (pictured right). The official Sony battery may be pricey, but (ironically) it's the best battery solution by far.

[Via PSP-Vault]

Tags: 2200mAh, 2600mAh, battery

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Hashbrown_Hunter @ Mar 24th 2007 6:48PM

I definitely agree. I've learned that many 3rd-party accessories for a Sony platform (i.e. PSP, PS2) are unreliable. I think I've spent over $80 just trying to get a reliable and cheap PS2 controller. Well I never did. I ran through 5 3rd-party controllers and the Sony controller that came with the PS2 is still working perfectly.

P.S. - lol the battery thing was pretty ironic.

moosey @ Mar 24th 2007 7:00PM

i was gonna buy a 2600mAh battery from play asia, only 10 bucks but i dont want anything like that to happen with mine, even if theres a slight chance

Strike Man @ Mar 24th 2007 7:37PM

Ruriweb? What is this, pick on the Koreans day?

Brandon @ Mar 24th 2007 8:37PM

I love how you stealthily inserted a "massive damage" joke in there.

Kade Storm @ Mar 24th 2007 8:43PM

Yup, third-party garbage is garbage, but I wouldn't generalise. The 3600 battery is an excellent concept, and the 4400 expansion bay-pack is also fine, albeit with aethetic issues.

But yeah, you have to pick the right third-party utilities.

TioSolid @ Mar 25th 2007 4:36AM

Was this battery made by dell? o.0

ZRX @ Mar 25th 2007 10:28AM

I dunno........I have a "Mega" 2600 battery that definitely lasts longer than the Sony 1800 but I also have a 3600 Ebay special and my PSP shutsdown when it gets to 30% power left on this battery. I don't trust the 3600 but the 2600 seems pretty reliable.