Black macbook battery

Hello
I am in need of a mid 2008 black macbook battery replacement. I am looking at third party sellers and came across this one: http://www.buy.com/prod/replacement-battery-for-apple-13-macbook-a1181-a1185-bla ck/212644634.html
Would this work or should I go for the apple brand?
Thank you!!!

I've had good luck with 3rd party batteries. I've gotten 4 of them off of eBay.
Black Batteries http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=macbook+black+battery&_sacat=0&LH_BIN=1&_sop=12 &_dmpt=Laptop_Batteries&_odkw=macbook+white+battery&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m 270.l1313

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Serial Number: DP-ASMB013-34cf-** <Edited by Moderator>
Manufacturer: DP
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Pack Lot Code: 0001
PCB Lot Code: 0000
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Hardware Revision: 0300
Cell Revision: 0100
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Fully charged: No
Charging: Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh): 1597
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Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 60
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
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Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 2
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