If you were to replace your Thinkpad battery...

...would you purchase a "genuine OEM" replacement or one of the aftermarket units. I know an OEM replacement is more expensive but if the quality, performance, and reliability  is significantly better it would be worth it to me. If the best option is to purchase an aftermarket unit, is there a concensus on which vendor from out of the multitudes online sells the best quality battery.
I ask because normally I try to maintain OEM configuration when replacing parts whether on my auto, appliance, or electronic device but I have seen more than one comment where it was stated that the newer OEM batteries don't seem to be as good as they were a couple years ago?
thanks for any feedback
*Smith & Wesson...the original point and click interface*

the quality of aftermarket batteries are inconsistent and some of them are made with parts sourced from places that doesn't have much QA, as such if the battery did burst into flame or cause any damage to the laptop, you would have a legal leg to stand on. As such it is better to use the OEM battery just to be sure.
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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