Please help replacing old battery

Hey,
I have a first generation MBP 15 inch like the first one that came out. So i want to get a new battery and here is my issue.
I found a site that sells the same battery A1175 for very cheap. Almost half the price from Apple store.
Now if i were to go and buy a battery at the apple store, my question is are the batteries different in anyway? battery life etc? or are they the same battery?

After reading the atrocious syntax on this site, I would be very wary of buying anything from them. It sounds like it could be a ripoff--the prices are too good. You might want to consider one of these instead:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple_laptop/batteries/
I got one for my iBook, and so far I am very impressed with its performance.
Good luck!

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