[SOLVED] Battery for Acer Aspire V5

[plodr]

I've decided it is time to get a new battery for my Acer netbook. Unfortunately, the chain where I purchased a battery for my husband's Aspire 722, doesn't carry any for my model. (V5-131-2629). There are lots of V5 models and quite a few that start out with V5-131.
I went searching by battery part number yesterday knowing the volts, mAh and Wh of what I have and double checking on Acer's site by entering my SNID.

I found two possible replacements. Both are the exact voltage I need: 11.1V.
Neither is the correct mAh. My current battery is 5000 mAh.
One replacement is 5200 mAh and the other is 4400 mAh.

Obviously I don't want a lower mAh battery because the run time would be lower.

Finally my questions: Will I hurt the netbook by using a battery that has a slightly higher mAh than the original?

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I should have thought to do this before I posted my question.
I ended up calling the battery chain and asking the above question. I was told it will not hurt my netbook if I use a higher mAh battery than the OEM one.

 

[Digerati]

No, you can always go higher. Just like PC computer components and PC power supplies, the components will only demand what they need, not what the PSU can deliver.

The voltage is most important and you are ensuring that. The other concern is the physical compatibility. The battery must fit in the battery compartment - but the electrical connections must match too.

The downside to buying bigger is charging to full capacity may take a little longer.

BTW, you twice said "netbook" but when I look up the V5, it clearly is a notebook. Netbooks are smaller, less powerful, no optical drives and often do not have user-replaceable batteries.

 

[plodr]

My Acer doesn't have an optical drive, that's why I call it a netbook. (I've been using this term for all 3 devices in the house with no optical drives and smaller than 14" in size. ) It is also 11" in size so smaller than "normal" laptops.

 

[Digerati]

Well, many computers (laptops and PCs) no longer come with optical so that alone is not the defining feature. I am just boing by Acer - according to them, its a laptop/notebook.

No big deal either way.