[matt_wulfeck]

Initially I saw an Apple logo and was genuinely surprised, but after realizing it was an HP logo I was much less so.

It would be really interesting to see what each company does to protect the health of batteries. I bet there’s a huge difference between them.

[roryisok]

I don't know why you would think apple devices are inherently safer. I've had two macbooks and probably seven or eight Windows laptops. The macbooks suffered from swelling batteries, over heating chargers and frayed power cords. The Windows laptops had none of these issues.

[ballenf]

Given the age of the laptop, 2014, I would be very surprised if this was the original battery. And, if replaced, surprised if it was not the cheapest option off eBay. OEM batteries are surprisingly difficult to source for many laptops after a few years (sometimes if you don't order it with the laptop upfront, you're sol), not to mention priced 3-5x higher than no-name replacements.

That being said, I have bought a lot of no-names over the years and haven't had even so much as an abnormally hot one yet. More often they just perform at 3/4ish capacity of the new "real" one.

[ocdtrekkie]

Since 2014 HP ENVY batteries were recalled because of risk of fire, I'm gonna go ahead and say it was an OEM battery. ;)

[jschwartzi]

I've stopped buying OEM batteries from anyone but the manufacturer because of the sheer quantity of counterfeits I've gotten off of Amazon.

[abawany]

Agreed, same for eBay. The useless rubbish they push is just insane. I now look for OEM from reputable vendors or Anker if they make it for the device.