the battery could be used without problems in laptop, just like the original. After the original battery has given up the ghost after 3 years, it's now fun again about 3 - 4 hours to work without cables. All features are as they used again. The charge indicator notifies both the remaining period, and the remaining charge status in%. Shortly before the end of the battery charge is a warning message and the device goes into stand-by. So are definitely satisfied. Of course we can now make any statements about the life, because we use the battery now only for a few days