I recently bought a Supposedly brand new Dell Latitude D600 battery from a shop(name withheld) in Ikeja,on getting home,i let it charge to full bars,and when i decided to see how long it would last,surprisingly it did not last up to an hour(just normal application,i didn't use the DVD ROM while checking it. I charged it again and same thing happened. I called the shop the next working day(Monday,i bought the battery on a Saturday)day only to be told that new batteries last just one hour or thereabout,which made me laugh.
So i would like to know if it is possible for a Brand New Battery to last just one hour,when it is supposed to last at least 2hrs 30mins or even 3hrs.I was planning on taking severe action against them but i need suggestions on this issue before i do anything hash.
I want to know if the there is a possibility of the battery being bad,or could the laptop cause the batteries not to last long?
Pls your advise and suggestions needed urgently.

Chux

these are Chinese made fake batteries. . . . . . .they look "new" but the inside is of an old refitted battery. cheaper than their ORIGINAL counterpart.
do you actually think that the guy in the shop is going to tell you that they are fake?! come on son!!!!