I bought a Battery for HP Mini 5101 from US in April .I had the common problem of charger being plugged in but not charging, I tried all the reboot and tapping the power button etc, etc... None worked, so as long as the computer worked when plugged in I carried on, until now. It has completely died on me now, so help...
so help...
Throw the HP in the trash and get a Tobshiba.
HP is trash. And if you send it to a repair shop it will cost allot of money. I had a similar problem with an HP and i send it to a repair shop only to say that the Laptop was irreparable because the broken parts were not in production any more. So instead of investing money in repair invest in a new Laptop. There is no brand i can recommmend you have to see what is best for you and how high your budget is.