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cybmole, I'd thought about this battery issue before ordering my DX last November. Nobody seems to know whether the DX's being sold then or now were manufactured years ago or are newly made. MIne came with an electronic letter of introduction signed by Jeff Bezos loaded into its Library dated Nov 13 2013, for what it's worth.
It might be that already-manufactured DX's are taken out of storage somewhere and given an overhaul that fits them for sale which might include battery replacement or at least testing. I know that when I have received a refurbished Nexus 4 phone as a replacement under warranty it was indistinguishable from new right down to machine-applied plastic protective strips on the surfaces and pristine screen with oleophobic coating, so I assume the craft of refurbishing is highly developed and efficient.
Also, the DX came with somewhat of a charge already on its battery. And the battery has had no issues in the year I have used it so I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one on the battery issue, although I would prefer to know exactly what if anything Amazon does about this issue because I do worry about it since the battery is not easily replaceable.
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