Battery opinion - Dell genuine or cheaper third party
I have a Dell XPS M1330 whcih despite many engineer visits (overheating chip issue main cause) has been a good laptop.
I've aready had to buy one new battery, and now three years on it's telling me I need another (and I only have about 15 miins battery life)
I'm still under warrnaty as I have a 4 year warranty. But do I but a Dell battery at £120:
http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&cs=ukdhs1&sku=451-10474
or do I buy from a company I found on the internet whcih techincally would invalidate my warranty if I had an issue and kept the third party battery in when engineer visited: (at £49 -maybe Tax to be added not clear)
http://www.cheapbatteryshop.co.uk/laptop-battery/dell-xps-m1330.html
Opions ideally from experts please.
I've aready had to buy one new battery, and now three years on it's telling me I need another (and I only have about 15 miins battery life)
I'm still under warrnaty as I have a 4 year warranty. But do I but a Dell battery at £120:
http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&cs=ukdhs1&sku=451-10474
or do I buy from a company I found on the internet whcih techincally would invalidate my warranty if I had an issue and kept the third party battery in when engineer visited: (at £49 -maybe Tax to be added not clear)
http://www.cheapbatteryshop.co.uk/laptop-battery/dell-xps-m1330.html
Opions ideally from experts please.
KeeBlitz
Is your warranty through dell? In many cases they will replace the battery through warranty after some simple tests
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Are you sure it is the battery ?
If it is I would get one off ebay .
Check this.
1. Charge the battery to 100% .
2. Pull up the computers clock by double clicking on the time in the system tray.
3. Mark your time for 10 minutes and unplug the power adapter from the laptop.
4. If you are losing more than 1% per minute, or if you lose more than 10% in 10 minutes then your battery needs to be replaced.
Take a look at my article on battery's.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Laptops_Notebooks/A_3430-How-to-test-your-laptop-battery.html
If it is I would get one off ebay .
Check this.
1. Charge the battery to 100% .
2. Pull up the computers clock by double clicking on the time in the system tray.
3. Mark your time for 10 minutes and unplug the power adapter from the laptop.
4. If you are losing more than 1% per minute, or if you lose more than 10% in 10 minutes then your battery needs to be replaced.
Take a look at my article on battery's.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Laptops_Notebooks/A_3430-How-to-test-your-laptop-battery.html
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Definitely not the laptop. Battery is going. Anyway. I gambled. I bought one from amazon market place fulfilled by amazon. Less then half the price. First charge seems good. Although 'manual' english is comical. Thanks for input.
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Hmm. could a new battery make my laptop go faster? seems a bit mippier (probably in the mind)
ASKER
In the end I went third party. Itwas actually after reading the Dell website revies of their own whcih are poor and crticise the battery time it providers.
I though why pay through the nose for something poor and I'm due to get a new laptop next year anyway. A few weeks on so far so good. Only get a couple of hours, but that is what people said about the Dell.
I though why pay through the nose for something poor and I'm due to get a new laptop next year anyway. A few weeks on so far so good. Only get a couple of hours, but that is what people said about the Dell.