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Is there anywhere else to buy Dell Laptop Batteries?
I need a new battery for my Inspiron 8000 laptop. It's still in
warranty, but Dell says the batteries are only covered for a year... and the battery is completely shot. Anyway, is there a cheaper place to buy the batteries than from Dell? Does anyone know about how much the batteries are from Dell? (I called them and was on hold forever and finally hung up.) Thanks for any help, Dan |
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http://www.pacificbattery.com/ This place has them. Laptop batteries
are not cheap. Tim "Dan Graves" wrote in message ... I need a new battery for my Inspiron 8000 laptop. It's still in warranty, but Dell says the batteries are only covered for a year... and the battery is completely shot. Anyway, is there a cheaper place to buy the batteries than from Dell? Does anyone know about how much the batteries are from Dell? (I called them and was on hold forever and finally hung up.) Thanks for any help, Dan |
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dell.com, home/small office, software & perpherals, parts for my dell,
inspiron, 8000... and you will find available an 8 cell lithium-ion 66whr (long run time) battery on sale for $153 free shipping no tax collected for most states. http://tinyurl.com/3crw7 or a company called igo.com also has them but the warranty is no better (both 30day return, one year warranty)... for $199 pus shipping (no mention of type other than "lithium ion") http://tinyurl.com/2fpx7 for $149 plus shipping for a 3800mah lithium ion battery http://tinyurl.com/3dp26 you could also shop ebay at your own risk... and there you may find people selling the 4 cell 26whrl type batteries that do fit the machine but provide half the run time. "Dan Graves" wrote in message ... I need a new battery for my Inspiron 8000 laptop. It's still in warranty, but Dell says the batteries are only covered for a year... and the battery is completely shot. Anyway, is there a cheaper place to buy the batteries than from Dell? Does anyone know about how much the batteries are from Dell? (I called them and was on hold forever and finally hung up.) Thanks for any help, Dan |
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If you buy other than from Dell, be sure of the date of manufacture - you
don't want old-stock batteries. Lithium ion batteries degrade over time whether or not they're used - a year old battery may have half its useful life over with, even if it's never been used. "Dan Graves" wrote in message ... I need a new battery for my Inspiron 8000 laptop. It's still in warranty, but Dell says the batteries are only covered for a year... and the battery is completely shot. Anyway, is there a cheaper place to buy the batteries than from Dell? Does anyone know about how much the batteries are from Dell? (I called them and was on hold forever and finally hung up.) Thanks for any help, Dan |
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On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 13:08:12 -0400, Dan Graves wrote:
I need a new battery for my Inspiron 8000 laptop. It's still in warranty, but Dell says the batteries are only covered for a year... and the battery is completely shot. Anyway, is there a cheaper place to buy the batteries than from Dell? Does anyone know about how much the batteries are from Dell? (I called them and was on hold forever and finally hung up.) Thanks for any help, Dan I suppose there are a lot of battery sites out there but you might look at this one: http://www.portablecomponents.com/si...ucts.asp?lb=bm Jack Mac |
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Thanks for the help!
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"Edward J. Neth" wrote in message
. com... If you buy other than from Dell, be sure of the date of manufacture - you don't want old-stock batteries. Lithium ion batteries degrade over time whether or not they're used - a year old battery may have half its useful life over with, even if it's never been used. Edward, Here is a link which essentially confirms your statment, although according to the grid, it is not quite as bad as 50% after one year: http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm -- Jay |
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"Jay Bollyn" wrote in message ... "Edward J. Neth" wrote in message . com... If you buy other than from Dell, be sure of the date of manufacture - you don't want old-stock batteries. Lithium ion batteries degrade over time whether or not they're used - a year old battery may have half its useful life over with, even if it's never been used. Edward, Here is a link which essentially confirms your statment, although according to the grid, it is not quite as bad as 50% after one year: http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm -- Jay His quote was: paste "...- a year old battery may have half its useful life over with, even if it's never been used. end The operative qualifier in his statement is "may". Stew |
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