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    Third Party Batteries

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by toast01, Jun 13, 2008.

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    toast01 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Back in December I bought an M1530 with a 9-cell battery and CompleteCare Warranty. I'm looking to find a 6-cell battery as I'm not a fan of the bulkiness of the 9-cell. The Dell website charges $200 for a 6-cell which is far more than I want to pay. Does anyone know of good third party suppliers with reliable batteries. Also would using such batteries void my warranty in any way?
     
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    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    alexzeon Notebook Evangelist

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    Within the first year you can ask Dell for an extra battery...
     
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    O RLY?

    How would I go about doing that? I haven't found anything like that on their website. I'm in Canada if that makes a difference.

    Edit: How much would it cost?
     
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    Fountainhead Notebook Deity

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    Has anyone had any bad experiences with a knock-off like this? I wouldn't mind having a spare, but not at Dell's prices. Are things like this generallly safe to use?

    Say what?
     
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    Before the end of my first year warranty I asked Dell Customer care for what they could for my capacity-dropped battery and I got a free one...
     
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