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    E1505 Battery

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mickeymouse, Mar 27, 2007.

  1. mickeymouse

    mickeymouse Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone ever ordered an extra 9 cell battery from batteries.com, instead of Dell?
    Would this be a knock-off replacement, instead of the reall thing, and would it be okay?
    It is much less than buying from Dell.
     
    mickeymouse, Mar 27, 2007
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  2. InTheZeroYear

    InTheZeroYear Notebook Evangelist

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    honestly i like to keep the brands on most parts the same.

    if it is the same battery as the one advertised on the dell site then go for it.

    otherwise if it really isnt that much more expensive to just go through dell it might not be worth the possibility of getting a low grade battery.


    another thing, you might want to look on ebay or another online store because I KNOW they sell the dell 9-cell batteries on ebay for almost 1/2 the "dell price" sometimes.
     
    InTheZeroYear, Mar 27, 2007
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  3. YMW

    YMW Notebook Consultant

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    With out the 9-cell battery, what does the e1505 get hours wise?
    Thanks.
     
    YMW, Mar 30, 2007
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  4. iSkylla

    iSkylla Notebook Consultant

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    I'm going to guess that it will get around 2-2.5 hours with a 6 cell.
     
    iSkylla, Mar 30, 2007
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  5. mikkroik

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    depends if its windows xp or vista and what setting you are running. but back with i have windows xp i could get up to 5 hours! with the 9 cell!
     
    mikkroik, Mar 31, 2007
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    lilredfoxie Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a 6-cell battery. I get about 2 1/2 hours with it.
     
    lilredfoxie, Mar 31, 2007
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    I just purchased a 9-cell for my e1505 off of eBay. It is a dell battery, brand new for $63. It works perfectly and my run time is much much better now.

    Jeff C.
     
    jsc19702, Mar 31, 2007
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  8. drk

    drk Notebook Consultant

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    Birghtness low and Wifi off: 3.5 hours

    Brightness low and Wifi On: 2.5 hours

    Brightness High and Wifi On: 2 hours

    Brightness Low and Wifi Off: 2.5 hours

    This is on a fresh 6 cell battery from Dell Canada
     
    drk, Mar 31, 2007
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  9. maimone

    maimone Notebook Consultant

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    If it was up to me I would buy a 12 cell from ebay. Im looking at ebay right now and they have about 5 for sale that are around $65.00 US s/h included.
     
    maimone, Mar 31, 2007
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  10. YMW

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    Ok, sounds good.
     
    YMW, Mar 31, 2007
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