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    XPS M1210 battery almost dead?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by afireinside, Mar 16, 2008.

  1. afireinside

    afireinside Notebook Consultant

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    I've had my XPS M1210 that I got off dell outlet for a bit over a year now. The warranty has recently expired. Anyway my battery seems to be headed for the dumps. It randomly drops from ~60% down to 7% and shuts off minutes later. Sometimes when I unplug it from AC power, it will instantly jump from 100% down to 85%. Also, 70% reads as 40 minutes remaining. It has been slowly declining since I got it, but this is bad :( I loved the 3:30 or so I got when I first purchased the laptop. It's the 6 cell battery. It spends most of it's life plugged in and I rarely fully drain the battery. Did this contribute to it's death? I guess it's time to move on to the M1530...
     
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Not discharging it most likely lead to a premature failure. Instead of buying a new laptop, why not just buy a new battery. They are cheap on ebay. Its a lot less than a whole new lappy!
     
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    afireinside Notebook Consultant

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    I've been wanting a 1530 and this is an excuse :D How cheap are legit OEM Dell batteries on ebay?
     
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