Are Denaq battery reputable?

My Dell M1330 needs a spare battery. Is Denaq.com a reputable company & do their batteries rival performance and endurance as Dell brand? Their battery is $60 at denaq.com vs. $150 at dell.com.

I have never heard of this company and don't want to give my credit card info without getting any positive feedback from this valuable forum first. Thanks.

 

Hmm, I'm not sure.

Nothing immediately screams scan - but:

Problem 1:
No address - you could call them an request an address,even an office address, if the company exists you'll be able to find someone in that town who knows it.

Problem 2:
Overal a bit bland - they are not trying to sell anything on the site - most places do - even if its their own products.

Problem 3:
"Product Reviews" - doesn''t contain any.

Problem 4:
Manufactures in China and Hong Kong - Sony manufactures its batteries in Japan for quality - and Dell, amongst others, uses Sony Batteries.

 

I was looking at the Denaq batteries also. I was a little hesitant at first, but they come with a 1 year warranty so I just went out on a limb and ordered one on eBay. I've had it for 8 or 9 months now with any problems. I'm very happy with it!

 

i would buy OEM batteries even though they cost more as they're safer and u don't want them exploding ur laptop...

 

I have never bought an after market OEM battery, and have yet to have one explode in my computer. I think that there is a difference between buying a brandless aftermarket battery and buying an aftermarket battery that is not OEM. I am no connsosieur of laptop batteries, but I did a bit of research prior to my purchase and discovered that the Denaq batteries are made with high quality Sanyo cells, which are comparable to the Samsung cells in Dell batteries, for example.
Certainly, Dell markets (somewhat successfully) their batteries in a way that suggests nothing else will power your computer as well.

 

just because they are made with sanyo cells it doesn't mean they are good. not saying they are bad either...
anyway with OEM batteries you known it's gonna work.
imo it's better spending a bit more then risk to explode your notebook.

 

In short, yes DENAQ batteries are reputable. I am a laptop repair tech and have been using them for my customers. They stand behind the product and are much easier to get in contact with than any of the original battery ac power adapter manufacturers.

 

I was in the same situation when it came time to replace my sisters laptop battery. I was looking around at alot of 3rd party batteries but a majority of the reviews were poor... so we paid a bit more and bought an OEM battery.

 

I never use 3rd party batteries. Try e-bay to find original battery for your M1330.

 

Lots of 'first time' posts from people whose inspiration is to pimp Denaq batteries.....

 

Seconded. I'd only buy OEM batteries from your notebook manufacturer. Many of the clones on ebay purport to be legit but aren't. Who knows you might find a legit one there though.

 

9 cell Dell 1330 batteries are going for $36 at Ebay:
Search for dell 1330 battery on Ebay

6 cell for $29.

 

same here... i don't recommend that u use clones.. i'd use OEM ones even if their slightly expensive.. better to have the reliability and not a burning laptop because u went to save a few bucks.

 

I assume these aren't OEM batteries?

 

This isn't the only "good" third party brand right?

 

Third party batteries are a crap shoot. I have a pair of 12 cell no-name HP clones that after 18 months still deliver 9800mah out of the original rated 10800 mah. This translates into 6+ hours of full-speed/full-power runtime on my HP G70 laptop. These batteries cost me $40 each, a 'real' HP 12-cell battery costs approx $140-.

Other people have had horrible luck with third-party batteries.

When buying Chinese clone-anything from eBay;

buy from sellers with many thousands of positive reviews on the kinds of things you are purchasing. If someone is selling batteries today, they had better have been selling batteries for the past 3+ years and have 10,000 positive reviews.

buy from sellers that have both a US address and a US phone. These can be a challenge to find but the effort is worth it. Doesn't matter if the shipping comes from China. Having a set of US contacts is an indicator of how their business is run.

buy from sellers that offer a 12 month no-questions-asked exchange warranty.

buy from sellers that charge reasonable shipping, say on the order of $5- an item. Sellers with low prices (to suck you in) and unreasonably high shipping (shipping costs are NOT refundable) are hiding something.

 

I've had good luck and bad luck with batteries from Ebay. At $29, I would take the gamble.

 

You must be kidding Ebay erases all record about the sale in three (or two) months. Paypal allows you to file a case not more then in two (or three) month. What ebay 12 month warranty are you talking about There are guys promising 3 years - the problem is - non of Li-Ion batteries can live so long. Ebay is ebay - a flea market of the Internet.
I sell laptop batteries. I see how the same guy climb out of the hole with a new account - then start selling cheap bad batteries - then he starts getting negative feedbacks - and everything starts again with a new account. The scam survives on idiots who leave feedbacks immediately after receiving the order.
Denaq makes two types of batteries - really good ones those carry the brand and cheaper ones - as no-names. The first type is really good - but expensive. Of course they are not so expensive as OEM – they are way cheaper.

 

a reputable seller will honor a warranty without the threat of ebay or paypal hanging over their head.

that you are pooh-poohing the need for and availability of warranties in favor of your own product might be saying something about the quality of your own merchandise and how likely you might be to take advantage of seller-of-the-month store renaming.

or not.

no way to tell.

 

Warning : Fire-starter

1) "The mark up on OEM replacement batteries is excessive". Discuss
2) "3rd party Replacement batteries would still generally be value for money of they were only 75% as good as originals". Discuss
3) I see the concerns of many veteran posters about 3rd party batteries exploding. Of all Laptop fires they have evidence of can they say what proportion were caused by 3rd party batteries.

 

Pass on Denaq batteries. I bought a 9-cell to supplement the 6-cell supplied with my Dell Vostro 1700. The Denaq starting showing a lower and lower percentage of charge until it finally died. It was replaced under warranty; now the replacement is dead. The original battery still soldiers on. Once the warranty is up, Denaq doesn't want to know you. I have no idea if any other non-Dell vendor sells decent batteries.

 

The eBay market is tough. There are and equal number of reputable and dis reputable vendors out there. If it looks too good to be true for the low price than it probably is.