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Battery Replacement: Dell or Other?

Discussion in 'Dell' started by lancer player, Aug 9, 2010.

lancer player Notebook Enthusiast

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I need to replace my battery for my Dell Inspiron 1525. A replacement from Dell is pricey. Amazon and eBay have cheaper batteries, but does that mean the quality is not near Dell? What is the right choice? Dell or no name brand?

lancer player, Aug 9, 2010

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I don't know. I got a cheapo replacement 7200mAh battery for my Inspiron 1720 recently. It already has 15% wear from a few weeks of camping. Lots of complete charges and discharges, pretty heavy use without any AC, just charging off the car battery. Turns out that complete discharges do kill a battery faster, it's better to charge them as often as you can. I don't know if a Dell battery would be better, because I never used my Dell battery in this manner.

At least the cheapo does work as advertized. I haven't had any compatibility or falling out problems.

bvanevery, Aug 10, 2010

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I got an aftermarket battery from ebay one year ago and still good!! holds battery really good, just like the day I got it. from dell, I was gonna pay over 130 and I only paid 35 from ebay. Great!

Haulero, Aug 15, 2010

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