Dell Inspiron 630m battery

Hey guys,

I'm looking into a laptop right now and the new i630m has caught my eyes; since i wanted something not as bulky as the i6000 and something cheaper that I can just drag around with.

The question i have is, is the 9 cell battery for the 630m the same size as the 6 cell battery? Or does it stick out at the back?

That's it for now.

Many thanks in advance!

 

Extended 9-cell battery for the Inspiron 630m (XPS M140) is larger than the six-cell and does stick out the back of the laptop.

 

It is a little heavier as well.

 

I'm getting the M140 (same as 630m) in a week. I'll try to post a photo or at least post the dimensions. Dell doesn't have the 9-cell dimensions listed yet, but I would guess maybe an inch out the back. Of course, they didn't have the estimated battery time a month ago, but now they do. So maybe we'll get official dimensions soon?

Anyway, if someone has the dimensions now (w/9-cell), please do post them! It would be very useful in getting the right-sized laptop sleeve when my laptop is delivered. Not too many sleeves fit 14 inch widescreen notebooks, let alone those with extended batteries.

 

thanks for the reply,

i guess i can forget about the extended battery if it does stick out.

jamyung, let me know how your new xps m140 goes when you get yours.


Regards,

 

I have the larger nine cell battery on my T42 which sticks out a little from the back. I love the 50% extra battery life and hardly notice it.

 

Yea i have im on the m14o right now and i dont noice it at all. it adds like half a pound to the overall weight (5.9 lbs.). Its totally worth it, if your going to be taking it on airplanes or anything like that.

 

is it possible for you guys to post a picture or 2 of the back with the battery sticking out? i just wanted to see if i it bothers me or not :S

but how's your m140 working out for you masterp?

 

Pictures here:

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2520

 

Looking at the user manual for the M140

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xps140m/en/om/om_en.pdf

you can see a picture of the battery sticking out on page 23 (side views are on pp. 19 & 21). I believe that is the 9-cell, because the picture of the bottom at this page

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m140?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

appears to show a smaller (6-cell) battery that sits flush with the back of the machine.

The dimensions on page 135 of the user manual indicate the 9-cell is 2.37 inches deep versus 1.93 inches for the 6-cell. So we can assume the M140/630m has the following dimensions with a 9-cell battery:

Height: 38.6 mm (1.5 inches)
Width: 330 mm (13 inches)
Depth: 254.1 mm (10 inches)

Hope this helps!

 

excellent!

thanks zazonz and jamyung for the links!

However, i'm not too sure if i like the battery sticking out or no :S

 

Yea if look look at the video on CNET, you can sorta see it. It doesnt bother me at all and i take it everywhere. its worth the extra battery life.