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    Dell Studio 1555 Battery

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by saquib.mian, Jul 30, 2009.

  1. saquib.mian

    saquib.mian Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey All!

    I've had my new studio 1555 for just over a week now. The battery wear is irritating me though. I get like 4 hours on Windows 7, when I'm supposed to get MAX 6.5 hours.

    I opened up Everest, and it says Designed Capacity is 7800 mWh, but Fully Charged Capacity is 6731 mWh. Is that something to worry about? Apparently my wear level is 13% :eek: And it's literally brand new.

    Thanks,
    Saquib Mian
     
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  2. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    If it is brand new then I would discuss the matter with Dell.

    Lithium Ion batteries begin to degrade the moment they are manufactured; so depending upon when yours was actually made will be one of the factors in determining how long it will last. The fact that it is not holding 100% charge from brand new is a concern, as this will only get worse as time goes by.
     
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    Aryq46254 Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, I would definitely bring it up with Dell and see what they say. Good luck, however -- this appears to be an area that is hard to get Dell to budge much on (at least from my experience and reading posts here on the forum).

    If you have any luck let us all know!

    ~Aryq~
     
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  4. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    It's not that hard to get Dell to budge on really. There are diagnostics they can run through on the phone with you (but these will require reboots from your computer as they are run before booting into Windows - so may be an idea to phone them rather than live chat). As long as the person you speak with knows about these diagnostics, you should be fine.

    Lithium Ion batteries require much less care when initially charging, so it's not like years ago when they could pretty much just put it down to mis-use.
     
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    Aryq46254 Notebook Consultant

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    Perhaps I need to try again, then. I'll bring up the specific diagnostics you mentioned.

    Good post, hopefully the OP doesn't have any issues!
     
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    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    I just checked my diagnostics and, although it used to be one of the tests, I couldn't see it with my new Inspiron; so it might not be one of those with the Studio either. Dell may have a key combination to type in when booting though that brings it up - like pressing Fn + power to boot up (then releasing) automaically runs one set of diagnostics. Ask them about it, but don't go wading in there.

    I find it difficult to believe they would remove it completely though.
     
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