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XPS 1530 Battery Failure
Last week my 1530 decided it could no longer charge the battery. The charger is good and (so far) it runs fine plugged in.
Got the standard answer from Dell Support: 12 months on batteries. Well, excuse ME. My laptop is 16 months old and I paid extra for the 85w battery.
No way I'm paying $180 for new battery.
Dell, do what you gotta do, but you have to get a better battery. I don't care if you say all batteries are the same: I'll still be going back to HP next time... :-(
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Battery use and care can change the length of service. You should research it. I have a 4 yr + I6000 with its original battery, still going fine. If you never run the computer on battery, just remove it and use it as a desktop replacement and save the expense. If you never run on and recharge the battery on a new computer, the battery will fail quicker.
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Posted August 3rd, 2009 12:00
If you're expecting to find HP has a different battery warranty, you'll be disapointed - it's the same as Dell's.