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- Product Type: Li-ion rechargeable Replacement battery.
- Brand New Replacement Product, Works as Genuine Parts.
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Li-ion,11.10V,4400mAh,Replacement Laptop Battery for Dell Inspiron 1318, XPS M1330,This laptop battery can replace the following part numbers of Dell: 312-0566, 312-0739, 451-10473, TT485, WR050
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
I've been using my Dell XPS M1330 very successfully for the past 3 years with no problems at all. However, the battery shipped with the laptop was no longer optimal, and was only lasting 30 minutes. Time to buy a new battery, I thought.
The Dell branded batteries are so expensive, well over £100, that I thought I'd try out an unbranded battery. Although the battery doesn't fit as well as the Dell original (it takes a bit of wiggling to get it in and doesn't click into place properly) it seemed to work fine and gave me 90 minutes running time, so initially I was happy with the purchase.
However, within a few days I noticed that my hardware clock was no longer working! I run Linux and Windows Vista, and neither operating system were able to read or write the hardware clock anymore. They would start up with dates anywhere from 2000 to 2012. Linux would hang running 'hwclock' and needed Ctrl+C to boot up properly, and both Linux and Windows Vista would hang when shutting down and need a hard power-off. Looking in the BIOS, I can see that while I am able to adjust the hardware clock, it does not advance. It is no longer ticking.
Investigating this further I am 100% certain that a permanent hardware fault has been caused by the introduction of this unbranded battery, and I am very VERY disappointed to say the least. I was hoping for at least another 3 years of life out of this laptop, now I just don't know what to do. Reverting to the old battery or using the mains power adapter makes no difference, the hardware clock is permanently broken.
I have written a letter of complaint to the supplier, and I hope for their own sake they have some kind of insurance that I can claim against! This is a shockingly poor product and should be taken off the market.
The Dell branded batteries are so expensive, well over £100, that I thought I'd try out an unbranded battery. Although the battery doesn't fit as well as the Dell original (it takes a bit of wiggling to get it in and doesn't click into place properly) it seemed to work fine and gave me 90 minutes running time, so initially I was happy with the purchase.
However, within a few days I noticed that my hardware clock was no longer working! I run Linux and Windows Vista, and neither operating system were able to read or write the hardware clock anymore. They would start up with dates anywhere from 2000 to 2012. Linux would hang running 'hwclock' and needed Ctrl+C to boot up properly, and both Linux and Windows Vista would hang when shutting down and need a hard power-off. Looking in the BIOS, I can see that while I am able to adjust the hardware clock, it does not advance. It is no longer ticking.
Investigating this further I am 100% certain that a permanent hardware fault has been caused by the introduction of this unbranded battery, and I am very VERY disappointed to say the least. I was hoping for at least another 3 years of life out of this laptop, now I just don't know what to do. Reverting to the old battery or using the mains power adapter makes no difference, the hardware clock is permanently broken.
I have written a letter of complaint to the supplier, and I hope for their own sake they have some kind of insurance that I can claim against! This is a shockingly poor product and should be taken off the market.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A fair price for this UK-stocked item. It would be cheaper to source from a well known auction site, but I was content to pay a premium for delivery ex the Amazon warehouse, qualifying for inclusive delivery. Only time will tell if the cells are up to the spec of the Dell original, but there are no problems with charge in the first weeks of useage.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Battery is an amazing lookalike of the original. Seems to word and charge as good as the old one for 20% of the price of the original
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Very Poor Quality Battery
I ordered this product in May 2011 for my Dell XPS laptop. By August 2011 the battery would not last for more than one hour.
The quality is incredibly poor and sub standard. Read more
The quality is incredibly poor and sub standard. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Sebastian Lyle
Well packaged and works well
Was considering buying a genuine Dell battery but put it off as far too expensive. Saw this on Amazon and thought I'd give it a punt even if the battery life wasn't as good. Read more
Published 10 months ago by H
VGFM
Dell wanted to sell me a battery fro my 3 year old laptop at 130 GBpounds. This company sold me an equally good battery for a quarter of the Dell price. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Bretton98
Short lifetime
This lasted 6 months, after which it stopped holding a charge and I had to buy the expensive Dell original after all. Don't waste your money, and just get it from Dell directly.
Published 12 months ago by Elsie
Delivery Problems
Can't rate the product as of yet it still hasn't been delivered/received.
The delivery address was a block of flats with a particular number, the package was too large... Read more
The delivery address was a block of flats with a particular number, the package was too large... Read more
Published 19 months ago by John V. White
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