I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 and the battery no longer maintains charges. If I unplug the ac power, the computer shuts off within 5 minutes. I want to buy a new battery but I dont want to buy the same one from dell again. Can I buy a battery from any manufacturer or does it have to be from dell? Dell suggests a 53 WHr 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Primary Battery.
2007-03-09 13:16:03 · 3 answers · asked by Redonk 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I highly recommend not using refurbished laptop batteries; contact Dell online and talk to a customer support rep. The chances that another manufacturer's battery carrying the specific voltages and current for your Dell are slim and it is a gamble that a third party vendor is not using used batteries with questionable life spans.
Good luck.
2007-03-09 13:22:26 · answer #1 · answered by RHJ Cortez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be able to use any manufacturer's battery that complies with Dell's recommendations of the specs. You might even try buying an 8-cell Li-Ion battery if it fits for longer battery times.
2007-03-09 21:19:55 · answer #2 · answered by Big Q 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure that you don't have to buy one from Dell, although it's extremely recommended. Try asking Dell via live chat... though they would probably tell you to get a Dell one for selling purposes.
2007-03-09 21:20:56 · answer #3 · answered by jnmwizkid1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋