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| BadMouth:
My Alienware m14x is telling me the battery has issues and needs replaced. It still lasts an hour or more and I can turn the warning off, but I'm a little nervous that something other than normal wear is going on if I'm getting warnings. Anyone have recommended vendor for a replacement battery? (Dell no longer stocks it) I've gotten some lousy knock off phone batteries from China, so I'm a bit hesitant to pick a vendor at random. I'd rather just pay for a battery and be done with it, but if there is a source for the original Samsung SDI cells I could go that route. At least that way I'd be assured of the performance of the original. |
| Vigo:
I usually go ebay for my batteries, but stay a little more critical about who I buy from. I turned this up on search. I don't know what the original battery looks like, but this looks to be OEM, and manufactured in 2014. Seems like the seller exclusively resells dell batteries. Feels legit, but of course with eBay you can't really know anything for sure. http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Genuine-OEM-Alienware-M11x-M14x-R2-R3-63Wh-Battery-P06T-8P6X6-PT6V8-T7YJR-/361316278008?hash=item542020def8 |
| knave:
I've had to do this a few times and for me it always starts with me thinking I can just replace the cells in the old battery. But after pricing it out I usually buy one from Amazon. Not knocking Ebay, I have bought several batteries there but I just feel the return will be easier with Amazon if I get the wrong thing. Try this: http://www.amazon.com/Replacment-4200mah-Battery-Alienware-08p6x6/dp/B00J9AHSKW |
| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: Vigo on September 22, 2015, 11:40:31 am ---I usually go ebay for my batteries, but stay a little more critical about who I buy from. I turned this up on search. I don't know what the original battery looks like, but this looks to be OEM, and manufactured in 2014. Seems like the seller exclusively resells dell batteries. Feels legit, but of course with eBay you can't really know anything for sure. http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Genuine-OEM-Alienware-M11x-M14x-R2-R3-63Wh-Battery-P06T-8P6X6-PT6V8-T7YJR-/361316278008?hash=item542020def8 --- End quote --- Well, I didn't want to go the ebay route, but given the seller's rep, location(near dell), and insistence that they aren't knock-offs.....done deal. Thanks Vigo. :cheers: The replacement on Amazon shipped from China is exactly what I'm trying to avoid. The reviews aren't exactly glowing. I can always open a dispute via paypal for the ebay purchase if it's not as advertised. I'll probably tear apart the old battery for fun. If not to replace the bad cells, then to repurpose the good ones. :D |
| Howard_Casto:
I've only done this a couple of times, but the amazon/ebay batteries are ok. They typically don't last as long per charge, but it's the difference between paying 20 bucks to keep using an old laptop vs 100+, at which point you've got to consider upgrading. |
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