Dell notebook battery

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  1. rc82

    rc82 Member

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    My girlfriend was mandated to buy a Dell D500 Notebook w/ her school tuition (great eh?) and now the battery can't hold a charge because of being plugged in for so long.

    I checked the dell site and found a couple replacements, but one is a refurb for half the price, $126 and $56 respectively.

    I've never dealt with notebooks before so any opinions would be great.
     
    rc82, Dec 20, 2006
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  2. elokito

    elokito Regular member

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    personally i would buy the new battery since they would probably give 1yr replacement and for the refurb some 30days,hey just check to c if the dell already has guarantee and if they could replace it for free
     
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  3. gtjr_ph

    gtjr_ph Regular member

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    havent you heard of exploding batt , buy an orig from dell
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    check to see if that battery is being recalled by dell.
     
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