Replacement batteries for my old Dell Inspiron?

_tom_ · 23 Sep 2009 at 16:08

Battery on my Inspiron 6000 has finally died. It was going downhill with its charge time so it was expected. Any ideas for a good, cheap replacement? There are some on ebay from hong kong and most of the feedback is good, but quite a few say that the battery doesnt fit or work properly.

Cheap as possible please

Namsnik · 23 Sep 2009 at 21:11

I will be very interested in the advice you get. I purchased a cheap replacement for my HP Li-Ion HSTNN-DB20. It was great at first but only lasted 2-3 months before holding no charge at all (well around 2 minutes). This compared with two years for the original and a more gradual decline in performance. Currently using with mains power only.

Namsnik · 23 Sep 2009 at 21:31

This may be of interest - loads of info about how to extend battery life. http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo.htm

_tom_ · 23 Sep 2009 at 21:57

Yeah I dont think I treated my battery too well, I didnt let it discharge properly and always left it in when the mains were on. Now I can turn the computer on and log in but then it'll die

Namsnik · 23 Sep 2009 at 22:11

Same here. However with Li-ion batteries seems that you don't need to fully discharge Some quotes from the link above:

The battery prefers a partial rather than a full discharge. Frequent full discharges should be avoided when possible. .......

A deliberate full discharge and recharge every 30 charges corrects this problem. Letting the battery run down to the cut-off point in the equipment will do this.

No-One · 23 Sep 2009 at 23:11

http://shop.battery.co.uk/cgi-bin/ic/battery/0D5551.html genuine 9 cell

Used them a couple of times. No problems with them

_tom_ · 25 Sep 2009 at 17:21

Ouch, still quite expensive

Was thinking about just buying a new netbook (that one they have on Mesh for £200 at the minute) anyway so its probably worth doing that as it'll be a lot more efficient I guess.