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Networking & battery
My 4000 is almost 3 years old and the original battery is pretty bad. Doing standard computer functions, basic typing etc. no music playing, movie watching etc. I get about an hour to an hour and 20 minutes of battery time. First off, anything I can do about this? I have the 3 year onsite warranty but Dell says the warranty on a battery is only 1 year, they refuse to replace it. This true?
Secondly, I purchased a netgear wireless card the wg511 an 802.11g card. With the card in I got about 50 minutes of battery life. I exchanged the card for the wg511t which is a turbo card. This card seems to eat the battery even more. With this card in I only get about 15-20 minutes of battery life. Has anyone else experienced the difference in power with these cards? anyone work with the wg511t?
Lastly, where can I get a new battery at a decent cost? There are some on ebay for 60-70, is that the best price I can do, and if so, are those reliable?
Thank you,
Jason
Secondly, I purchased a netgear wireless card the wg511 an 802.11g card. With the card in I got about 50 minutes of battery life. I exchanged the card for the wg511t which is a turbo card. This card seems to eat the battery even more. With this card in I only get about 15-20 minutes of battery life. Has anyone else experienced the difference in power with these cards? anyone work with the wg511t?
Lastly, where can I get a new battery at a decent cost? There are some on ebay for 60-70, is that the best price I can do, and if so, are those reliable?
Thank you,
Jason
- I concur with Bob - over an hour on a 3 year old battery is great; I get about 10 minutes on my 4000. Depending on throughput or broadcast power, you will see the difference in lasting power, especially with a dying battery. As for pricing, that ain't bad. Just make sure it is new and not a pull from a working unit.
DELL-BobT
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Posted March 3rd, 2004 20:00
Jason,
Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
Your battery question should have gone to the Power Management forum. If you are getting over 1 hour on a three year-old battery, it is doing great! When the battery lasts for less than an hour then begin to worry. Also the warranty on a battery is one year and if it fails within the first year then Dell will replace it free of charge.
The more load you place on your system battery, the less time it will last. I am quite sure that when the network card is in the system, the load increases and thus system consumes more power than without the card.
As for the last question, I can only point you to Dell Software and Peripherals. Cheaper options may exist.