;^) My XPS M1210 did that since the time that I bought it, used. I found a very suitable replacement battery online through e-bay. The battery in question is new, and not reconditioned. It's also from China, but works just fine despite not being from Dell.
If you always use the computer plugged into the power source and never use it with the battery alone, you can skip buying a battery, remove it when it fails and use just the adapter. Remember to always turn off the computer properly as you would a desktop. Never using the battery power alone and recharging regularly can cause early battery failure. If your computer is less than a year old and still under warranty, you might try contacting Support to see what they might do for you.
PS it is risky buying batteries on Ebay and I wouldn't recommend it, despite the good experience the other poster had.
Mr._Pseudonym
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September 16th, 2009 05:00
;^) My XPS M1210 did that since the time that I bought it, used. I found a very suitable replacement battery online through e-bay. The battery in question is new, and not reconditioned. It's also from China, but works just fine despite not being from Dell.
hrova
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September 16th, 2009 08:00
I recently used http://www.pacificbattery.com/ and everything went great, though the reviews seem to either love them or hate them.
I have also read good reviews for:
http://www.level8technology.com
http://www.freshbattery.com
Pacific Battery was more, but that was for a genuine Dell battery, which I feel more comfprtable with.
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September 16th, 2009 08:00
If you always use the computer plugged into the power source and never use it with the battery alone, you can skip buying a battery, remove it when it fails and use just the adapter. Remember to always turn off the computer properly as you would a desktop. Never using the battery power alone and recharging regularly can cause early battery failure. If your computer is less than a year old and still under warranty, you might try contacting Support to see what they might do for you.
PS it is risky buying batteries on Ebay and I wouldn't recommend it, despite the good experience the other poster had.