Dell laptop battery - best replacement?

adamdynamic

Hey,

For months now I've been getting a 'your battery can change normally but is reaching the end of it's useful life' message on my Dell laptop everytime I powered it up (the laptop was slightly less than 12 months old when it first happened, not overly impressed...). Yesterday the message changed to 'your battery is dead, buy a new one' (or words to that effect) with a helpful link to the Dell site.

The official Dell batteries seem a little expensive to me, does anyone have any experience with 3rd party batteries and know of a suitable replacement? This is the first laptop I have owned and I don't want to damage it by using an unsuitable replacement.

Any help/advice/suggestions would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Adam.

adamdynamic

Oh, and it's a Dell Studio 1737, not sure if that's relevant?

rdpro

avoid Ebay, most batteries there are from hong kong and can be dire. I recommend eurobatteries.com (UK based, so you get your rights upheld if anything goes wonky)

baby_frogmella

Agree with rdpro, avoid Ebay like the plague for laptop batteries very poor quality batteries ( often reflected in low price). I have bought from Duracelldirect (UK based) before and not had any problems with my battery.
http://www.duracelldirect.co.uk/laptop-notebook/dell/studio-1737-battery-adapter-charger.html

InaPickle

I've just dregged this thread up from the murky depths as I have the same problems at the OP (with a Vostro 1710) and have been wondering how to get a reliable, cheaper replacement. Many thanks to the guys who have replied, and if anyone has any more up-to-date information, it would be seriously appreciated! :beer: