warning come up on battery

crystal9

Hi,

I wondered if anyone could help please, today i have had a little cross come up on my battery icon saying i need to replace it, will this be the battery inside the laptop or the charger itself?

whichever it is are they easy to get hold of and quite cheap?

thanks

paddyrg

Inside the laptop

Genuine ones will be quite expensive
Cheap copies will be cheaper, but you will probably void the warranty, and some ultra-cheap ones can rarely overheat/catch fire (so keep an eye on it, don't leave unattended, etc)

Changing the battery will be a cinch - probably clips to remove the old battery and put the new one on! It's designed to be replaced (unless ipad, etc). What's the laptop model?

crystal9

thanks for your reply, model is a samsung R519 ,laptop is a year and a half old now so no warranty left on it. any ideas why it has gone so quick? as i thought it should last quite a time. any idea of best place to buy new battery maybe a link to site.

thank you

crystal9

can anyone point me in the right direction for this battery please as im very wary where to buy from.

thanks

Plxply

If you want to go the ultimate safe route and you have some money you can call Samsung and they will most likely be able to sell you a new battery. This of course will be the best option as it is guaranteed to be genuine and will most likely come with it's own separate warranty (as far as I'm aware).

However there are people out there who sell genuine batteries but it's an area I'm always careful of, especially when you consider the amount of energy that's being stored and what happens when it goes wrong.

crystal9

ok thanks for the information i will take a look on samsungs website or ring and see how much they are, i do really want to go this way as like you said it prob is safer