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6 cell or 9 cell - how to tell difference

Morning....

I took delivery of my first laptop at the weekend, I'm not technically minded at all and wondered how to tell the difference between a 6 cell and 9 cell battery.

I ordered the 9 cell but just wondered how I can check it actually is a 9 cell?

Any thoughts?!

Thank u

Comments

  • Chippy_Minton
    Chippy_Minton Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Control Panel - Power Options - might tell you somewhere amongst the different tabs.

    Google the battery type or part no. Is there a rating or capacity printed on it?

    What's the laptop make & model?
  • Poppycat
    Poppycat Posts: 19,899 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I just goggled the part no on the battery and it came up with how many cells it had
  • Money_Cub
    Money_Cub Posts: 72 Forumite
    Thanks Chippy & Poppy, its at home but I'll try googling the part number and see - its the new Dell Vostro 100
  • Minimods
    Minimods Posts: 171 Forumite
    The 9-cell battery will most likely stick out from the back of the laptop a bit, rather than be flush with the body. The most conclusive way to tell is google the part number of the battery (as mentioned before).
  • Chippy_Minton
    Chippy_Minton Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    The 6-cell battery has a capacity of 53 WHr and the 9-cell 85 WHr. The capacity should be stated on the battery.
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