6 cell or 9 cell - how to tell difference

Money_Cub

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

Chippy_Minton

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

I just goggled the part no on the battery and it came up with how many cells it had

Money_Cub

Thanks Chippy & Poppy, its at home but I'll try googling the part number and see - its the new Dell Vostro 100

Minimods

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

The 6-cell battery has a capacity of 53 WHr and the 9-cell 85 WHr. The capacity should be stated on the battery.