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Dell inspiron battery woes

  • 30-10-2007 4:00pm
    #1
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,472 ✭✭✭


    I have an inspiron 6000 nearly 2 years now. It was my every-day computer up until a week ago when I got my own homebuilt up and running.

    I generally left the power connector plugged in all the time

    I now use it occasionally, and I have to use the wifi (only one cat5 socket coming into this room). The battery drains in nearly 25 minutes with the wifi on. This is not normal surely. I dont have the screen that bright, either.

    Therefore can someone pretty much confirm for me what is wrong with it? Its out of warranty at this stage I think..


Comments

  • #2
    Conor108
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Conor108


    Well I don't think its a good idea to use the lappy while its charging. This causes the battery to overheat and the life of the battery to degrade. Would be a better idea to remove the battery and use it with the AC if you can.

    If you haven't used the laptop in a while, the inactivity could cause its ability to retain a charge to degrade.

    Heres Some Good Tips

    Revive A Dead laptop battery in the freezer


  • #3
    neveroddoreven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭neveroddoreven


    Exact Same probs here!! I'm now gona use my Dell for a constant PC like thing now, and get a new more basic and portable laptop for college. Dang dells!!!


  • #4
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    neveroddoreven wrote: »
    Exact Same probs here!! I'm now gona use my Dell for a constant PC like thing now, and get a new more basic and portable laptop for college. Dang dells!!!

    What? :confused:

    You actually think that is a Dell fault? Hmmm... It is a common problem with ALL laptop batteries where the user leaves the battery in and also plugged into AC power a lot of the time.


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