Dell Charger

Welruc

Hi all, any of you lovely charitable people on here have any spare dell chargers lying about?
Just broke my one there :mad:. I've an inspiron 17.
Any help would be appreciated

Yillan

You'll get a dell charger in one of the Indian tech shops on Moore St for about €50. A good bit less than you'd pay on the dell website.

Welruc

ah but im out in the sticks in Mayo

Asphyxia

I got one in Argos when my charger broke it's pricey at 59.99 but it does more than charge the laptop.

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5082054/Trail/searchtext%3ECHARGER.htm

Yillan

I was advised in Peat's that universal chargers aren't compatible with dell computers. If people have had contrary experiences, I suppose I've been wrongly advised, but I wouldn't be rushing out to buy a universal charger for my dell.

Padgeman

Yeah I've heard that universal chargers don't work in Dell notebooks. They work, but they don't charge the battery, they just keep powering it from the wall.

shurl

Heya Deuce.

Was it a 65 or 90w one?
Think 65 is a PA-12 and the 90 is a PA-10 ?

S.

Welruc

shurl wrote: »

Heya Deuce.

Was it a 65 or 90w one?
Think 65 is a PA-12 and the 90 is a PA-10 ?

S.

Yeah its the 65 the pa-12

shurl

Cool
If you can wait a couple of days PM me your address and I'll lash one in the post for you on Saturday.

S.

Welruc

shurl wrote: »

Cool
If you can wait a couple of days PM me your address and I'll lash one in the post for you on Saturday.

S.

I'll pm ya now and thanks a million

Kintarō Hattori

Yillan wrote: »

I was advised in Peat's that universal chargers aren't compatible with dell computers. If people have had contrary experiences, I suppose I've been wrongly advised, but I wouldn't be rushing out to buy a universal charger for my dell.

It is indeed true. It doesn't affect all Dell laptops but it is something that's happening more and more.

shurl

Charger is in the post Deuce!


S.

Welruc

shurl wrote: »

Charger is in the post Deuce!


S.

Good stuff thanks a million

breoto

I'm also looking for a charger for a dell studio laptop if anyone had one lying around the place. The older one seem to keep my laptop running but won't actually charge it so any help would be greatly appreciated!

mordeith

breoto wrote: »

I'm also looking for a charger for a dell studio laptop if anyone had one lying around the place. The older one seem to keep my laptop running but won't actually charge it so any help would be greatly appreciated!

Are you sure that the laptop isn't set to disable charging while plugged in? You can access it under Power Options >> Battery Health

SteelyDanJalapeno

mordeith wrote: »

Are you sure that the laptop isn't set to disable charging while plugged in? You can access it under Power Options >> Battery Health

Thats the most retarded option i've ever heard of.

breoto

Thanks for the info. Just checked it there though and it's not set to disable while charging. I think there's just not enough power in the older dell chargers to charge my laptop.

big man andy

breoto wrote: »

Thanks for the info. Just checked it there though and it's not set to disable while charging. I think there's just not enough power in the older dell chargers to charge my laptop.

I've a shed load of the old Dell chargers in the recycle in.

Get yerself a decent 90w PA-12 and your laffin.

mordeith

Horgan wrote: »

Thats the most retarded option i've ever heard of.

Yeah, I know it sounds crazy but apparently it increases the overall lifecycle of the battery.

mordeith

breoto wrote: »

Thanks for the info. Just checked it there though and it's not set to disable while charging. I think there's just not enough power in the older dell chargers to charge my laptop.

What version of the Studio you have? I have the XPS Studio 17 and it comes with a 130w charger. Apparently the 90w chargers that originally shipped with the laptop weren't powerful enough and people complained to Dell who replaced it with the 130 version.