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Dell XPS 1702x Battery Options

7ofBrian · 2014-02-02 17:08:28

I have a Dell XPS 1702x about 18 months now and the battery is completely goosed. Its time to buy a new one but the 2 options on the Dell site (6 cell and 9 cell) have completely horrendous reviews with people claiming they only get a couple of hours of use from a full charge.…

02-02-2014 5:08pm

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7ofBrian

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I have a Dell XPS 1702x about 18 months now and the battery is completely goosed. Its time to buy a new one but the 2 options on the Dell site (6 cell and 9 cell) have completely horrendous reviews with people claiming they only get a couple of hours of use from a full charge.
http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/category.aspx?c=ie&l=en&s=dhs&cs=iedhs1&category_id=2999&mfgpid=6030926&chassisid=-1&stype=4&Tab=Parts

Is it worth looking at a spurious replacement battery cos ive heard these can be worse!

Please help... IM STUMPED?

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#2 02-02-2014 5:55pm

Serephucus

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Batteries are one of those things you pretty much always want to get legit versions of. I've heard quite a few horror stories from third-party batteries. The 9-cell one should get you around six to seven hours of web-browsing, assuming moderate power saving options.

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