Sold / Found Lap top battery wanted

[vbgagnon]

Hey guys the battery on my laptop is now offically DEAD. I need another and am not quite sure where to look.

Its from a dell inspiron 1501, and the battery is a "Type GD761"

 

[HeartBreak]

I wouldn't recommend calling Dell, unless you wanna give them your first born child... eBay is the way to go.

http://search.ebay.com/GD761_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsopZ1QQmaxrecordsreturnedZ300

Hope this link helps amigo!

 

[jsears]

I'll bet your computer is only a little over 2 years old. I know of about 3 people who have Dell's that the battery has died. My son is one of them. Ditto on the Ebay suggestion.

 

[vbgagnon]

I wish it was over 2 years old! Its not quite a year yet, I bought the thing with my tax retun last year.

 

[HeartBreak]

If it's not quite a year, call Dell. They'll replace it for free, including shipping both ways. Sister went through the same issue.

 

[vbgagnon]

Oh, I thought the warrenty didn't cover batteries...I'll definatly call them monday!

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

Yeah, my Inspiron's battery doesn't charge so I guess it just died. Best to call them before warranty expires so you don't have to buy another battery.

 

[HeartBreak]

It does. They'll want you to install some Dell battery diagnostics and poke at the battery (they'll do it through their DellConnect setup). As soon as they verify it is indeed pooched, they'll RMA the old one. It's really painless. You should actually get the new batt in about 4 days. If memory serves, they'll use DHL.

 

[vbgagnon]

I called dell today, and was taken care of very quickly! They said because of the errors I was getting that it was a warentee item. WOOOT!

He also said I'll have it by thursday, and possibly tomorrow. I'm definatly impressed with Dell!

 

[swarmjt]

ebay is way cheaper!!

 

[vbgagnon]

I got the battery for free. And to top it off they had it to me in less then 24 hours!

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

Wow! That's cool. Did they ship it or did they drive it to you from a local place?

 

[Z400]

ebay is way cheaper!!

How is ebay way cheaper when the battery was under warranty and was replaced for free?


do you just post for the heck of it without reading the thread or without thinking about what your going to say or what?



well anyways.
thats good news on the battery. we used to have a inspiron 7500(old tank)
and the battery pooped on us 3 times. each one was covered by warranty.

 

[vbgagnon]

Wow! That's cool. Did they ship it or did they drive it to you from a local place?

They shipped it. It came 3000 miles in about 23 hours. I'm impressed to say the least!

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

Wow that's fast. Good job Dell. Too bad my warranty expired.