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ebay Dell (non-OEM) laptop battery... are they good? or too good to be true?

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dan330

Extreme Android User
my Dell XPS M1710 battery (80wh, 9cell, 11.1v) is Dead.. :(

so.. Dell wants $156 for their battery (80wh, 9cell, 11.1 v)...

Amazon has someone selling a clone (7200mah, 9 cell, 10.8v) for $34 plus $8shipping. 4 star rating.
Amazon.com: New Trent High Capacity (7200mAh New Trent New Replacement Battery for Dell Inspiron 6000, 9200, 9300, 9400, XPS M170, XPS M1710, XPS Gen 2, E1705, Precision M90, Dell 310-6321, 310-6322, 312-0339, 312-0340, 312-0348 [Li-ion 9-cell 7200mA

ebay has one (7600mah, 9 cell, 11.1v) for only $27.5 (free shipping)..
Battery for Dell 6000 9200 9300 9400 E1705 M170 M1710 | eBay

so.. what which should I take a chance on?? $155 to $28....
 
Personally, I'd trust Amazon before eBay, but that's just me. As far as the quality, it's always a bit of a crapshoot with aftermarket products. I've ordered a few non-OEM batteries for laptops over the years and they work. They don't hold a charge as long as the OEM claims theirs would and they don't tend to last as long as the OEM battery, but I always figure that the laptop would be gone before the second battery dies.
 
i bought a dell battery on ebay, it was suppose to be a OEM 6 cell but at 1/3 of the price, it worked but i felt it was about 80% of the battery life
 
the company i got it from .. was very helpful and responsive ...

but the product.. is not good...
it does not perform to spec... low low performance... does not last near what you would expect. less than 1.5 hrs of use.

you get what you paid for it.. $30 ...
OEM is $150... so 1/5 the price... about 1/2 the performance..
 
My professional experience with Dell batteries is only the oem ones are worth paying for. Anything else is false economy
 
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