Customer Reviews

Battery Dell Latitude D820 D830 Precision M65 3120394 3120538 Hicap

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

This battery is truly a money saver! I have a Dell Latitude D820 laptop that is approaching 3 years of age. After I had the computer for a year, the battery died completely and I had to purchase a new one. I ignorantly went straight to Dell's website for a replacement and paid the ridiculous amount for a new battery. Well, after another year went by, the same thing happened again! This time, I thought I would try Amazon in hope of getting a good deal. Did I ever! I purchased this battery for half the price of the Dell version with the though that at that price, it was worth a shot. I have had the battery for about 2 months now and it has worked perfectly! It fits nice and snug into my computer and allows me to work up to 3 hours before dying. Granted, I am only two months in, but at this price, I have absolutely no complaints!

There does not seem to be a good alternative to buying a new battery from Dell. While their batteries cost about $200 (shipping included), at least Dell batteries perform up to their specification...for a year...before they go dead. If I had known this about Dell beforehand, I might not have been so quick to buy a laptop from them.

I ordered an AGPTEK battery from Brilliant Store, hoping to save >$100 on a 9 cell 'Dell clone' battery, but I was disappointed. The battery meter was nonfunctional, and worse the battery would not charge past %50 capacity. The battery did seem to work otherwise, however, but I assumed I was sent a used battery.

While I did have to pay $6-8 for return shipping, which was not reimbursed to me (which, to be fair, is plainly stated in their returns policy), the shipment and return refund were both processed equally rapid, so I have no complaints about Brilliant Store in any other regard.

I was not impressed with the battery I ordered however, but I guess one gets that for which one pays...nothing more, unfortunately, but nothing less.

I purchased the replacement Dell battery for my bosses laptop. We received it and when he went to install it we noticed the wrist rest was warped which would not allow it to seat in the holder correctly so it moves back and forth easily. I read the insert on how to send it back, so I emailed them a week ago for an RMA number so I could return it for a replacement. I have now sent the email 3 times with no response. I hope I can get this resolved, but I will never purchase from them again. Buyer beware!!!

I bought this battery. It's heavier than the original and when I fully charge the battery, it reaches only 73%. Later on, it drops to 70%.

You may want to buy other than this one.

Bought this battery in October 2007 because it was quite a bit cheaper than the Dell brand batteries.

We do not use this battery in any different fashion than the original battery that came with the computer, however there was a noticeable difference between the two.

Within a few months, this battery would no longer take a full charge and therefore also would not hold its charge as long.

We are now in the market for another battery, and will likely go back to the Dell branded product.

Like the title says, this is pretty much a cheaper version of the original battery. I would still buy this one over dell.com more expensive version. The charges last a little lest but the rate of deterioration is not a severe as dell original battery (which died on me in a year). The manual charge meter found on this battery also didn't work. But i was leaving the country on business and was going to be working far from outlets so it served its purpose.

I finally used this battery several months after I received it. Except for a brief period in my laptop when I checked it's charge level, the battery stayed in it's packaging until I fully charged it before a trip overseas. It wasn't until I was in the airport that I found out that the battery only held 30 minutes worth of charge on my Latitude D830, even with all power-saving options used and my screen so dark I could barely see it. Subsequent rechargings did nothing to improve this battery's performance. In other words: garbage.

The bad news was the battery was DOA. The good news was I was able to return without any trouble.

The battery lasted less than 60 days, will not hold a charge now.
Waiting on customer service now...

I have had this battery in my computer for about one week, and it has stopped recharging. I am returning it. Don't waste your money - even though they have a refund policy, you'll end up wasting money in the postage.