Laptop Battery for Dell XPS M1330, 1330

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0016AS03C
• Batteries: 1 Lithium ion batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Laptop Battery for Dell XPS M1330, 1330

Customer Reviews

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Compatible, April 25, 2010

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Rodrigo Carrasco "rax" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laptop Battery for Dell XPS M1330, 1330 (Electronics)

I bought this battery a couple of days ago (April 2010), to replace my original 6-cell battery that died after 2 years of continuous use. At $100 less than the Dell original ones looks like a no-brainer, but beware of what might happen.

First, the size is not exactly the same as the Dell original one, meaning that some of the plastic contacts apparently are slightly thicker than the Dell's one, so you need to apply some force in order to plug it or get it out. Not a big issue given the price difference.

The big problem came later. After installing it my computer time was reset to Jan 2000, and from then on every time I turned off my computer the time either stopped (if plugged) or was reset again to January 2000 (if unplugged). Even after I re-installed my previous battery, or I run my computer without any battery at all, the clock just stopped once I turned off my computer, (the reset to Jan 2000 only occurred when this new batter was installed). Apparently this is a common problem with non-original batteries and Dell computers, as I found in several blogs people complaining about it (mainly thinking it is an OS thing and not linking it directly to the battery).

After some testing and further reading, I was able to recover my computer. As I understand it now, what apparently happens is that this battery drains the coin cell type battery that the computer has inside to keep the BIOS clock, and the computer is not able to recover from that faulty state. What I did was to open my laptop and disconnect the coin cell battery for 5 minutes. After that I reconnected it, and plugged my computer with my old battery. Apparently that resets this stuck state in which the BIOS was and the clock starts working again fine. Every time I plugged this cheap battery the clock broke and I had to re-do this proceeding to make it work again, so I'll be returning this battery and pay the extra $100 to get a real Dell one. Maybe I just was unlucky, but I don't want to test my luck again and find that I can't recover my computer... So beware!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect replacement!, January 24, 2009

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David Johnston (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Laptop Battery for Dell XPS M1330, 1330 (Electronics)

I ordered this battery for my Dell XPS M1330. It works perfectly. My old battery was down to 20 minutes - now I am back to 4 hours! Very happy!!! And a lot less money than the authentic Dell battery. A good deal!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Didn't Work, February 14, 2010

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M. Robinson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laptop Battery for Dell XPS M1330, 1330 (Electronics)

I ordered this for my XPS M1330. It arrived promptly and in nice packaging. I was very disappointed that it wasn't an actual Dell battery--I thought I remembered the product description claiming that this was a new Dell battery, but either I misremembered or the description changed. It looks exactly like a Dell battery, but the label is off-brand. Given its performance, I'm suspicious that it was a refurbished battery, but I'm not technologically savvy enough to really tell.

I installed it according to their directions, but when I tried charging it (I repeat: according to their directions), it didn't accept a charge. It showed that I was plugged in, but the battery charge didn't increase at all. When I called the company, they said to let it run down completely initially, rather than trying to charge it before running it down. I followed their directions, but never got above a 27-30% charge. After trying this for 3 or 4 days, I gave up and returned it. They returned my purchase price promptly, but I'm out shipping costs both ways and very annoyed by the whole experience.