Customer Reviews

Laptop Battery for Dell XPS M1330 1330, PN: 312-0567, 312-0566, PU563, TT485 (9 Cell)

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

I bought this to replace my 1.5 year old 9-Cell XPS M1330 batteries. At first, I did some research to compare this battery with the ones sold by Dell. There wasn't much information on the internet regarding DekCell batteries. DekCell is a battery manufacturer based in northern California near San Jose. I decided to try these out because the price was within my budget; these were $80+shipping while Dell sells their 9-cell for $180+tax+shipping.

Performance:

This DekCell battery is as good as the Dell-Branded ones made by Sanyo Corporation. I get roughly 4.5-5 hours out of it with WiFi on, screen dimmed, and moderate web-surfing. I am dual-booting Windows 7 RC 7100 and Windows Vista. I get about 20-35 minutes more with Windows 7. I think the new Operating System is much more efficient with managing windows resources compared to the bloated Vista.

Cons:

The only small problem with the battery I got is that the light indicator on the bottom is dysfunctional. I have to press very hard to get a read on the battery life. It only shows 3/5 lights regardless of how much i charge the battery...I don't really mind because I can clearly see the battery life in my Windows Taskbar.

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I hope this review helps someone that's deciding on buying replacement batteries. Dell batteries are clearly overpriced.

Mine was defective. Wouldn't charge all the way and after a second try started messing with the power supply to the whole computer when it was plugged in, which could easily do a lot of damage to my precious laptop. Returning for a full refund. Props to Amazon customer service though. Return is easy and prime shipping got it to me fast.

So when I first ordered 2 of these both of them were bad. Neither would charge the company set me up for 2 replacements. They worked fine for awhile then stopped charging. I was still with in warranty and I contacted the seller to get the bad one replaced and it took 1 entire week (7 days) from my first e-mail to contact me with generic troubleshooting which i was aware of from the first set that were bad out of box so i sent it back with the RMA they provided. Verfied they got it via the tracking number. 2 days later i e-mailed about my replacemend. by this point im at the 5th e-mail and it's been over a week since it was recieved and no response no replacement. All I want is a working battery returned or a response or where my replacement is but I can't even get that. This is the last time I order anything from them. Take my advise, don't order from power direct.

I was surprised to see an original DELL battery since I was expecting a substitute. I paid about 1/4 the price compared to the price listed at Dell website. It has been performing well so far.

First, know that I HAD to give this crummy item at least 1 start or the review would not be published. But in reality, I give this product NO STARS because it DOES NOT FIT a Dell XPS M1330 laptop at all! Not even close - the battery is TOTALLY different than the one that came on the laptop. DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM!

I received a defective product from this terrible seller. They will not return e-mails and do not honor their claimed 1 year warranty. My only advise is to not order any of the junk products this seller has to offer. The fact that I cannot complain to Amazon about the warranty that the seller claimed but does not validate makes me loose faith in Amazon as a retailer.

Based upon some of the other reviews I thought I would try this battery for my M1330 Dell. The battery arrived and installed OK, but would only charge up to 40%. Tried discharging and charging a couple of times with the same outcome. Seller returned my money without any problems, so was only out my time. Ended up purchasing the AGPtek Battery which is running great.

i'bought this item in september of 2010, at first it charged well, and my laptop lasted like 3 hours the most, i have a dell xps m1330. I changed the battery plan to best performance, but still didn't last more than 3 hours, after like 5 month of use, the battery did no last more than 30 minutes even with full charge. The Dell quickset keeps telling me that the battery is reaching the end of it's life. I have a latitude D620 from my office, and also have a 9 cell battery from DELL, but that battery last like 5 hours without bluetooth and wireless, in fact using the same plan i used with my personal computer (xps m1330), i do not recommend this battery, even most, if you live outside the U.S., because returning the item can be twice more expensive than buying it again. I hope this review is useful for foreigners. Inside U.S. you can ship very cheap, but when you're in another country like Honduras, you can spend between $30 - $60 to send this type of item to the U.S.

Very simply, the battery would not charge. I use a free utility "BatteryBar", it's a great battery watchdog. The graphic shows at a glance how much time is left on the battery and how much "wear".

Made a complete charge on the battery before use. The first time I used the battery on its own power, it completely drained after only about an hour of use. I specifically set all parameters to conserve battery power so I could see the full potential of the battery. Needless to say, I am very disappointed. I will of course be returning the battery.