Have had this laptop for a good while and it has always worked ok.
Gradually, the time it took to recharge the battery took longer and longer.
I always have the laptop plugged in when I am using it because the battery life has always been lousy.
Now the front of the laptop has a flashing red light - message that says battery has experienced a catastrophic failure and needs to be replaced.
Question - if I always have it plugged in when I use it, is getting a new battery critical? Dell batteries are pretty pricey.
Question - can I buy a laptop battery not made by Dell and cheaper - or is this a bad idea?
Question - is this problem big enough to justify getting a new laptop - think I've had this one since 2011
Here's the sysinfo stuff:
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.4
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10 Home, 64 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
Processor Count: 4
RAM: 6038 Mb
Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000, -1988 Mb
Hard Drives: C: 576 GB (472 GB Free);
Motherboard: Dell Inc., 0YH79Y
Antivirus: Avast Antivirus, Enabled and Updated
Any help you can provide will be SO appreciated!
Trish
Gradually, the time it took to recharge the battery took longer and longer.
I always have the laptop plugged in when I am using it because the battery life has always been lousy.
Now the front of the laptop has a flashing red light - message that says battery has experienced a catastrophic failure and needs to be replaced.
Question - if I always have it plugged in when I use it, is getting a new battery critical? Dell batteries are pretty pricey.
Question - can I buy a laptop battery not made by Dell and cheaper - or is this a bad idea?
Question - is this problem big enough to justify getting a new laptop - think I've had this one since 2011
Here's the sysinfo stuff:
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.4
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10 Home, 64 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
Processor Count: 4
RAM: 6038 Mb
Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000, -1988 Mb
Hard Drives: C: 576 GB (472 GB Free);
Motherboard: Dell Inc., 0YH79Y
Antivirus: Avast Antivirus, Enabled and Updated
Any help you can provide will be SO appreciated!
Trish