85Wh Lithium-Ion 9Cell Latitude D820 Dell battery review

As we all know, the Latitude D820 is higher than the thin and light 14 “widescreen D620 and the budget oriented 14″ standard aspect Latitude D520 battery in the lineup. The D820 is an updated version of the latitude D810 battery and features the Intel Core Duo processor to replace the D810 Pentium M and a significant weight reduction in the D810.

As its big wid screen, so the latitude d820 battery is also can not afford its 3 hours daily work. The first year I bought D820, I used the battery frequently as work and travel, fortunately it died after 10 moths in the dell 1 year warranty. I do not know why the machine is 3 year warranty but the battery is only 1 year warranty. Now I know, after the 3 year used 3 batteries replacement (the second year I buy a Macbook for travel). Now I find some reivew about Dell latitude d820 battery.

I bought 2 types Dell latitude D820 battery : 6Cell and 9Cell. I do not want to say anything about my bad 6 Cell battery (the one died after 10 month). Below is the 9Cell 85Wh batetry photos.

The Latitude D820 battery Tech specs :
Device Type : Notebook battery
Technology : 9-cell lithium ion
Capacity : 85 Wh
Recharge Cycles : 300-500
Work with : Dell latitude D820, Latitude D830 battery

Customer review in Dell web site:

I have run through three laptop batteries in four years on the D820. Only use is CPU and HD, never DVD. Typically charge starts to drop off in 9-12 month time frame to the point that unit will not run on battery for even 1 minute. This is totally unacceptable; by comparison original Mac batty still going strong after several years. Bye, bye Dell – you have ignored this user-expensive issue for years.

I’ve been a loyal Dell user for years. However, the next laptop I or anyone in my family or circle of friends buys is most likely going to be something other than a Dell. Why? Because if Dell consciously ignores this abundantly-documented laptop battery life problem, who knows what self-serving obsolescence might be built in to newer Dell laptops? This battery fiasco is one of the easiest ways for Dell to lose loyal customers who consistently seek out high-end products because of their requirements for quality and reasonable product life cycle

I purchased 2 extended batteries with my new Latitude D820. Both batteries failed within 1 year. This is not acceptable for items of this cost. If they are this unreliable they should be covered under the extended warranty

Lasted about 14 months the died completely like my Latitude D620 battery. Just made it out of warranty. I guess there was clause in my extended 3yr warranty that the battery is not covered.

The Dell latitude D820 battery replacement Review in Amazon:

This battery, while appearing to be the same size as the Dell original, is just a few millimeters off. As a result, my battery rarely charges.The battery can be docked, but the metal connectors in the battery are not (sufficiently) touching the pins in the system to charge the battery.

To resolve, I have to do everything from jiggling the battery to completely removing & resetting it. Even then the problem is not guaranteed to go away. Finally, the Dell Latitude D830 battery has never charged fully. When the charge is working , it always seems to quit around the 90% area. Since I’ve had my new battery, I’ve been running on A/C most of the time, but I am dreading my next trip when I longer have an outlet to plug into.

I received the Batery for my Dell D820, and it fit perfectly! On the Positive side, it was a perfect fit, and when the hard drive is not whirring, the charge indicator says I have over 5 hours of batery life left, which is great. The color of the battery differs from that of the computer only slightly.

On the negative side, the build quality doesn’t look as sturdy as the original, and the charge indicator lights look a bit “flimsy”, but then again, the original Dell latitude D520 battery lasted me only a year.

Even if this one lasts for the same ammount of time, it still cost me LESS THAN HALF of what an original Dell battery would have cost… As far as I’m concerned, I would recommend this product to anyone who owns a Dell and donesn’t want to get ripped off buying $300 battery that will only last a year, maybe even less.

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How to Install Solar Security Light

This article went to some useful tips and steps to install solar lights security, including location, solar motion and the solar roof, wall or building safety of the increasing number of small solar panels.

A safe solar lighting is a great way to ignite the door, deck, driveway or parking lot and power your A1021 Adapter! Here are some tips to successfully installed in a house or wall solar light’s motion.

First, find a good place to install solar-powered security situation in the solar light that you want to shine the motion. This should be a place such as solar light can be detected to a safe range of motion, such as solar lights will also be motion light shine on your need it. The surface should be fairly flat, suitable for installation of solar lights in its motion and A1036 Adapter.

Step 2

Second, find a good place to near the little sun panels, solar photovoltaic cells can be charged security. Sitting in what position it should face south for solar panels to get as much as possible the motion of time, sufficient sunlight during the day. Take a look at the entire on-site the number of sunny days in order to ensure that the location of solar light to obtain maximum solar motion. Look for possible sources, such as shade branches, hanging and other buildings, Apple PowerBook G4 Adapter or any other may give rise to pairs of solar panels for your safety covers. Sunlight motion of solar panels to be, a better chance that it will fully charge the battery every day solar security light for more time.

Step 3

A line will be connected to solar motion and micro-solar panels. Measuring line, take a look at how long it is. Once you have selected the solar-powered security situation in a good location and solar panels, to find a place to go between lines of solar panels and solar light’s motion. Measurement and safety of solar lights and solar panels of the distance to ensure that your cables and Apple iBook G4 Adapter will reach somewhere in between.

Step 4

Solar security light into the small of your choice on the roof or wall and install solar sports solar panels point where you want to shine the light. Run the line between the two to ensure that the building walls or the motion of solar light in Apple iBook G4 Adapter , security line. If the area is large, you want light, you can even add other solar-powered security situation and found a broader field and light motions.

Step 5

Congratulations! You now have a solar security light is not necessary to maintain the freedom of power lines. Your solar light and Apple PowerBook G4 Adapter has a motion detector built-in mobile, security, solar energy lamp with adjustable delay time, best of all, you are a force for freedom the motion of sun’s rays from the sun, the power automatically.

The useful tips also can work with : Dell Inspiron 11Z battery
Dell Inspiron 13 battery
Dell Inspiron 14Z battery
Dell Inspiron 1440 battery
Dell Inspiron 1470 battery
Dell Inspiron 15 battery
Dell Inspiron 1545 battery
Dell Inspiron 1570 battery
Dell Inspiron 15Z battery
Dell Inspiron 17 battery
Dell Inspiron 1750 battery
Dell Inspiron 300M battery
Dell Inspiron mini 9 battery
Dell Inspiron Mini 10 battery
Dell Inspiron Mini 10v battery
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 battery
Dell Latitude 131L battery
Dell Latitude d531 battery
Dell Latitude d631 battery

How to reduce your Laptop working Heat

There you have it – proof positive that using a notebook computer unprotected can burn your lap and other delicate parts. So what are we to do? Stop using our Lifebook T4220 battery notebooks? I don’t think so! There are ways to have safe computing, you know. But for the 65 million or so notebook users in america, the heat hazard poses an even greater threat to their computers. Over time, the heat source that burns our lap can have an equally devastating effect on the internal components of our notebook.

So how does one have safe computing without losing intimacy with our notebook, while also protecting it from overheating? The answer is obvious – use protection. What kind? Try a Google search with the keywords “Laptop Desk” or “Lap Desk” or “Lap Tray”. There you will find all kinds of protection for both you and your notebook. We plowed through the many listings and narrowed the field to nine products that should help you practice safe computing.

But before we get to the product comparisons, let us be clear that groin burns aren’t the only hazard that notebook users are susceptible to. There are other hazards—both to the user and the Lifebook T4020 battery notebook itself—that originate from two common notebook uses: Mobile use (on your lap) and stationary use (on your desktop).

Hazards When Using a Laptop on Your Lap:
Based on research conducted by LapWorks, Inc. (www.lapworksinc.com), two-thirds of all notebook owners reported using their notebooks while mobile more often than stationary. Which means that notebook (Fujitsu FPCBP155 Fujitsu FPCBP200 ) owners prefer 2 to 1 using their notebook in their easy chair watching TV, in airline terminals, in hotel lobbies or in bed surfing the Internet, as opposed to desktop use. as we rove around using our notebooks in different ways, lap (or groin) burns are possible unless we use some form of protection.

a pillow is not a good choice. Many mobile users will sandwich a pillow between themselves and the notebook to protect their laps from “Hot Leg.” This comforts the user, but unfortunately does no favors for the Fujitsu Lifebook T4310 battery computer. The pillow acts as an insulator and contains the heat within the notebook, accelerating overheating. The notebook’s cooling fan then cycles on repeatedly ‘gasping for air’ until it shuts your computer down to protect itself from serious heat damage.

Finally, you could permanently damage your notebook with a fatal drop. a white paper study conducted by IDC (International Data Corp., a Framingham, Mass. research firm) concluded that 68% of all damage to Fujitsu Lifebook T4410 battery notebooks comes from being dropped. This includes sliding off the user’s lap and crashing to a hard and unforgiving floor. IDC further reported that in 2001, it cost businesses and industry over one billion dollars to repair broken notebooks, and replace them in some cases, totaling approximately $1,400 per incident.

Solutions to the Hazards of Lap Use:
Find a product with non-slip surfaces that spans your lap completely, can hold even the largest portable, and shields your lap from its blistering heat. Road warriors will also want something that’s lightweight, thin, and folds so it can easily fit in the computer bag.

To protect the computer from its own heat, find something with built-in ventilation channels that can actually reduce heat. You can reduce heat in two ways: convection (exchanging warm air for cool air) and conduction (transferring heat by contact from a warm surface to a cool surface). Look for products that reduce heat through convection or conduction or both as Fujitsu Lifebook T5010 battery .

Hazards When Using a Laptop on your Desk:
Strange as it may sound, the greatest risk of injuring yourself personally will most likely come when you use your notebook on a desktop over long periods of time. It is here that we risk injuring our neck and shoulders from hazards such as:

Lower than recommended viewing height of the notebook screen
Flat typing angle, or lack of incline of the notebook’s keyboard
Since most notebook computers are set flat on the desktop, their Dell Latitude D620 Battery screen heights are all below the recommended, “ergonomically correct” viewing level. This means you must strain your neck to find information at the bottom of the screen, which can lead to more serious back problems over time. The recommended height for a computer screen is positioning the top of the screen at, or slightly below, eye level. This lets your eyes do the searching, instead of having to bend and strain your neck.

another hazard comes from the Dell Latitude D630 Battery notebook’s flat keyboard. In this position, we are forced to move our elbows away from our body to get our hands in the right position to type. Supporting our arms away from our body for long periods of time eventually strains the shoulders and back so that typing becomes tiring and more stressful.

The immediate effects of neck and back strain are discomfort and reduced productivity, but medical experts agree they can lead to more permanent health problems over time.

Solutions to the Hazards of Desk Use:
Ideally, the answer is to raise the back of the Dell Inspiron 6000 Battery notebook computer to such an angle that it will:

allow natural convection (and conduction if possible) to take place under the computer, reducing heat build-up and cooling your computer.
Raise the viewing screen height closer to eye level, reducing neck strain.
Put the keyboard in an incline allowing elbows to remain by your side in a more ergonomically comfortable typing angle.

Heat is Your Laptop’s Worst Enemy:
aside from the catastrophic crash to the floor, the greatest damage to Dell Inspiron 6400 Battery notebooks comes from poor ventilation that causes overheating. Eventually, this overheating causes permanent damage, shortening your notebook’s life.

Overheating is the result of the market’s competitive demand for the thinnest form factor and greater processing power. The solution? Find a product that can actually reduce the heat by as much as 15% to 20%, which means your notebook’s cooling fan won’t cycle on as often, and your notebook computer can live a longer, healthier life!

Conclusion:
There are products that address these hazards, each to a greater or lesser degree. Keep in mind that the hazards listed above are real and documented, not just sales hype. If you are a committed Dell Inspiron E1405 Battery notebook user, you’ll want to create the safest computing environment whenever and wherever you choose to use your notebook.

Give serious consideration to the below list of nine products and select the one that best meets your specific needs. and be careful out there . . . now that groin burns have been documented, you’ll want to use Dell Inspiron 1520 Battery protection from now on so you can always practice safe computing.

The article was written by José Calero

85 WHr 9-Cell Dell Inspiron E1405 Battery Review

Dell plans to begin offering the E1405 with a higher Core 2 Duo processor beginning in the last quarter of this year. We anticipate the E1405’s performance will improve as a result of this processor upgrade, but Dell laptop battery life might also be impacted.

Dell Inspiron e1405 Specs:

  • Processor: Intel Yonah Core Duo T2300 (1.66 GHz/2MB L2 Cache)
  • OS: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
  • Hard Drive: 80 GB SATA @ 5400RPM (manufactured by Hitachi)
  • Screen: 14.1″ WXGA+ UltaSharp Widescreen with TrueLife (1440 x 900)
  • Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
  • RAM: 1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM @533 MHz (2 x 512MB)
  • Optical Drive: 24x CD-RW/DVD-ROM
  • Battery: 6-cell lithium ion Dell Inspiron E1405 Battery
  • Wireless: Dell 1390 Mini Card 802.11 b/g (54 Mbps)
  • Weight: 5.3 lbs
  • Dimensions: 1.5″ (H) x 13 ” (W) x 9.6″ (D)
  • Ports/Slots: 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 4 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0), 5-in-1 removable memory card reader, VGA monitor out port, S-video out, RJ-45 Ethernet LAN, RJ-11 modem, ExpressCard 54mm, headphone/speaker jack, microphone connector

Its 85Whr (9-cell) Dell Inspiron E1405 Battery sticking out from the back, the E1405 would actually be over a pound lighter than the E1505 battery, instead of just 0.8 pounds lighter.

The battery Tech Specs:
Technology : 9-cell lithium ion
Voltage: 11.10V
Capacity: 85Wh
Dimension: 206.70*49.00*23.80mm
Weight: 0.456kg
Condition: Brand New, 1 year warranty!
Works with: Dell XPS M140 Battery, Dell Inspiron E1405 Battery, Inspiron 630m Battery , Dell Inspiron 640m Battery

The Dell Inspiron E1405 battery features :
* 85 WHr capacity lets you work seamlessly while on the move
* Provides very safe charging and discharging
* Offers reliable power for dependable performance
* Competible with the battery code as : Dell TC023, Dell Y9943,

Customre Reviews :

this Dell laptop battery is a nightmare. i bought 2 defective ones in a row and now dell will only refund one of them. the first one didn’t charge at all. after 2 weeks, the second one doesn’t charge past 5% of its capability. Dell will not refund me for the first one because their agents never connected me to the right # after I purchased the second one. Now i am over the 21 days. Dell has problems.

This battery only lasts a few months when I checked the price for a replacement I got shocked. I will try other batteries not from dell and check quality and price, maybe I can get the same performance as the oem but without wasting more money.