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  1. 12-02-2008, 06:12 PM #1
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    My lap top has a terrible battery life, and thats on power save mode. I get MAYBE half an hour before it dies on me. Faulty battery or what?
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    How old is the laptop? The batteries life gets shittier with time.
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    fairly new maybe 3-4 months old but has been happening since i got it, no warranty bought under the table

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    Have u made sure to train the battery well? completly dead to fully charged to completly dead a few times?
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  5. 12-02-2008, 06:25 PM #5
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    You are fucked
    Buy a new battery. Google it.. ebay.. dell.ca

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    http://www.battdepot.ca/model/dell/i...6/lde216x.aspx
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    sounds to me like you bought refurb and they gave you the old battery...
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