[Capella]

Hi fellow Mini 9 owners,

My battery has finally given out. Laptop is fine and happily works on wall-charge, but that drastically reduces its portability because I have to be sure there's an outlet free where I'm going. I see Dell only sells the 4-cell battery for $99, and that's awful steep for something with the old capacity, I was hoping they'd have something larger like an 8-cell (or that it would be cheaper for the 4-cell). So, what batteries have you gotten to replace your dead/dying one? Where did you order them from, and are replacements generally reliable over time? I've heard that the Betterpower ones work for a bit and then die off.

[holmes4]

I have a BetterPower battery I bought from MyDigitalDiscount.com and it still works fine a year or so later.

[pirinto]

Originally Posted by holmes4

I have a BetterPower battery I bought from MyDigitalDiscount.com and it still works fine a year or so later.

Just visited the site MyDigitalDiscount.com and they were out of stock.
Better-Power 5200 mAh Replacement Battery for Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and Vostro A90 Netbooks | My Digital Discount

I saw this 4-cell battery on Ebay though:
4 CELL BATTERY F0R Dell Inspiron Mini 9 9N 910 UMPC | eBay

Anyone knows if they're crap or if they work ok? Thanks

[lswartz]

Originally Posted by pirinto

Just visited the site MyDigitalDiscount.com and they were out of stock.

That might be a good thing as they will be new vs. old stock. I'm still on the original battery after 2 years.

[pirinto]

I saw this 4-cell battery on Ebay though:
4 CELL BATTERY F0R Dell Inspiron Mini 9 9N 910 UMPC | eBay

No one here who knows about these 4-cell replica batteries? They look like a replica of the standard Mini9 battery. The one from digital discount is greater in weight size and I would buy one eventually when it's back in stock. But I need a regular one since the one I got with my Dell mini is starting to fail (discharges in 15 or so minutes)

Originally Posted by pirinto

Just visited the site MyDigitalDiscount.com and they were out of stock.
Better-Power 5200 mAh Replacement Battery for Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and Vostro A90 Netbooks | My Digital Discount

Look at the screenshot below. It was kind of weird when I tried to order. Since I don't live in the US they'll charge me aprox. $30 for shipping. It wasn't added though on the subtotal(?)

Originally Posted by lswartz

That might be a good thing as they will be new vs. old stock. I'm still on the original battery after 2 years.

Is your battery still working as it should?

[holmes4]

Both my original 4-cell and the BetterPower battery I have are still working fine.

[lswartz]

My battery is working fine today. I hope to get 1 more year out of it & then everything beyond that I consider as a bonus.

[dkf747]

Originally Posted by pirinto

Just visited the site MyDigitalDiscount.com and they were out of stock.
Better-Power 5200 mAh Replacement Battery for Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and Vostro A90 Netbooks | My Digital Discount

Just went to that link and they say soon will be in stock again. Should I order now or wait? My battery still works, but for maybe half as long as it used to work.

[Hank77]

Just got this Dell branded replacement:

C901H New Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook Battery Y635G - eBay (item 170643845242 end time Jun-19-11 06:29:37 PDT)

Came completely discharged, just plugged it in 15 minutes ago, waiting 12 hours to let it charge completely.

The original Dell battery probably only lasted me <2 years, and was showing signs of having issues just past a year. Pretty disappointing, when my macbook went for over 4 years on the original battery, with 2x - 3x more charge/discharge cycles.

Note: This is NOT me selling these batteries, first time I've bought from this seller, no affiliation whatsoever... just wanted to put that out there.

[Eligos]

Originally Posted by Hank77

Just got this Dell branded replacement:

C901H New Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook Battery Y635G - eBay (item 170643845242 end time Jun-19-11 06:29:37 PDT)

Came completely discharged, just plugged it in 15 minutes ago, waiting 12 hours to let it charge completely.

The original Dell battery probably only lasted me <2 years, and was showing signs of having issues just past a year. Pretty disappointing, when my macbook went for over 4 years on the original battery, with 2x - 3x more charge/discharge cycles.

Note: This is NOT me selling these batteries, first time I've bought from this seller, no affiliation whatsoever... just wanted to put that out there.

So, how is your battery holding up?