Where to buy Dell Latitude X300 batteries cheaper?

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I have been eyeing the Dell Latitude X300 for a little while now. I was
lucky enough that somebody at work ordered an X300 setup exactly like I
want, and I get to set it up for them. So, I am getting a chance to play
with my dream notebook.

I hate the extended battery and would like to find out if I can buy about 4
or 5 of the regular batteries somewhere cheaper than dell.com.

Any ideas? The model number of the battery is F0993

Thanks,
--Dan

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Just another sales job from a Dell shill.

The other brands can be much cheaper and work just as well when ratings are
the same.

<William P.N. Smith> wrote in message
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> "dg" <dan_gus@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >I hate the extended battery and would like to find out if I can buy about
4
> >or 5 of the regular batteries somewhere cheaper than dell.com.
>
> Off-brand batteries may cause you a lot of headaches, manufacturers
> are becoming a lot pickier about what batteries will work at all with
> your laptop. Yeah, they are a lot more expensive, but get the real
> Dell batteries...
>

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Notan <notan@ddress.com> wrote:
>With third-party accessories, there are no guarantees and,
>occasionally, warrantees are voided.

In addition, third party batteries have been known to stop working
after software upgrades. IIRC some BIOS updates will stop laptops
from recognizing alien batteries. Laptop manufacturers are becoming
paranoid about {melting,burning,exploding} LiIon batteries, most of
which turn out to be aftermarket cheapo batteries...

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Math1 wrote:
> Try here
> http://www.impactcomputers.com/del [...] arts.html.
> I bought a battery for my Inspiron from them and it's been going
> strong for a year now. Dell labeled and about 2/3 the price from
> Dell.
> Anne
>
> "dg" <dan_gus@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:nY11e.15518$C47.658@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
>> I have been eyeing the Dell Latitude X300 for a little while now. I
>> was lucky enough that somebody at work ordered an X300 setup exactly
>> like I want, and I get to set it up for them. So, I am getting a
>> chance to play with my dream notebook.
>>
>> I hate the extended battery and would like to find out if I can buy
>> about 4 or 5 of the regular batteries somewhere cheaper than
>> dell.com.
>>
>> Any ideas? The model number of the battery is F0993
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --Dan

impact is a great source for keeping many laptops alive. I've purchased
parts from them for several years with absolutely no problems.

Q

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Got to love this one from the brainchild here.

<William P.N. Smith> wrote in message
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> In addition, third party batteries have been known to stop working
> after software upgrades.