Laptop Battery Way Too Expensive!!!

It's kinda expensive yeah. But your dad needs it.

That's why you have to shop around. I had a laptop for abut 6 years and never had to replace the battery.

They are all like that. You can get a battery from Amazon for much cheaper, but be aware that it's an inferior battery. I bought one that won't hold a charge over a couple of hours and takes all day to recharge. It also won't stay in the computer, but falls out now and then. Just so you know.

The Dell branded battery will doubtless be made to higher quality standards and may even give you a little more power but generic batteries are very often made in the same factory. I suspect that what your local laptop fixer actually means is that he can supply a battery "to fit your Dell laptop" and that it will actually be a generic one (the price is too close to Amazon's price for it to be anything else unless he has a VERY special deal with Dell). I would go for the Amazon generic battery (or, if you want to keep your local dealer sweet, buy his). Even if it doesn't last as long as a 'genuine Dell' replacement, you will certainly not be out of pocket!

The problem is that on Amazon some of those "Dell" parts are cheap Chinese knock offs and even the one that the fier gets may be too. I bought a Dell charger cord on Amazon and it was a piece of crap and even though it looked to be real I am quite sure it was not. So caveat emptor as they say.

£125 only for batteries I'd save a little more and buy a new laptop

That's really expensive! But I guess it's good quality and may last longer if it's from Dell itself. Hope you'll get a good deal.

Some time ago I went to a little computer store and it is a place to fix laptop. Since my dad asked me to buy new battery for his laptop. I must say that the price is reasonable and I am satisfied with it. I spent little money but my dad's laptop can work properly again. This is why I don't go to buy new battery from the official store because it is much more expensive and it is not worthy.

The generic one is a risk, and the laptop fixer will get you an old one instead of new battery with warranty. Dell is selling the new, original version that comes with warranty, that is why the cost is so high.

The "original" batteries are priced way to high just because it bears its brand name. I think its the brand name we are paying. I'd choose the generic one if its the same quality as the original.

If you cannot travel desktop is apt one.

Yikes. I wouldn't buy one off Amazon. Instead go to the local fixer-upper. That way, if things go wonky you can pester him. Plus, you can ask him relevant questions {is it really Dell? is it secondhand or new?} beforehand. And, you're keeping a local business going. Added bonus!

That's a lot of money for a battery.

It is really annoying to be charged so much for a battery.

My laptop battery has been sitting in the case since I bought it. Never used it. Of course, if you transport the laptop a lot then you would probably use the battery.

That is a rip-off all right.

Most manufacturers are... it pays to shop around .....

I don't know anything about batteries. I hope you can find one at a better price.