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Well, as we speak I only have about 1.5 hrs of battery life left on my laptop. My AC Adaptor appears to have fried out - green light doesn't come on when I plug it in. I did some research on the web, and it appears this is a common problem with my laptop (it's a Dell Inspiron 1525). I've only had it maybe a year or two.
I researched the Dell site and even they don't list an adaptor that is compatible with my laptop. I called them, and the tech guy told me the part number that should work, but when I double checked it on their website, it still didn't officially list my model computer as compatible. So I'm thinking - if Dell wants to sell me a $69 AC Adaptor that doesn't officially list my computer as compatible, why not order something from Amazon or Radio Shack that isn't "Dell", but runs more around $25? However, I don't want to fry my laptop by being cheap!
DH will be able to help me with this (he's a techie), but he's at work right now, so I thought I'd pick your brains...lots of computer techie's right here!
Any advice is welcomed. Of course, I may not reply, b/c my laptop may soon be dead!
Adaptor: 65 watt
Input: AC 100-240V-1.5A, 50-60 Hz
Output: DC 19.5 V, 3.34A
I researched the Dell site and even they don't list an adaptor that is compatible with my laptop. I called them, and the tech guy told me the part number that should work, but when I double checked it on their website, it still didn't officially list my model computer as compatible. So I'm thinking - if Dell wants to sell me a $69 AC Adaptor that doesn't officially list my computer as compatible, why not order something from Amazon or Radio Shack that isn't "Dell", but runs more around $25? However, I don't want to fry my laptop by being cheap!
DH will be able to help me with this (he's a techie), but he's at work right now, so I thought I'd pick your brains...lots of computer techie's right here!
Any advice is welcomed. Of course, I may not reply, b/c my laptop may soon be dead!
Adaptor: 65 watt
Input: AC 100-240V-1.5A, 50-60 Hz
Output: DC 19.5 V, 3.34A