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Cut the cost of a 9-cell battery upgrade

1240 points posted to Sales Strategies, Laptop Power by ccpljat May 6

Yes a 9-cell is more powerful and lasts longer, but $169? Come on. It can't be that much. Cut down the price to honestly reflect the difference. I mean good grief, you can buy a 9-cell replacement for an Inspiron 1720 for $154! An upgrade is always supposed to be less.

FIX IT, DELL!!!!

ccpljat
May 7		 Fix this problem on all your laptops ... Inspiron as well as XPS, Vostro, Latitude, and Precision.
aaron_h
May 7		 Right now there is a bit of a shortage on battery manufacturing capability, I am sure the prices will drop soon, hopefully.
kelly_h
May 7		 http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/03/world-battery-s.html
ccpljat
May 14		 That does not change my point. The upgrade should not cost more than buying a replacement. And DON'T make the replacement more expensive... make the upgrade less.
aaron_h
May 14		 Sorry ccpljat, I didn't quite understand what you were saying the first time i read it. I have sent the issue off for some people to look at. I'll let you know what I can. I could be way off base on this, but it is possible that the replacement batteries have already been purchased at a slightly lower price, they are already here and available to ship, while batteries for new systems are purchased on a just in time (JIT) basis and may be costing us a bit more due to the shortage.
wallyhorse
May 14		 Then I would explain how come HP for instance STILL has their upgrade from a single six cell battery to one six cell and one 12 cell battery for $139.00 while on Dell the upgrade from a 6-cell to a 9-cell battery is $120-169.
hotshotdj
May 20		 I just purchased a new 9 cell (7800 Mah, 85wh) replacement battery for $99. Thats is $200 cheaper than Dell's price for the same battery. Poor form, Dell.
inkslug
Jun 6		 This is a total rip off!!!!!!!!! Best part of a £100 in the uk to upgrade by 3 cells. A blatant middle finger to all Dell's loyal customers. especially when everyone else is doing them so much cheaper.
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