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Currently Dell won’t allow a user to charge their batteries with a third party charger, such as a Targus Universal Power Adapter. Dell has some sort of a power adapter identifier that will only allow you to *power* the notebook, but not *charge* the batteries with the said charger.
This is a horrible case of forcing customers into purchasing the Dell branded power adapter, even if a different company produces one that fits the user's needs better. This is like saying only a Dell branded mouse will work with a Dell notebook... ridiculous!
Dell, this needs to be changed, and changed soon.
zcrane50.0
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http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/blog/dell-ac-power-adapter-type-cannot-be-determined-solution/
Dell needs to change this to allow 3rd party adapters, period. Its not fair to the customers.
My friends come to when they have computer issues.  Nowadays I tell them to avoid Dell laptops like the plague, specifically because of this issue.  I'd otherwise be wholeheartedly recommending Dell as I've done in the past - this is my one and only complaint, but it's a total deal breaker.  Unfortunately, I suspect that to the accountants at Dell this is not a bug, but a feature, one which won't likely be corrected willingly.  Enjoy the money you've bled from me by forcing me to replace your oh-so-delicate amnesiac power bricks which have forgotten their Dell heritage but otherwise work just fine; enjoy that money knowing it has cost you an easy half-dozen sales of thousand-plus dollar computer systems so far... with more (not) to come.
Posted from a Dell Inspiron 1420N with a 2 GHz Core 2 Duo that thinks it's 800 MHz because I left my new Dell Power Supply at a friend's house last night and am currently forced to use my old Dell Power Supply, which has lost touch with its roots and as a result... well, it would work fine if you'd only allow it.