Quote: gb2009 "My laptop battery has died after 2 years and looking for replacement. Laptop is dell inspiron 1545, part number GW240. Prices on dell website look dear (£100+), and have found plenty of cheaper options from £30ish on eBay/amazon/play.
Has anyone any experience of buying batteries for this type of laptop? Worried if I go really cheap it will damage laptop, but don't want to pay price for dell branded battery..'"
How difficult is it to change the battery? My battery, on a similar/same Dell, has been broken for over a year now. Mine is stuck on 0%, so have to run off mains all the time.
However, my aforementioned Dell appears to be dying on me. I'm fairly sure the HD is failing on me. I've managed to get it on, but I'm not convinced its going to last much longer. Is there anything I can do to keep it alive? The Windows is pre installed, so no disk...