Blackbird Rush
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 08:38 PM |
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Laptop Battery
Need to get a new battery for my mapping laptop (dell 2600 inspiron, looking on ebay the most cost effective ones are from the far east, anyone bought
stuff from chineese / Hong Kong sellers? should they be avoided?
or can some one recommend a nother source?
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McLannahan
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 08:45 PM |
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This chap is in Ireland?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270377870014
I've used http://www.laptopbits.co.uk for batteries before but I checked for yours and it's silly money!
All the best
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mookaloid
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 08:47 PM |
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I'm using a cheapie chinese one now and I had one in my last lappy which was good too.
No probs save money 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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tegwin
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 09:05 PM |
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Older laptops are a mission to get working properly...
I ended up buying a 12V power supply that plugs into the car.... means I can run the laptop all day long provided the alternator keeeps the battery
charged up.. Maplins sell them!
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Blackbird Rush
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 09:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Older laptops are a mission to get working properly...
Your telling me!
Been trying to get the dell to connect to our wireless network, its running win2K , both the other laptops in the house (vista & win XP) work fine
with the wireless and connect to the net OK (wireless is encrypted) the win 2K lappy has a PCMCIA wireless card that uses a seperate piece of software
to connect to the router it appears to connect and accepts the encryption key but i cant conect to the net or see the win2K lappy on the router via
the browser log in on the vista machine.......
Any ideas....
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mookaloid
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 10:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Blackbird Rush
quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Older laptops are a mission to get working properly...
Your telling me!
Been trying to get the dell to connect to our wireless network, its running win2K , both the other laptops in the house (vista & win XP) work fine
with the wireless and connect to the net OK (wireless is encrypted) the win 2K lappy has a PCMCIA wireless card that uses a seperate piece of software
to connect to the router it appears to connect and accepts the encryption key but i cant conect to the net or see the win2K lappy on the router via
the browser log in on the vista machine.......
Any ideas....
Probably the lappy is too old to understand the level of encryption being used. try reducing from WPA to WEP
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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mcerd1
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| posted on 22/4/09 at 07:26 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Older laptops are a mission to get working properly...
mine works fine so far (7 years old and counting  )..... but the battery is getting a bit weak 
weirdly the only place I can find that sells them is dabs.com - but I don't want to spend £107 
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=4BSJ
its an ASUS L2000D, any suggestions ?
(blackbird - sorry for the hijack)
[Edited on 22/4/09 by mcerd1]
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Blackbird Rush
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| posted on 22/4/09 at 02:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
weirdly the only place I can find that sells them is dabs.com -
its an ASUS L2000D, any suggestions ?
(blackbird - sorry for the hijack)
[Edited on 22/4/09 by mcerd1]
No Probs 
Theres loads on ebay check there, might have to source vis far east though.
I need to get the wireless working on the lappy before i replace the battery.
My wireless card says its OK for WPA encryption, do you think its a win2K thing?
Ash.
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