Comments on: Extended Laptop Battery for Dell Latitude D620 D630 Series, PN 312-0383, 312-0384, 312-0386, JD634

By: Giolla

Giolla — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:57:25 +0000

there was no review and I was hesitant to place order but I did because of price. Once I received package within 3 days – I was very happy. almost getting 3. 5+ hours of bettery life. . . . Great product. . . value for money!

By: Ummi

Ummi — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:49:51 +0000

Physically, this item is nearly identical to the Dell branded battery. There are no quality issues at all. It does have the battery meter on the bottom, just like the original one. Since my Dell unit crapped out after 18mo, I can’t do any side by side comparisons, but I think the original unit had a bit more capacity. I recall getting 4 hours on my D620 running Fedora Linux (thought that was for maybe the first couple months). This unit is maybe 3-3. 5 but again, I haven’t really done any scientific tests. It could be that I’m just harder on the battery now than I was then. Either way, it’s a steal at roughly 1/3 the cost of the Dell unit.

By: Anise

Anise — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:15:51 +0000

My battery lasts for 2 hours after 2 weeks of use(after following best practices of charging/discharging) which I would consider poor performance even after relatively cheaper price as compared to Dell battery that would last for at least 4. 5 hours after 3 months of usage. I had to struggle a lot to fit the battery on my Dell D620. I would think twice about buying cheap as it may also be cheap in performance. I could not locate the contact number for this vendor as they don’t print it on their payment receipts. Why would any vendor not like to give its customers a customer service number to call unless they are expecting return of goods instead of repeat customers.