at the end of which I did not have a Dell battery. The purpose of this saga is not to take on Dell Technologies, which refunded my money, but to say something about logistics. I see in this fiasco a ...

Changing a laptop battery requires basic tools like screwdrivers and a new battery matching the model. Reasons for changing a laptop battery include diminishing battery life, damage, or only working ...

If your laptop’s battery doesn't last nearly as long as it first did out of the box, then it might be time to replace it. The lithium-ion batteries used to power most laptops degrade over time with an ...

Here's a hard truth: all laptop batteries die eventually. Usually it happens gradually, with the battery holding less and less of a charge over time, but sometimes a battery just gives up the ghost ...

Once upon a time, computers were gigantic installations that filled up several rooms, and scientists thought computers would only get larger from there. Instead, computers shrank. Yes, gigantic ...

Ben Smith is a writer based in Los Angeles, California who has been covering consumer tech for at least five years. He's written thousands of articles for various sites about laptops, tablets, and ...

I own a Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook which I bought in 2013. At the time, it had reasonably good battery life; I got around six hours of mixed use out of it, which was adequate for dashing off to a few ...

This 2-year-old Dell XPS m1330 has proven to be a not-so-great purchase; aside from the screen dying after 1 year, both the AC adapter and battery have now failed within a few months of each other. I ...

It’s possible—and even relatively simple—to replace a laptop battery, but it’s not exactly an enjoyable task. And many laptop ...