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  • Replacement laptop batteries - reliable source? Dell Latitude 7280

    From David@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 14 13:51:36 2021
    The battery on my Dell Latitude 7280 has finally given up the ghost.
    Hero to zero in about a minute.

    I am looking for a replacement and seeing many options, but which
    suppliers are reliable?

    Any recommendations most welcome.

    Regards


    Dave R



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  • From David@21:1/5 to David on Mon Aug 23 19:38:05 2021
    On Sat, 14 Aug 2021 13:51:36 +0000, David wrote:

    The battery on my Dell Latitude 7280 has finally given up the ghost.
    Hero to zero in about a minute.

    I am looking for a replacement and seeing many options, but which
    suppliers are reliable?

    Any recommendations most welcome.

    Bump.


    TIA


    Dave R


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  • From GB@21:1/5 to David on Mon Sep 6 13:59:31 2021
    On 06/09/2021 13:24, David wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Aug 2021 13:51:36 +0000, David wrote:

    The battery on my Dell Latitude 7280 has finally given up the ghost.
    Hero to zero in about a minute.

    I am looking for a replacement and seeing many options, but which
    suppliers are reliable?

    Any recommendations most welcome.

    Ordered from replacement-batteries.co.uk.


    Oh dear!

    https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/replacement-batteries.co.uk

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  • From David@21:1/5 to David on Mon Sep 6 12:24:18 2021
    On Sat, 14 Aug 2021 13:51:36 +0000, David wrote:

    The battery on my Dell Latitude 7280 has finally given up the ghost.
    Hero to zero in about a minute.

    I am looking for a replacement and seeing many options, but which
    suppliers are reliable?

    Any recommendations most welcome.

    Ordered from replacement-batteries.co.uk.
    Received a confirmation email saying the package had been sent out on 30th August.
    Carrier is Yodel, status is notified of package and waiting for it to
    arrive at depot.
    Depot is Hayes (which I assume means Heathrow).

    I raised a query via their chat line and got the following:

    "Hi


    The package will be delivered by yodel.


    This tracking info will not be updated more until it arrives in your local city.

    Shipping time for a battery package will take about 10~11 days generally speaking.

    So many flights are canceled because of the COVID-19, shipping time will
    be longer than before.

    Please wait patiently, any other questions please feel free to contact
    us."


    Plenty of what look like Chinese characters in the email.
    Message is from laptop-adapters.org.

    Conclusion: UK address is a blind and it is being delivered from China.
    I wonder what the distance selling regulations make of this - in case of problems do I have a claim against the UK arm of this organisation?

    Fortunately I'm not in desperate need of the battery.

    Oh, estimated delivery on the website said 2-4 days for UK.


    Cheers


    Dave R


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  • From Theo@21:1/5 to David on Tue Sep 7 11:44:57 2021
    David <[email protected]> wrote:
    Conclusion: UK address is a blind and it is being delivered from China.
    I wonder what the distance selling regulations make of this - in case of problems do I have a claim against the UK arm of this organisation?

    It looks like they're dropshipping from China. If the battery is faulty the best you'll get is 'send it back to China' which would probably cost more
    than the value of the battery (especially given much of the postal service won't take lithium batteries).

    Fortunately I'm not in desperate need of the battery.

    Oh, estimated delivery on the website said 2-4 days for UK.

    The website looks rather dubious, I have to say. It says:
    "Global Company Info:
    Meledo Company Limited
    330 High Holborn, Holborn
    WC1V 7QT, London, United Kingdon
    Company number 11736866
    TEL: 442086385417

    which does exist: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11736866 Nature of business (SIC)
    46420 - Wholesale of clothing and footwear
    One officer, based in Shenzhen
    In the 2019 accounts the company had £300.

    330 High Holborn is a virtual office building - £112 per month: https://www.regus.com/en-gb/united-kingdom/london/camden/holborn-gate-162

    It appers over the last two years they've moved four times:

    红松鼠超市, 63 High St, Orpington BR6 0JF (which translates as Red Squirrel
    Supermarket)
    107-111 Fleet Street London Greater London EC4A 2AB (Regus virtual office)
    31 Southampton Row London (rent-by-desk office)
    330 High Holbor (sic) London (virtual office)

    Oh dear, it seems like Meledo has quite a reputation for scamming: https://www.scampulse.com/meledo-company-limited-reviews
    and if you search for it there's a huge number of sites that Meledo claims
    to be operating, as well as people calling them out to be scams in equal measure. Pretty impressive for a £300 company.

    It sounds as shady as shady can be :-(

    You could sue them for their £300 but they would just go bankrupt and start again.

    I'd expect 'a' battery to turn up, but the quality may be low and it not to last very long. It may not even fit. It sounds like this kind of scam: https://time.com/5921820/facebook-shopping-scams-holidays-covid-19/

    I'm not sure what to do about it at this point, but I'd be tempted to refuse delivery. The parcel may end up in customs limbo, but at least you can
    claim you don't have the item in any future complaint.

    Theo
    (who had no recommendations for battery suppliers for your original post because my only experience with even a bona fide UK one was that they
    couldn't get good stock and did two replacements before I gave up and junked the laptop)

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  • From David@21:1/5 to David on Sun Sep 19 12:12:48 2021
    On Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:24:18 +0000, David wrote:

    On Sat, 14 Aug 2021 13:51:36 +0000, David wrote:

    The battery on my Dell Latitude 7280 has finally given up the ghost.
    Hero to zero in about a minute.

    I am looking for a replacement and seeing many options, but which
    suppliers are reliable?

    Any recommendations most welcome.

    Ordered from replacement-batteries.co.uk.
    Received a confirmation email saying the package had been sent out on
    30th August.
    Carrier is Yodel, status is notified of package and waiting for it to
    arrive at depot.
    Depot is Hayes (which I assume means Heathrow).

    I raised a query via their chat line and got the following:

    "Hi


    The package will be delivered by yodel.


    This tracking info will not be updated more until it arrives in your
    local city.

    Shipping time for a battery package will take about 10~11 days generally speaking.

    So many flights are canceled because of the COVID-19, shipping time will
    be longer than before.

    Please wait patiently, any other questions please feel free to contact
    us."


    Plenty of what look like Chinese characters in the email.
    Message is from laptop-adapters.org.

    Conclusion: UK address is a blind and it is being delivered from China.
    I wonder what the distance selling regulations make of this - in case of problems do I have a claim against the UK arm of this organisation?

    Fortunately I'm not in desperate need of the battery.

    Oh, estimated delivery on the website said 2-4 days for UK.

    Well, the battery turned up within the 12-14 working days for
    International ahipping and is installed on this laptop.
    There was enough charge to start the PC up, and I then connected the
    charger.
    Now charging with about 1.5 hours until fully charged (allegedly).

    If all continues to go well I will run a couple of charge/dischage cycles
    to confirm how much storage the battery really has.
    As long as it has an hour I will be reasonably satisfied because the old battery had zilch.

    Next up will be why my Dell USB C hub is now misbehaving.


    Cheers



    Dave R



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