Great item and delivered fast!

Great item and delivered fast!  Read Less

I ordered this product to replace a weak battery in a Dell Inspiron 5378 which was just over 2 years old. For those who are suf...  Read More

I ordered this product to replace a weak battery in a Dell Inspiron 5378 which was just over 2 years old. For those who are suffering with low battery times your battery can be checked by hitting the F2 key when the Dell logo appears on start up. this gives access to the menu and you can select battery condition.When mine showed poor battery condition I went to the Dell web site. There I was told only Dell sold their batteries. The price of a replacement there was over £100. I made a further search online and this revealed that Dell associate companies sold batteries in USA.A search of Amazon revealed this genuine Dell battery. I ordered it and it arrived next day at a cost under £50. It arrived double boxed. The internal box had a logo of an associate Dell company on it. The only thing in the box was the battery which was identical to the one in my laptop.Having watched a good Youtube video on battery replacement I removed the screws on the back cover and then used a tool to prise off the cover. The cover is held on with clips and magnets and is a little difficult to get off the first time. 4 screws are required to be removed on the battery and you need to pull out the lead which connnects it to the mother board. If you remove the battery and the lead you will have to put the lead onto the new battery to plug it into the mother board. Drop the new battery in and screw it in. Be careful in replacing the mother case back plate to make sure it is aligned correctly. When it is press it down until it clicks in. Then screw it up.When I switch the laptop on it showed 20% charge. It thereafter took just under two hours to fully charge.A check of the battery thereafter show excellent condition.All done within one hour of receipt of the battery without any experience of battery replacement.If you need a battery buy this genuine Dell product. I believe it is a bargain despite the small price increase since my purchase.I will certainly buy again.About a year down the line this battery in functioning well. Holding the charge and charging quickly.As I have said the original battery only lasted just over 2 years. I have another Dell 5378 laptop which was purchased about the same time as the other one. I have not replaced the battery in this one as it has been tested and is 100%. This laptop has the i7 processor while the other one has the i5. Both laptops have similar usage.I have come to a concussion there are batteries and there are batteries.I will still buy this battery when I do come to replace it despite the price rise.  Read Less