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post #1 of 11
7/26/06 at 8:48pm
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I want to get a 640m with the beefier 9 cell battery but I'm not sure if it's way bigger than the 6 cell one. Anybody knows if it sticks out of the unit or is it flush with it? I'd hate to get it and have it hang out by an inch or so... Guess it would make portability a bit inconvenient... Thanks.
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post #2 of 11
7/26/06 at 10:25pm
Should be flush, haven't heard of any recent laptops with physically larger batteries.

It will be a little heavier though
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post #3 of 11
7/26/06 at 10:51pm
I know the 9-cell battery on the 640m sticks out the back, the 6-cell may also. When you look at the pics at dell.com the battery is sticking out of the back, It just doesn't say if that is a 6 or 9 cell.

There are plenty of current laptops (at least from Dell) where the extended batteries are physicaly larger. Some examples are the Latitude D410, D620, the Inspiron E1405, 640m, 700m and 710m also I believe the M1210 has a larger 9 cell option.
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post #4 of 11
7/26/06 at 10:55pm
Wow learn something new every day!

I guess no one i know has one of those...
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post #5 of 11
7/26/06 at 10:56pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jwolf24601
Wow learn something new every day!

Thats one great thing about this forum.
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post #6 of 11
7/26/06 at 11:11pm
yes the 9 cell DOES in fact stick out. a friend of mine just received her 1405 and with 9 cell and it sticks out the back. But it is nothing that is uncomfortable or awkward. over 5 hours of battery life!
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post #7 of 11
7/26/06 at 11:21pm
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I actually just logged in to dell.com and looked up the model (if you can't find it fast enough just "keyword" it as 640m...) and they have a 360 degrees feature. I grabbed that bar and slowly rotated the thing and boy! There's something very big sticking out and it looks more like a cylinder (?). If the picture features the 9 cell battery, it kinda' looked big to me. Hmmm... decisions, decisions...
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post #8 of 11
7/26/06 at 11:27pm
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Here's the link to the picture I was talking about:

http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/prod...=dhs&cs=CADHS1
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post #9 of 11
7/26/06 at 11:35pm
it sticks out about an inch. and its round. I have it on my 1210 and it doesn't bother me one bit. For an increase in battery life, it is definitely worth it, but I guess it is complete personal preference. It doesn't bother my one bit! That picture does make it seem bigger than it though. don't trust it too much but use to it get an idea.
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post #10 of 11
7/27/06 at 9:00am
i have one and it is the exact same size as the 6cell. I have an e1505.
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post #11 of 11
7/27/06 at 10:07am
On the 6400, the 9-cell does is the exact size of the 6-cell, just denser, so it weighs slightly more. However, the 9-Cell does stick out on the 640m, my friend has one, but it doesnt make it uncomfortable to use at all.
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