LaatSahab
Skilled
ankushv
Adept
To comment on battery buying experience , speaking from personal experience it's best to buy battery from Dell . Rest online shops are almost certainly duplicate batteries even though they look the same . The performance of these after market batteries are almost less than half as good as original as best . So buy original battery from Dell if still available else any cheap battery from a reputable site with maximum warranty is preferred .
I guess for win 11 now 16 gb ram is preferred although it runs fine with 8gb too .
Regarding ssd make sure if it's nvme or M2 slot . Buy accordingly . 512 gb is the minimum you should buy .
I guess for win 11 now 16 gb ram is preferred although it runs fine with 8gb too .
Regarding ssd make sure if it's nvme or M2 slot . Buy accordingly . 512 gb is the minimum you should buy .
retrophiliac
Disciple
One of my friends has this Dell Inspiron series laptop. He recently went to replace his laptop's dead battery with an aftermarket one, but after doing so, he was greeted with pre-boot battery warnings, and further, the notification led kept blinking orange-white, and his laptop performed very poorly upon entering Windows; it was lagging a lot. The laptop performed flawlessly without that battery. So it's better to spend a little extra and get the official battery from Dell.
StygianClaw
Disciple
Get another 8GB RAM stick. The extra memory and the fact that it's running in dual channel will help performance. Even iGPU performance will increase due to the extra bandwidth.
If it does not already has an SSD, I recommend getting a 500GB M.2 at least.
As for battery, TPSTech.in stocks original Dell batteries. I've purchased from them before for an Inspirion and an Alienware.
Here is the link for your model. Confirm if the part number on your current battery matches the info on the site.
If it does not already has an SSD, I recommend getting a 500GB M.2 at least.
As for battery, TPSTech.in stocks original Dell batteries. I've purchased from them before for an Inspirion and an Alienware.
Here is the link for your model. Confirm if the part number on your current battery matches the info on the site.
LaatSahab
Skilled
@StygianClaw Thank you for pointing in the direction of the correct battery for my unit. Is 16GB the maximum that this laptop can support? As for running Dual Channel config, can you please tell me the exact specs like frequency and latency that I should use? I'm open to swapping the current module too if it means better performance.
Another question that I have is as the Mainboard screenshot says Bus Speed is PCIe 3.0, should I use a solid-state drive that's PCIe 3.0 or can I use PCIe 4.0 drive also?
Another question that I have is as the Mainboard screenshot says Bus Speed is PCIe 3.0, should I use a solid-state drive that's PCIe 3.0 or can I use PCIe 4.0 drive also?
StygianClaw
Disciple
You can go up to 32GB (2x16GB) on this laptop.
Any standard DDR4 2400MHz CL17 SODIMM module should be good.
Don't pay extra for modules like HyperX/ Fury with faster timings because it will slow down to match the existing stick.
Not worth it I'm afraid. 2400MHz is the most this processor can support and tighter timings will make little to no difference on these laptops.
But running two sticks in dual channel will give a significant boost as it doubles your memory bandwidth.
You can use a 4.0 drive if you have one already. It will just be limited to 3.0 speeds for sequential read/write but other performance parameters should not be affected.
But if you're buying a new one, I suggest going with a budget or midrange PCIe 3.0 drive as there is some limitation in this laptop model that limits sequential speeds to ~1800MB/s. Here is the link if you want to read about it. Mid-range drives also run cooler and sip power which is ideal for laptops. Preferably get one with TLC and DRAM cache.
LaatSahab
Skilled
So what would be better, adding in another 8GB stick or putting in a new set of 2x16GB sticks? As for the NVMe drive, I'll be opting for the pre-owned route and thus will keep my eyes peeled for listings here.
StygianClaw
Disciple
Depends on your use case. If it's regular office work, browsing etc then adding one more 8GB stick and an SSD is enough.
If you don't need the extra RAM for your use case, there will not be any difference in performance.
gourav
Adept
Another 8 GB, unless you use this laptop for video editing. You don't need 32 GB RAM for day to day use.
Get an SSD instead, that would be more useful. Your laptop has an M.2 slot, so get a used one from the market section here.
gourav
Adept
You can get this as well
Crucial RAM 8GB DDR4 2666 MHz CL19 Laptop Memory CT8G4SFRA266
Crucial RAM 8GB DDR4 2666 MHz CL19 Laptop Memory CT8G4SFRA266
LaatSahab
Skilled
Ordered the Crucial RAM that @gourav quoted and, a 500GB PCIe 3.0 500GB NVMe of Crucial from Amazon. As for the battery, went with @StygianClaw recommendation and ordered it on TPS Tech site. Meanwhile, updated the system drivers and BIOS. Now going to watch YT vids on how to install all of them myself.
gourav
Adept
DIY guide for how to install
- Align contacts
- push forward
- push downward
- for SSD, additionally, screw
Done.
- Align contacts
- push forward
- push downward
- for SSD, additionally, screw
Done.
chetansha
Skilled
I recently changed battery, ram and ssd on my dell inspiron 7569, bought the battery from tpstech, no issues. You can check of they carry the same battery you need.
LaatSahab
Skilled
That takes care of the hardware side, still need to know how to config the BIOS and the system for SSD and port the OS on it and boot from it, leaving current platter drive for data storage purposes.
gourav
Adept
Ah, yes. My own experience with this was an absolute nightmare.
Just a word of warning, whatever you do, do not install windows on anything other than C drive.
LaatSahab
Skilled
Any pointers/tips for a first timer like me ?
gourav
Adept
If the SSD doesn't show up on its own during installation, then unplug the hard drive and then try installing. That should usually work.
greenhorn
Skilled
Personally, I would suggest the official manuals for the hardware stuff and reinstalling the OS
Also, as long as you are pimping your system, might as well upgrade your wifi adapter. which one do you have?
Edit: looks like a DW1810 which is a decent card, but you can upgrade if you have a better router
techenclave.com
Also, as long as you are pimping your system, might as well upgrade your wifi adapter. which one do you have?
Edit: looks like a DW1810 which is a decent card, but you can upgrade if you have a better router
Wi-Fi Cards: Intel 9260, Intel 9560, Intel AX200, Intel AX201 and Mediatek MT7921
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LaatSahab
Skilled
Crucial RAM and NVMe arrived today. Waiting on Battery to arrive, will replace all of them together.