In terms of the fit, I’ve got some information on this. On these Dell laptops that use the internal softcell battery, they tend to come from the factory “compromised” unless you only rely on a M.2 SSD because the bay design does not allow you to fit a 2.5” hard drive into the machine unless you also downgrade the battery. It was a big deal just a few years ago but IMO with how cheap M.2 SSDs are now it’s not as much of an issue - but if you want a cheap ass storage upgrade path don’t install one of these packs.
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In terms of the fit, I’ve got some information on this. On these Dell laptops that use the internal softcell battery tend to come from the factory “compromised” with a 56Wh pack unless you only rely on an M.2 SSD. The bay design does not allow you to fit a 2.5” hard drive into the machine unless you also downgrade the battery. It was a big deal just a few years ago but IMO with how cheap M.2 SSDs are now it’s not as much of an issue if the laptop supports NVMe - but if you want a cheap ass storage upgrade path you probably don’t want to install one of these packs.
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'''''Note about mSATA systems (Usually Haswell/Broadwell): if you have one of these and choose to eliminate the second drive you will need an mSATA SSD. If you have a 2.5” drive it's highly advised to keep it since mSATA is normal SATA with zero benefit other then size since even the TBW rating is compromised. I recommend keeping the compromise battery in these and not bothering with the slot on consumer hardware or only a WWAN card on business.'''''
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***''Note about mSATA systems (Usually Haswell/Broadwell): if you have one of these and choose to eliminate the second drive you will need an mSATA SSD. If you have a 2.5” drive it's highly advised to keep it since mSATA is a normal SATA drive with zero benefit other than size with a horrible downside in the form of a reduced max TBW lifetime rating. For those setups where NVMe cannot be used stick to the "compromised" battery.''***
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If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84Wh pack require a M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit. It isn’t shown on one of my usual sources, so YWMV. Buy it from a reliable source who has a solid return policy or stick to the 84Wh pack if you want to be safe - 10Wh isn’t going to make enough of a difference you’ll notice it day to day.
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If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84Wh pack requires an M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit. It isn’t shown on one of my usual sources, so YWMV. Buy it from a reliable source who has a solid return policy or stick to the 84Wh pack if you want to be safe - 10Wh isn’t going to make enough of a difference you’ll notice it day to day.
In terms of the fit, I’ve got some information on this. On these Dell laptops that use the internal softcell battery, they tend to come from the factory “compromised” unless you only rely on a M.2 SSD because the bay design does not allow you to fit a 2.5” hard drive into the machine unless you also downgrade the battery. It was a big deal just a few years ago but IMO with how cheap M.2 SSDs are now it’s not as much of an issue - but if you want a cheap ass storage upgrade path don’t install one of these packs.
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'''''Note about mSATA systems (Usually Haswell/Broadwell): if you have one of these and choose to eliminate the second drive you will need an mSATA SSD. If you have a 2.5” drive it's highly advised to keep it since mSATA is normal SATA with zero benefit other then size since even the TBW rating is compromised. I recommend keeping the compromise battery in these and not bothering with the slot on consumer hardware or only a WWAN card on business.'''''
If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84Wh pack require a M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit. It isn’t shown on one of my usual sources, so YWMV. Buy it from a reliable source who has a solid return policy or stick to the 84Wh pack if you want to be safe - 10Wh isn’t going to make enough of a difference you’ll notice it day to day.
In terms of the fit, I’ve got some information on this. On these Dell laptops that ditched the fully external pack like my E6440 has, they tend to come from the factory “compromised” unless you only rely on a M.2 SSD because the bay design does not allow you to fit a 2.5” hard drive into the machine unless you also downgrade the battery. It was a big deal just a few years ago but IMO with how cheap M.2 SSDs are now it’s not as much of an issue - but if you want a cheap ass storage upgrade path don’t install one of these packs.
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In terms of the fit, I’ve got some information on this. On these Dell laptops that use the internal softcell battery, they tend to come from the factory “compromised” unless you only rely on a M.2 SSD because the bay design does not allow you to fit a 2.5” hard drive into the machine unless you also downgrade the battery. It was a big deal just a few years ago but IMO with how cheap M.2 SSDs are now it’s not as much of an issue - but if you want a cheap ass storage upgrade path don’t install one of these packs.
If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84Wh pack require a M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit. It isn’t shown on one of my usual sources, so YWMV. Buy it from a reliable source who has a solid return policy or stick to the 84Wh pack if you want to be safe - 10Wh isn’t going to make enough of a difference you’ll notice it day to day.
In terms of the fit, I’ve got some information on this. On these Dell laptops that ditched the fully external pack like my E6440 has, they tend to come from the factory “compromised” unless you only rely on a M.2 SSD because the bay design does not allow you to fit a 2.5” hard drive into the machine unless you also downgrade the battery. It was a big deal just a few years ago but IMO with how cheap M.2 SSDs are now it’s not as much of an issue - but if you want a cheap ass storage upgrade path don’t install one of these packs.
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If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84/97Wh packs require a M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit. It isn’t shown on one of my usual sources, so YWMV. Buy it from a reliable source who has a solid return policy or stick to the 84Wh pack if you want to be safe - 10Wh isn’t going to make enough of a difference you’ll notice it day to day.
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If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84Wh pack require a M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit. It isn’t shown on one of my usual sources, so YWMV. Buy it from a reliable source who has a solid return policy or stick to the 84Wh pack if you want to be safe - 10Wh isn’t going to make enough of a difference you’ll notice it day to day.
In terms of the fit, I’ve got some information on this. On these Dell laptops that ditched the fully external pack like my E6440 has, they tend to come from the factory “compromised” unless you only rely on a M.2 SSD because the bay design does not allow you to fit a 2.5” hard drive into the machine unless you also downgrade the battery. It was a big deal just a few years ago but IMO with how cheap M.2 SSDs are now it’s not as much of an issue - but if you want a cheap ass storage upgrade path don’t install one of these packs.
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If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84/97Wh packs require a M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit. It isn’t on one of my usual sources, but the iFixit guide shows the 97Wh pack. As long as it fits and the voltage is the same, it should be fine.
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If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84/97Wh packs require a M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit. It isn’t shown on one of my usual sources, so YWMV. Buy it from a reliable source who has a solid return policy or stick to the 84Wh pack if you want to be safe - 10Wh isn’t going to make enough of a difference you’ll notice it day to day.
In terms of the fit, I’ve got some information on this. On these Dell laptops that ditched the fully external pack like my E6440 has, they tend to come from the factory “compromised” unless you only rely on a M.2 SSD because the bay design does not allow you to fit a 2.5” hard drive into the machine unless you also downgrade the battery. It was a big deal just a few years ago but IMO with how cheap M.2 SSDs are now it’s not as much of an issue - but if you want a cheap ass storage upgrade path don’t install one of these packs.
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If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84/97Wh packs, which require a M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit. It isn’t on one of my usual sources, but the iFixit guide shows the 97Wh pack. As long as it fits and the voltage is the same, it should be fine.
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If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84/97Wh packs require a M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit. It isn’t on one of my usual sources, but the iFixit guide shows the 97Wh pack. As long as it fits and the voltage is the same, it should be fine.
In terms of the fit, I’ve got some information on this. On these Dell laptops that ditched the fully external pack like my E6440 has, they tend to come “compromised” unless you only rely on a M.2 SSD because the bay design does not allow you to fit a 2.5” hard drive into the machine unless you also downgrade the battery.
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In terms of the fit, I’ve got some information on this. On these Dell laptops that ditched the fully external pack like my E6440 has, they tend to come from the factory “compromised” unless you only rely on a M.2 SSD because the bay design does not allow you to fit a 2.5” hard drive into the machine unless you also downgrade the battery. It was a big deal just a few years ago but IMO with how cheap M.2 SSDs are now it’s not as much of an issue - but if you want a cheap ass storage upgrade path don’t install one of these packs.
If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84/97Wh packs, which require a M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit. It isn’t on one of my usual sources, but the iFixit guide shows the 97Wh pack. As long as it fits and the voltage is the same, it should be fine.
In terms of the fit, I’ve got some information on this. On these Dell laptops that ditched the fully external pack like my E6440 has, they tend to come “compromised” unless you only rely on a M.2 SSD because the bay design does not allow you to fit a 2.5” hard drive into the machine unless you also downgrade the battery.
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If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84/94 require a M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit.
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If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84/97Wh packs, which require a M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit. It isn’t on one of my usual sources, but the iFixit guide shows the 97Wh pack. As long as it fits and the voltage is the same, it should be fine.
In terms of the fit, I’ve got some information on this. On these Dell laptops that ditched the fully external pack like my E6440 has, they tend to come “compromised” unless you only rely on a M.2 SSD because the bay design does not allow you to fit a 2.5” hard drive into the machine unless you also downgrade the battery.
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If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56/84Wh packs.
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If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56Wh packs. The 84/94 require a M.2 SSD as the sole drive - NO additional secondary will fit.
In terms of the fit, I’ve got some information on this. On these Dell laptops that ditched the fully external pack like my E6440 has, they tend to come “compromised” unless you only rely on a M.2 SSD because the bay design does not allow you to fit a 2.5” hard drive into the machine unless you also downgrade the battery.
If you want dual drives, you’re limited to 56/84Wh packs.