Swapped a laptop battery myself for the first time and didn't blow anything up

My 5 year old Dell laptop kept dying after 45 minutes off the charger so I finally ordered a $35 replacement battery from Amazon. Watched a 12 minute YouTube video twice before I even touched a screwdriver because I was nervous about breaking the plastic clips. Got the back panel off without cracking anything which felt like a miracle honestly. The old battery was swollen a little bit so I'm glad I did this when I did instead of waiting longer. Took about 20 minutes total and now the thing lasts 3 hours again like when it was new. Anybody else put off a simple repair for months and then wonder why they waited so long?

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jason7523d ago

Man that swollen battery thing is scary, glad you caught it before it got worse. It's crazy how we'll put off a 20 minute fix for months because we're scared of messing it up.

davidh8814h ago

My buddy literally left his phone in a drawer for a month because the screen broke lol.