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Discussion Thread : 🐼 Saturday 7 February 2026 (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 month ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just replaced mums laptop battery for $40 from alixp.

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is a dell so I might be able to find a replacement pretty easily. I'll have a look, thanks

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A replacement battery for my MS surface is only $24 but it's a wild process of heating and separating the parts as it's stuck together with that yellow tape rather than simple micro-screws.