Product Description

Carry an extra charger with you and never run out of power with this AC Adapter for Dell Inspiron 1520 1521 1525. Made from high grade material. Works great with the Specified series.

Product Details

• Dimensions: .2 pounds

Features

• Compatible models: Dell Inspiron 1520 1521 1525

Customer Reviews

NOT a charger. What's the point?
This purchase taught me one thing and one thing only: An AC Adapter and a CHARGER are (apparently) two totally different things, even though they look EXACTLY the same and even have the same model numbers written all over them.

This does not charge my laptop. It apparently doesn't charge ANYONE's laptops. I have an Inspiron 1525. This adaptor does keep my laptop on, but it does not charge the battery. Well, what's the point, then? Why would i want to leave my battery stuck at 35% all day? Waste of money, unless you hate your battery for some reason.

That said, the company who sold me this actually offered to refund my money, which was very nice of them. I declined, and i just keep the adapter around just in case i might need to keep my laptop on and i don't feel like charging either of my batteries (which is, by the way, stupid).


UPDATE: Someone commented on my review that this product's description never says that it's a charger. Fair enough. It also doesn't say that it's NOT a charger, which is misleading. And if you're like most people, when you need to replace your CHARGER, you will likely read the model number from your existing charger, and type it into the search bar. This "AC Adapter" will come up on the list because it has the same model number. Defend the company all you want...this is meant to mislead customers and increase sales.

By the way, the SAME commenter (in a moment of utter brilliance) also said that there must be something wrong with my battery, since this Adapter doesn't charge it. Wait...i thought you said it wasn't a charger. Make up your mind son!

Anyway, i replied in the comments if you really want to see my response.

THIS IS NOT A CHARGER
I found out the hard way that this device will not charge your Dell, only run it. Was I being stupid? I'm a software engineer and even I didn't know such things existed. That's $18 down the drain - not much, but I guess I got what I paid for.

Stopped working after 1 month
I bought this item thinking it was a great deal, and for about 3 weeks or so I was happy with it. Then the cord started getting finicky and only charging my computer some of the time. There was no rhyme or reason to it but most of the time it would keep my computer going while it was plugged in but not actually charge it. Then last week it started making my mouse flip out, as another reader mentioned. My computer is now impossible to use while it's plugged in, and I can't even leave it to charge and then come back and use it on battery power because it doesn't actually charge.

My advice is to just spring for the regular dell cord- it may be more expensive but if I have to buy a new one of these every month it's going to get just as expensive really quick.