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Feb 23, 2008 | 8:56 pm

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Originally Posted by sbm12

The smaller one is 65W, not 75 but this is otherwise correct. In some cases I've seen issues with the bigger laptops needing the higher wattage supply to be happy, but as a general rule with Dell, if the plug fits, you're fine.

The wattage issue is a big deal. Many of the newer dells will tell you "I will run on the 65w adapter but not charge the battery."

I've got a d630 now (albeit not one of the monster desktop replacement machines) and while it will run on a 65w supply and charge, the power brick itself gets pretty hot. A 90w runs very cool by comparison.

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