Adapter Compatible with Dell 6G356

This adaptor does not work with my Dell Inspiron 5100. It will not charge the battery, nor will it send power to the unit for normal use.

I will say that the company I purchased it from did an excellent job of sending info on returns. I am very pleased with their customer service. I sent it back with the information provided and they credited my card. Pain-free and refreshing!

The Amazon product description lists the Inspiron 1100 series as one of the products this adapter is supposed to work for. The "good" news is that it does indeed plug into our inspiron 1100. The BAD news is that the transformer brick overheats and after a couple hours of use it is almost too hot to touch, to the point that the label is starting to blister off. The product we received is definately a MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. We are not going to plug it in again and are going to try to return the product.

What is potentially the problem? Although the description lists the 1100 series, and the plug fits fine, the technical details DONT list the 1100 series. This makes it look like the adapter / laptop battery are potentially mis-matched voltage/amp-wise. There's no telling what damage this did to our laptop battery. Hopefully, all the carnage is on the adapter side.

I bought this for my old laptop five months ago, only used it less than 20 times, mostly to charge the battery when the laptop is on standby. Now it's broken ...

I have an older Dell 5100 laptop. When I connected it to the computer the A/C icon appeared in the system tray but within a few seconds and error message appeared saying that if I continued to use it I might seriously harm my notebook. I was hoping it did work since the price of an exact replacement is more than double from Dell. Those adapter wires only seem to last a year or so.

I bought this item a few weeks ago from Osprey-Talon. They did great with shipping. I had it about three days after I placed the order.

Pros: It works with my computer, nice fit (proprietary style plug).

Cons: There's a slight, high-pitched humming noise from it. It's a little annoying, but fairly easily ignored, since the sound doesn't carry. The overall length of the cord is noticeably shorter than the original, which would be good to change, but it's livable.

Overall, though, it's not a bad product, especially for the price. It's about half the cost Dell wants for pretty much the same thing. We'll see how long this one lasts (if it's more than a year, it'll already be superior to my experience with Dell adapters).

*Edit, May 22/2008 - A little over six months later and it's pretty much inoperable. While I blame it partially on the design of the Inspiron 1100 series (there is a fan right next to the connection that blows out air hot enough to soften the rubber on the cable), the construction of the cable, at least in that area could be far better.