Who is the OEM for Dell Inspirion 9300?

[hemiram]

My friend had a laptop about 9 or 10 years ago, it had a different name on it, but it was the exact same machine as the Dell equivilant. The price was cheaper and the warranty stunk, but it was a decent deal. He sold it a long time ago and neither one of us can remember what the name was.

He broke the CDROM on it and the repacement was about half what Dell wanted. A battery was a lot less two

I just kind of wanted it in case I need a part for my new Inspirion 9300, like a battery maybe

Thanks..

 

[deathwalker]

Go to ebay...tons of battery adds for Dell and much cheaper than Dell Direct!!

 

[RobsTV]

I have found Dell Spare parts to be much cheaper than ebay.
For example, Bluetooth card on ebay is about $50, while Dell has it for $50 when you order laptop, or $15 if you wait and get it through spare parts.

Dell Spare Parts USA - 1-800-449-3355 ext 69937

 

[fbrdphreak]

You're looking for the ODM manufacturer, not the OEM. ODM companies provide the blank slates to companies like Dell, who then put their name on it and sell it.
I don't know Dell's specific ODM manufacturer for the 9300, but some of the popular companies are Arima, Compal, Chembook, and a bunch others. Google around!

 

[hemiram]

fbrdphreak: I did, but didn't seem to find a clone of the 9300, maybe it's too new?

RobsTV: Hmm, I figured spare parts from Dell would be the highest of all. That's a shocker..

Thanks..

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: hemiram
fbrdphreak: I did, but didn't seem to find a clone of the 9300, maybe it's too new?

RobsTV: Hmm, I figured spare parts from Dell would be the highest of all. That's a shocker..

Thanks..

It might just be an ODM model that isn't for public sale right now. I'd imagine Dell would be wise enough to put a clamp on any ODM models that might potentially be sold to the public for even less than Dell does 😉

That or Dell designed the 9300 in house, which is possible