Dell Facing Shortage of Laptop Battery

Dell is now facing a scarcity of laptop batteries. In the aftermath of a fire occurred at a major supplier, the whole industry is suffering from lack of batteries. The prices of Dell’s separately sold battery packs have been increased and the company is trying its best to reduce the price by working with the other suppliers. The shortage of laptop battery could affect the second quarter shipment at Asustek Computer up to 40 percent.

Reuters reported:

"We sell battery packs. The prices of those battery packs for people ordering extra batteries have gone up," Dell spokesman Jess Blackburn said, declining to say by how much.

He added that Dell is "not commenting on what impact, if any, that this is having on the prices of our products," referring to notebook PCs.

"The industry is experiencing battery supply constraints because of these problems," Blackburn added. "Therefore, pricing is being impacted by current availability. But we are working with our partners throughout our supply chain to reduce the impact on our customers.

So, no doubt, the whole industry is now facing the problem and the companies are working on the matter along with other partners of the supply chain in order to prevent the price hike of laptop batteries. Now, let us see if the companies like Dell could get over from this problem soon.