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firetoole

firetoole

duch bag
Nov 19, 2004
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Wooo Tulips!!!!
so I am on my 3rd ac adaptor and I have had it for 2 weeks and it just broke :mumble: why are these built so crappy?

I even tried one of those yoyo's and it fried after about 4 weeks
 
jimmydean

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
41,192
13,339
Portland, OR
I have a non-apple one and have not had an issue with it. I have the standard Apple one at home, but the one I travel with is an EPS A/C adapter.

It doesn't have the cool light on the end, but it works.
 
dfinn

dfinn

Turbo Monkey
Jul 24, 2003
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SL, UT
Transcend said:
My new one has been going strong for 4 months?
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That's not really something to brag about is it? How long did the one before that last? I've never heard of these issues but if 4 months is a big accomplishment that sounds pretty lame to me.

edit: is apple replacing these for people?
 
Transcend

Transcend

My Nuts Are Flat
Apr 18, 2002
18,040
3
Towing the party line.
dfinn said:
That's not really something to brag about is it? How long did the one before that last? I've never heard of these issues but if 4 months is a big accomplishment that sounds pretty lame to me.

edit: is apple replacing these for people?
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Sorry, new machine. Last mac before this was during the system 7 era :drool:
 
DirtyDog

DirtyDog

Gang probed by the Golden Banana
Aug 2, 2005
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Mines been working fine for 2.5 years - but why not try an aftermarket adapter? Cheaper and probably more reliable.
 
BigMike

BigMike

BrokenbikeMike
Jul 29, 2003
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Montgomery county MD
I've had my Pbook for around 5 mos. with not many problems. Only problem is the adaper in the notebook is a little loose from where the cable got pulled the wrong way, but it still works fine.

Guess thats why they came out with the new magnetic one for the MacBooks
 
lanman

lanman

Monkey
Nov 2, 2001
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Natick, MA
I haven't had any issues, but everyone in my major has them and I have heard of several complaints. But I mean I'm on like 6 months and no issues, my roommy blew his up in about 4 months and he uses his far less then me because he has 2 computers, this is my only comp (unfortunately). Very inconsistent performance.
 
Discostu

Discostu

Monkey
Nov 15, 2003
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Go with a kensington universal adaptor. I got one on ebay for real cheap and its been working for about a year now with my PC laptop no problem. Its almost the exact same thing as the I-Go Juice, but alot cheaper and slightly less common.

My brother has gone through a ton of adaptors on his PB G4 and the I-Go Juice is the only one that has lasted.

The new core duo based Macbooks look like they have much improved power adaptors. Most notably the magnetic plug.
 
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