[TriLUG] hp laptop power problem
Steve Pinkham
steve.pinkham at gmail.com
Fri Aug 5 08:37:30 EDT 2011
On 08/05/2011 12:33 AM, David Burton wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:05 PM, Derek Linz
> <chapelhilllaptopshop at gmail.com>wrote:
> - Power jacks. Some machines have power adapters with long, stiff ends
> on them that seem designed to apply leverage to delicate power jacks, but
> when a power jack goes bad I think it is 3/4 user fault. The L-shaped ends
> on the power adapter cables from some mfgs probably help some, but the only
> mfg that really solves this is Apple, with their nifty magnetically-affixed
> compression connectors. (The other manufacturers really should warn users
> about this vulnerability, though.)
>
Lenovo Thinkpads also solve this by having a plug that is not soldered
on the MB, but connected with a wire.
One of a number of reasons I recommend Apple or Thinkpad notebooks over
the alternatives.
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