[TriLUG] hp laptop power problem

[Steve Pinkham]

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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