Re: Laptop power problem

["John Posada" <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I've now gone through maybe six laptops (Dell and HP/Compaq) and not once
have I had this type of problem. Me thinks the salesman is full of crap. It
seems that this should be fixable by having a reputable shop replace the
female plug where you insert the power cable...what could it cost..$50.00?

On 4/7/08, Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> wrote:
>
> Intensely annoying!
>
> The power connection to my laptop has become increasingly unreliable. When
> I plug in the power cable, the connection isn't made, and the laptop
> continues to work from the battery. I used to be able to jiggle the
> connector to get it to settle in so the connection would persist.
>
> Now, short of standing and pushing down on the connector with my thumb, I
> can't get the connection to stay up. I am currently using my backup cable,
> which has the same problem but it is not as severe (yet).
>
> At the computer store where I bought it (and where the warranty is long
> outdated), the salesman said that this is the "dirty little secret" of
> laptops and that lots of them have this problem. Only IBMs and Apples have
> solved the problem (the Macs by splitting the cable into four, with four
> magnetic connectors).
>
> Have you encountered this problem, and were you able to solve it? Maybe my
> backup cable will last until the laptop is obsolete, but if it doesn't, I
> will have no way to use my laptop.
>
>
> --
> John Posada
> Senior Technical Writer
> NYMetro STC President and Program Chair
>
> - Said the Zen master to the hot dog v endor "Make me one with
> everything."
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