This EXACTLY. My first Mac was a 2004 Powerbook. It had the old round circular power connector (like this: http://www.hdwarrior.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/15power-supply.jpg ). Less than one year into owning, it was so frayed internally from spinning (horrible design) that one day when I plugged it in, it sparked, flamed, and released some magic blue smoke (luckily no spreading fire).
In three years I went through four power cords. Invariably the connector piece would become weakened internally. I would have to spin and spin the connector to get it to power the laptop, and slight movements would disconnect the power. This constant connecting/disconnecting wreaked havoc on the battery. I would have kept using that computer longer, but the battery and cord issues were incredibly aggravating. The current magsafe apple power connector is a LOT better, though I'm on my third power cord in a little over four years with my current laptop. Scott On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:22 AM, Julian Zottl wrote: > If it get kinked enough, the wires inside could be exposed, which would > lead to them touching and starting a fire. Lot's of if's though! I've > never seen a power cord catch fire unless it was a Apple product, haha. > ---- > Julian > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Thane Sherrington < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I've seen a few laptops with their power cords (the part from the adapter >> to the laptop) badly kinked or twisted, and the cords (although the out >> casing isn't damaged). I'm thinking this can't be good for the cord or the >> laptop. Is this something I should mention to clients to be careful about? >> >> T >> >> >>
