On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 9:06 AM, Hans Fugal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I love my mac and I love the magsafe concept, but power adapters is > probably the least-reliable thing on a mac (and they're not cheap - $72 > apiece retail). I also had trouble with the power adapter on my iBook, > first the adapter itself (actually, 2 of them) and then the connector on > the motherboard. Those were most definitely kid/trip related, the sort > of thing the magsafe adapters brilliantly render a moot point.
Having had all 3 of my recent laptop failures be due to the sort of motherboard power supply breakage that magsafe prevents, I'll gladly replace a $72 adapter (actually more for the 17" MBP) a few times instead. -Jonathan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
