On Thursday 25 March 2010 21:47:45 Bruce Markowitz wrote: > OPPOSITE > The FAKE adaptors from China are not FCC certified and out out all kinds of > RF Interference as well as buzzing and humming. I throw them away if I buy > a unit that comes with one of those. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Repair Clinic" <[email protected]> > To: "Andrew Webber" <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 9:32 PM > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] New Lenovo AC/DC adapter [was Re: Will this > caradapter work? > > > We have had remarkably good luck on our purchases from China via eBay... > > In > > comparisons tests since 2002, we have had more failures (adapter goes > > dead) > > of official Thinkpad units (T30, T42, T-60) than Chinese no-name units. > > Voltage and surge tests are just as good for the Chinese as the Lenova... > > but there are differences among the Chinese units that are hard to detect > > except by price. We use vendors we have learned to trust, however... and > > the difficulty is that delivery time averages 15 days. > > > > These include 760, 765, 600, T-23, T-30, X-31, X-41, T-41, T-42, T-43, > > T-52, > > and T-60. We have also purchased them for T-61, and T-400, but not > > enough in numbers to make comparative assumptions yet. > > > > One difference. The smaller sized official Thinkpad adapters get hot > > most of the time, and do often do not last two years... whereas the > > larger sized > > ones work well. > > > > RB > > > > > > - - - - - > > > > > > I've got all the money I'll ever need... > > ... if I die by four o'clock. > > > > ... ... .... ..... ...... ~ Henny Youngman > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Andrew Webber > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello all, > >> > >> I didn't buy the slim adapter in January, the need I saw coming didn't > >> arrive and I decided to save and keep using what I had. Stumbled on > >> this today, there's a "new & improved" (among other things, he says > >> you don't need the brick if you're using a DC source). Still U$111 and > >> change from amazon.com, I didn't shop around elsewhere yet. > >> > >> http://lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=406 > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Andrew mailto:[email protected] > >> > >> Thursday, January 14, 2010, 2:10:27 PM, you wrote: > >> > Here is where they list all the tips for that charger: > >> > >> http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/c > >>atalog.workflow:show-category-with-items?ftype=acc&category-id=4364BD0F20 > >>B94413B5AD6E684D2848E9&filter=Type_1 > >> > >> > I'm guessing the 16v tip fits the T41. I'm not aware of any > >> > particular inexpensive sources. Buy.com has it for $105 + shipping > >> > which makes it about $112. Provantage is about $103 + shipping. > >> > Keenzo.com has it for $106 with free shipping. So they're all in > >> > the same ballpark. > >> > > >> > ________________________________ > >> > Robert Rosen > >> > > >> >> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:41:33 -0500 > >> >> From: Andrew Webber <[email protected]> > >> >> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Will this car adapter work? > >> >> To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> > >> >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> > >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 > >> >> > >> >> Thanks Robert, it's good to get advice from someone I know. Do you > >> >> know if the adapter is rated for my T41p? > >> >> > >> >> Also, are there any cheaper sources out there than the $111 I saw on > >> >> Amazon? I still have a few days before going home. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Andrew mailto:[email protected] > >> >> > >> >> Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 1:19:21 PM, you wrote: Only some of them are fake, Bruce. There *are* reputible companies located in China. Yes, a lot of crap comes out from there, but good stuff, as well. I've seen some wall warts that were good, very good.
--STeve Andre' > >> >> > I use the Lenovo 90 Watt slim line AC/DC adapter with a dual head > >> >> > and various charging tips. (Of course I love the one reference on > >> >> > the Lenovo site calling it the "Ultraslime AC/DC Adapter.") I use > >> >> > it on my X301, Blackberries (naturally they have different tips), > >> >> > and a T61p. Also on my Garmin GPS. I do not find it running hot. > >> >> > I just wish the power cord was a little longer. I also wish the > >> >> > dual head would charge two Blackberries at once but it will only do > >> >> > a > >> > >> PC and a BB. > >> > >> >> > I have had no problems with it running hot or buzzing. > >> >> > > >> >> > ________________________________ > >> >> > Robert Rosen > >> >> > > >> >> >> Thanks Alex, Jason, and those who replied by email. I decided to > >> >> >> take > >> >> >> the coward's way out and not use the adapter. :) > >> >> >> > >> >> >> What do the experts here recommend? I can live with something that > >> >> >> only works with the X300, though handling both it and the T41p > >> >> >> would > >> >> >> be nice (the former is easier to deal with in a travel situation). > >> >> >> > >> >> >> When I first got the X300, I considered the Lenovo slim adapter, > >> >> >> not > >> >> >> so much for the DC capability but because it would fit in my bag > >> >> >> better than the thicker stock one. But I saw reviews that said it > >> >> >> ran > >> >> >> really hot and thought that wasn't a good idea. g _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
