For those of us who only need these items occasionally over the years and do not work with quantities sufficient to distinguish statistically the good from the bad, how do we know who are the reputable dealers on eBay? I have friends who are delighted with their great deals from eBay, but the few I have tried have all been rip-offs, like the motherboard I tried to buy which was advertised with a phony picture as one model but turned out to be something else. The vendor responded, "tough luck;" that since I had won the bid (the only bid) I HAD to pay or he would ruin me on eBay and sue. I complained to eBay and offered them copies of the complete exchange of emails. eBay refused to get involved until I had paid him the money, then, they said, I could have access to their system to TRY to recover my money. That was my last attempt to deal on eBay. I have been trying to find a replacement adapter for a T43p without much luck. Thanks for any guidance you can offer on finding the honest vendors with good products. maxdanger
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Repair Clinic <[email protected]>wrote: > 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/catalog.workflow:show-category-with-items?ftype=acc&category-id=4364BD0F20B94413B5AD6E684D2848E9&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: > > >> > > >> > 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. > > >> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Thinkpad mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thinkpad mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
