> <snip> My girlfriend bought a Samsung laptop in around 2003. Nothing went > wrong > in the first year, then in years 2 & 3 a problem with the screen > connector kept recurring, the onboard power supply socket needed > replacing, and the *external power supply connector needed replacing* twice. > > *None of these were through abuse, more design flaws* (or revenue > generating features). > <snip> > Err, I'll have to disagree on that one, power connectors are designed to connect power to a laptop. NOT to withstand being dragged around the living room/bedroom/etc or be passed from person to person. There will always be a slight play in the connector and a year of being 'wiggled' with destroy either the plug/socket or the sockets mounting to the motherboard/powerboard. Stick the laptop on a desk when it's being charged and the connector will outlast the rest of the machine.
Despite being called 'laptops' this is the last place you should be using them... -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
