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I have decided to buy a new laptop based on the power adaptor alone
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There it is. This is not a troubleshooting issue. This is not a hardware or peripheral discussion. I want to replace my my Powerbook G4 with a MacBook simply because I am tired of buying power adaptors. I'm on my 4th one at anywhere from $50-$90. I'm done now.
Anyone else decided to make such an idiotic/logical decision?
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i just did the same thing...
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It was a large purchasing choice for me as well.
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What happened ?
I'm still on my first power adaptor with my 2001 iBook (Dual USB).
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That might not be a good reason to upgrade, as cheap third-party power adapters can be found for the old iBooks/PowerBooks, but not for the new MacBooks with the patented, and therefore third-party-proof, MagSafe power adapters.
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I found it cool that my new Dell E4200 (MacBook Air competition) has a super tiny and thin power adapter. The greatest innovation lately seems to be in this area, and Apple is competitive.
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Originally Posted by CharlesS 
That might not be a good reason to upgrade, as cheap third-party power adapters can be found for the old iBooks/PowerBooks, but not for the new MacBooks with the patented, and therefore third-party-proof, MagSafe power adapters.
I've gone through 2 "cheap replacements". Maybe they don't make them for the MagSafe, because it's unnecessary.
Recognize there is a slight sense of sarcasm when I wrote this thread. I know if I weighed the money-balances, it's silly. I'm just highly annoyed.
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You will get a faster computer with it.
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My PB lasted 5 years and in that time only needed one new power adapter. (It just stopped working one day) And about a month ago I got a letter telling me I was party to a class action suit about defective power adapters. So it looks like the one replacement might even turn out to be free.
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Originally Posted by davidbk1
My PB lasted 5 years and in that time only needed one new power adapter. (It just stopped working one day) And about a month ago I got a letter telling me I was party to a class action suit about defective power adapters. So it looks like the one replacement might even turn out to be free.
you got a link for that? i just bought a new adapter for my g4 the other day.
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Originally Posted by KeriVit
There it is. This is not a troubleshooting issue. This is not a hardware or peripheral discussion. I want to replace my my Powerbook G4 with a MacBook simply because I am tired of buying power adaptors. I'm on my 4th one at anywhere from $50-$90. I'm done now.
Anyone else decided to make such an idiotic/logical decision?
I suggest that you also buy a single socket surge protector that you use and carry with your power adaptor. The Apple adaptors are prone to damage from lousy power and you never know what kind of socket you are plugging into.
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Originally Posted by CharlesS
That might not be a good reason to upgrade, as cheap third-party power adapters can be found for the old iBooks/PowerBooks, but not for the new MacBooks with the patented, and therefore third-party-proof, MagSafe power adapters.
Not so. I'm using a cheap 3rd party MagSafe adapter on my MacBook Pro as I type. Bought from Amazon.
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