I am an Apple true believer. I have owned and loved apple for over 20 years. In that time I’ve only needed Apple care once. (a faulty DVD drive in 2002) Apple consistently delivers on a hardware and software package that works so seamlessly that you forget that it is there; leaving with with the work at hand. However, within the last 18 months I have replaced three power bricks for my laptop at $80 a pop. They have a fault in the cord that frays and ultimately shorts the brick making recharging impossible. It is to the point where even I, the true believer, has weak faith. Somebody is asleep at the wheel in the “easy and forgettable” section of the engineering department. You know, the one that puts together power bricks?
With my laptop down, and my desktop unit doing something else, I am computer-less. (This post composed on an iPhone with the WordPress app.) I will be missing this weeks update. I have a new cord coming Monday or Tues.)
Sorry for the delay. No helping it.
If the brick is the white one with the collapsing prongs, I have found the best way to keep it from fraying at the base is to gaff tape the cable to the brick so it can’t twist, and is aligned so it can wrap to around its winding cables. Hopefully the power of gaff tape will save you another $80.
Isn’t it a terrible thing when committing gaffes is the best solution to a problem?
@Theron: That’s actually a great idea. I was thinking of reinforcing the base of that thin cable with white electrical tape, but your way is much more elegant. There could be a problem with the heat from the brick baking away the cable insulation (those bricks get hot!). But I would be no worse off and I could retape it if necessary. Thanks for the idea!
@Xheralt: I agree. There is something seriously wrong with the engineering loop in this one.
I used to love Apple, but that was before I when to college. Now I’m a Windows developer. Don’t get me wrong. There is no hate. I am mature enought to realize that a person should use whatever works for them. But I have severly lost the Apple love.
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