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A comment on Macbook charger teardown: surprising complexity inside Apple's power adapter. Parent comment

Re:Macbook charger teardown: surprising complexity inside Ap... by Bud on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @04:47PM (#10629948)
That's ludicrous. Other companies don't have this problem? Sorry, but I take care of hundreds of PCs. Other companies definitely do have this problem.
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Re:Macbook charger teardown: surprising complexity inside Ap... by simoncion on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @10:37PM (#10631130)
> That's ludicrous. Other companies don't have this problem?

Anecdotally, neither the 7-or-8-year-old charger for my Toughbook nor the four-ish-year-old charger for the treats-all-her-cabling-like-it's-meant-to-be-load-bearing roommate's Toshiba Satellite have failed.

Apple definitely seems to be an outlier in this arena and is well known for their not-infrequent decision to sacrifice function, user comfort, and/or safety for aesthetic appeal.

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