colinh
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colinh
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ErikFive said:What is magsafe power connector? The thing between my mac and power outlet? Excuse my inoramusIm not a doctor. What can go wrong?
For the others who don't have a newish Mac laptop yet...
The power cord is connected to the laptop magnetically, that way if (as always happens) someone walks past your laptop, tripping over the power cord - it doesn't yank the laptop onto the floor. It's pretty neat, if not the major hardware revolution of the decade.
Edit again: Im Norweigan and dont understand jokes
You may be a Norweigan inoramus, but I'm sure you do understand jokes. (at least, I hope so
)colin
this has to be the best *photography* forum ever....
(i'm not norwegian but i guess i've lived there long enough to have lost the little sense i ever had for jokes... )
(i'm not norwegian but i guess i've lived there long enough to have lost the little sense i ever had for jokes... )
cmedin
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I wish this would be standard on ALL laptops. I've replaced the power plug three times, and the board the held the power connector at least once, due to the Mrs using her laptop like...a laptop. It's absolutely idiotic how it only takes a light bump into something to effectively render a $2k laptop inoperable.
teo
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LOL, for a second (well, maybe some more) I've tought the magsafe magnetic strenght had pulled out the guts from the mac
I should wear my glasses some more.....
I should wear my glasses some more.....
colyn
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Now that's what you call a real bug..has anybody written a fix for it yet??
erikhaugsby
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RAID, prehaps? Or would that do in the computer as well?colyn said:
colinh
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cmedin said:
Well, now you know what to buy the next time it happens.
BTW, Erik: Always remember what the great Confucius say: "Ho chei fu wen ni hao wu sei."
colin
kmack
do your job, then let go
Grace Hopper would have been very amused.
BillBingham2
Registered User
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) would not often be found in a Mac with a new magsafe power connector on it. You could with some fancy software but I never really understood why people would trust software to do what hardware should (IMHO).
Admiral Hopper would have loved this I think. Anyone who can develop a programming language from watching a Basketball game must be a wonderful person.
B2 (;->
Admiral Hopper would have loved this I think. Anyone who can develop a programming language from watching a Basketball game must be a wonderful person.
B2 (;->
erikhaugsby
killer of threads
Pardon?colinh said:
RAID as in the bug spray, not the harddrive setup.BillBillingham2 said:
BillBingham2
Registered User
Raid, smaid, I'm an Off man myself! Works on bugs and computers!!!
Actually, I love Old Time Woodsman's Flydope. But I got my last bottle over 30 years ago in the Adirondacks in Upstate New York.
B2 (;->
Actually, I love Old Time Woodsman's Flydope. But I got my last bottle over 30 years ago in the Adirondacks in Upstate New York.
B2 (;->
colinh
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erikhaugsby said:
Sorry Erik - talking to the other Erik...
colin
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erikhaugsby said:
That reminds me of the Australian movie "Muriel's Wedding' in which the father believes that Windex spray will cure anything.
ywenz
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Socke
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Happens to Dell powersupplies with conventional plugs, too.
Lesson learnt, never leave your laptop alone, it might burn down your house.
Lesson learnt, never leave your laptop alone, it might burn down your house.
markinlondon
Elmar user
ywenz said:
I'd doubt the veracity of any website that claims a failure rate of 500% for anything, not to mention whose author thinks that the plurals of Mac, Macbook and Powerbook require an apostrophe
.When I first got my Macbook I put the magsafe connector down next to the socket while I sorted out the other end. When I turned round it had connected itself
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colinh
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markinlondon said:IWhen I first got my Macbook I put the magsafe connector down next to the socket while I sorted out the other end. When I turned round it had connected itself
Macs are designed to do what you want them to do. Without you even having to ask!
ywenz and Socke, maybe you'd like to look at the original photo again?
colin
TheHub
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The white brick AC adapters have sucked for a long time now. Specifically the one that came with the G3 iBooks and finally was retired with the last G4 PowerBooks.
The plug that goes to the computer lasted about a year and would then fray and stop working. I've gone through 3 AC adapters in 3 years and have seen numerous complaints on the internet about them.
The plug that goes to the computer lasted about a year and would then fray and stop working. I've gone through 3 AC adapters in 3 years and have seen numerous complaints on the internet about them.
BillBingham2
Registered User
My wife just got her Powerbook back from a CLA at Apple (under Apple Care) and hers is MUCH better. I suspect that it will need some more TLC before the end of the 3 years.
IMHO, IBM had the best approach to power supplies. They kept the same voltage and adapter for many years. Made it very easy for loyal owners to have bricks-on-a-leash in several location, very handy.
B2 (;->
IMHO, IBM had the best approach to power supplies. They kept the same voltage and adapter for many years. Made it very easy for loyal owners to have bricks-on-a-leash in several location, very handy.
B2 (;->