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    How solid is the AC connector?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by skeezix, Sep 24, 2007.

  1. skeezix

    skeezix Notebook Consultant

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    Far too numerous to count are notebooks built with badly designed and/or soldered connectors for power; I know I've taken a few to a local repair guy to have new connectors put in.

    The Sager/Clevo looks like a pretty solid connector, but I thought I'd just ask .. any known issues with it getting weak over time.. should we new owners be gentle with unplugging and replugging every day, or is it a pretty solid connector?

    So far it seems like the machine is built like a tank, but I always worry over the hinges and the power connector :)

    jeff
     
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    skeezix Notebook Consultant

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    Slick, thanks for the vote. Back to manhandling my notebook!

    (Obviously the best approach would be to have electricity transmitted through the air in a giant arc, but I digress.)

    jeff
     
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    I'll add that I unplug my AC connector every night when I turn off my notebook, and so far (after a year) I have no problems.
     
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    Great, thanks; that was exactly my concern -- unplugging every night and leaning the machine up on its end beside the couch. Seems a lot of the lower end machines are designed to be plugged and left.. fiddling every day is guaranteed to break it off the motherboard.

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