all adaptors are extremely vulnerable to rough use since the coiling can easily change the voltage output. My remark centered around the fact that at my last company almost everyone had a dell, and 3/4 of them had to have theirs replaced within two years of use. softer plastic, no magsafe, bigger, uglier, and mine never failed, I said above I replaced one, but the thing is, it wasn't even mine, I traded with a friend because he though it was his computer not working with that specific adapter.. we switched and within a week my computer was having the same problem.. he paid for the adapter.. I've never had a problem with mine.

I think you need to be more careful with your computer.. it's not price gouging.. it's a lot of work to reinstall all the internals back into a new frame. don't complain just because you are careless enough to let it happen. or do what i do.. get laptop insurance.. protects against theft, loss, fire, and drops.

either way.. i don't care if the adaptors expired every 6 months.. I'd still use an apple.

why buy both platforms anymore.. esp. if you have a mac.. I'll never give any money to any pc makers.. because i can do everything i need on macs... and believe you me.. that's a lot.

well then maybe you shouldn't crack your screen... no offense but i don't expect apple to cover it if i break my screen.. and yeah my brother had the discoloration on his macbook.. he took it in and they fixed it no questions asked in a day.

I don't want to get into a heated apple pc debate here.. but yeah i do take mac os x into consideration.. i mean, just that is increasing my productivity, and efficiency exponentially over winblows. Seriously, windows is so 1992. so you take mac os x, and all the little features, (scrolling trackpad, bigger trackpad, sms, design, illuminated keyboard, magsafe, isight, etc.) and you compare all those benefits to having a processor that might make a 3-5% increase in speed (that's generous).. and i'm fine with the graphics card.. 256 megs.. able to run a 30 inch external as a second monitor.. come on. The only benefit is not mac os x... it's the whole package if you're actually weighing things to their appropriate proportions.

I agree that the power adaptors aren't cheap, and when it comes time to buy another one, I won't be happy.. but I will be happy if i trip over my power cord and it doesn't break my laptop. seriously.. i've done it with my powerbook. (and i didn't expect them to fix it for free.) It's a premium feature that they deserve the premium price for. It was there idea, and it was a good one.

dude... not everyone wants to skimp on something as important as a
laptop.. 2 grand for a portable desktop quality computer is a bargain
to me. There is no equal to the macbook pro right now.. sure some
might beat it specs wise... but how much stronger do the specs need
to be to offset all the benefits of having a macbook pro... not to
mention mac os x...

I'm sorry you've been having issues.. but apple's
warranties are top rate.. i don't call someone if i'm having an
issue.. i go right to the store and they handle it immediately...
although i've yet to have one with my macbook pro.. 85$ isn't that
bad for a power adaptor.. they're made so much better than your
average dell brick.. they even look better..

i had to spend 79$ on anew adaptor for my powerbook and gladly did just so I could sell itfor more.. my powerbook was 2.5 years old and i just sold it for agrand... a grand man.. that means my macbook pro was only a grand..you'd think i'd be mad that they're coming out with upgraded macbookpros and i just bought one not too long ago.. but I really couldn't care less.. I'm buying the 30 inch monitor this weekend, and then i'll be in desktop/laptop heaven.

dude... not everyone wants to skimp on something as important as a laptop.. 2 grand for a portable desktop quality computer is a bargain to me. There is no equal to the macbook pro right now.. sure some might beat it specs wise... but how much stronger do the specs need to be to offset all the benefits of having a macbook pro... not to mention mac os x...

I'm sorry you've been having issues.. but apple's warranties are top rate.. i don't call someone if i'm having an issue.. i go right to the store and they handle it immediately... although i've yet to have one with my macbook pro..

85$ isn't that bad for a power adaptor.. they're made so much better than your average dell brick.. they even look better.. i had to spend 79$ on a new adaptor for my powerbook and gladly did just so I could sell it for more.. my powerbook was 2.5 years old and i just sold it for a grand... a grand man.. that means my macbook pro was only a grand..

you'd think i'd be mad that they're coming out with upgraded macbook pros and i just bought one not too long ago.. but I really couldn't care less.. I'm buying the 30 inch monitor this weekend, and then i'll be in desktop/laptop heaven.





Sure, but not everyone has 2k to drop on a laptop.

If they really were worth every penny, Apple wouldn't try to screw you over on the power adapters for these things. $85.00 for a replacement AC adapter? Are you serious? Ontop of the fact that those adapters are notoriously easy to bend and break.

I'm sorry, I have a macbook pro, and while it's a good laptop, it is far from perfect. My battery started expanding, replaced it. The screen has a couple of dead pixels and the case lid is somewhat tweaked and on top of all that I have an underclocked ati x1600 woo hoo!

It's all perfect till you have to take your laptop into Applecare where they blame you first for the problems the machine is having. I just bought a black macbook and the wireless was dead out of the box. Do you know how long it took to get me a replacement? It took me about an hour arguing over the phone to confirm my wireless was dead when I had told the person on the otherside that it was a hardware issue. ONLY then did they agree to replace it after an hour. What a waste of my time.

My Powerbook G4 was a solid laptop. Apple quality has taken a hit since then. Using cheap parts and keeping the prices high.

i'd probably listen to some entrance.. guy blakeslee is so good. no one knows of him usually.. and i doubt it would peak many stereotypical gadget freaks' interest... but i bet the highs would sound amazing.

why do I feel that in 100 years we'll find this video on googletube as a huge joke on what robots used to be like, and we'll watch it with our cyborg companions. they'll always be there for us,..... not like you samantha... not like you.

i used to work for ruckus, and got out over a year ago,.. with a lot of other people. but i got a severance, so i guess i'm obligated to speak good of it.. in which case... the graphics are sweet... and yeah.. it's easily stripped.

you friggin engadget ms fanboys.. i swear.. get paid off a little more... EVERYONE KNOWS THE 360 IS TEN TIMES LOUDER THAN THE PS3... your web blog is slowly becoming less and less important.

I cannot believe engadget's moron writers and all of you are complaining about it not having 3g. you've got to be kidding me. almost no one has 3g now, and even if they do how much do they use it, and even then it's only marginally faster..

if you guys care more about this than having a phone that works perfectly in every respect.. then you need to take a look at yourselves, and at least try to not be such huge nerds. seriously, not everyone into gadgets is a friggin star trek watching, fast food eating, blow-up doll swooning, geek.