08-31-2018, 07:26 AM
Racer X wrote:
Their cable choice has baffled me from day one. 12 year old Dell craptop chargers are still going strong. And after working in the aerospace industry around satellites and aircraft, I can assure you that there are wire sheathing and insulation options that will survive anything you, I and our pets are likely to do to them.
I dob't know which Dell chargers you have been using, but my experience with the ones that go with the Dell laptops we lend to students at the library where I work is not the same. I have been in charge of keeping track of problems with the laptops for a dozen years, Dell laptops have been used for all but the first year and a half of that. Over time we had to get nearly 2/3 of them replaced under warranty or as out of warranty purchases due to the cables pulling out, fraying, or the plastic of the charging tip cracking.
Admittedly the most recent iteration of their charge has been a little better, only a couple have had problems with the cord pulling out. But already on units just over a year old I have turned in several to be replaced after the charging tip came apart after the plastic cracked open.