This is also true of power adapters for Sony VAIO, HP and Compaq laptopsl - - - - -
I've got all the money I'll ever need... ... if I die by four o'clock. ... ... .... ..... ...... ~ Henny Youngman On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Repair Clinic <[email protected]>wrote: > We have had remarkably good luck on our purchases from China via eBay... > In comparisons tests since 2002, we have had more failures (adapter goes > dead) of official Thinkpad units (T30, T42, T-60) than Chinese no-name > units. > Voltage and surge tests are just as good for the Chinese as the Lenova... > but there are differences among the Chinese units that are hard to detect > except by price. We use vendors we have learned to trust, however... and > the difficulty is that delivery time averages 15 days. > > These include 760, 765, 600, T-23, T-30, X-31, X-41, T-41, T-42, T-43, > T-52, and T-60. We have also purchased them for T-61, and T-400, but not > enough in numbers to make comparative assumptions yet. > > One difference. The smaller sized official Thinkpad adapters get hot most > of the time, and do often do not last two years... whereas the larger sized > ones work well. > > RB > > > - - - - - > > > I've got all the money I'll ever need... > ... if I die by four o'clock. > > ... ... .... ..... ...... ~ Henny Youngman > > > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Andrew Webber <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I didn't buy the slim adapter in January, the need I saw coming didn't >> arrive and I decided to save and keep using what I had. Stumbled on >> this today, there's a "new & improved" (among other things, he says >> you don't need the brick if you're using a DC source). Still U$111 and >> change from amazon.com, I didn't shop around elsewhere yet. >> >> http://lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=406 >> >> >> >> -- >> Andrew mailto:[email protected] >> >> Thursday, January 14, 2010, 2:10:27 PM, you wrote: >> >> > Here is where they list all the tips for that charger: >> > >> http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:show-category-with-items?ftype=acc&category-id=4364BD0F20B94413B5AD6E684D2848E9&filter=Type_1 >> >> > I'm guessing the 16v tip fits the T41. I'm not aware of any >> > particular inexpensive sources. Buy.com has it for $105 + shipping >> > which makes it about $112. Provantage is about $103 + shipping. >> > Keenzo.com has it for $106 with free shipping. So they're all in >> > the same ballpark. >> >> > ________________________________ >> > Robert Rosen >> >> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:41:33 -0500 >> >> From: Andrew Webber <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Will this car adapter work? >> >> To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> >> >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 >> >> >> >> Thanks Robert, it's good to get advice from someone I know. Do you >> >> know if the adapter is rated for my T41p? >> >> >> >> Also, are there any cheaper sources out there than the $111 I saw on >> >> Amazon? I still have a few days before going home. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Andrew mailto:[email protected] >> >> >> >> Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 1:19:21 PM, you wrote: >> >> >> >> > I use the Lenovo 90 Watt slim line AC/DC adapter with a dual head >> >> > and various charging tips. (Of course I love the one reference on >> >> > the Lenovo site calling it the "Ultraslime AC/DC Adapter.") I use >> >> > it on my X301, Blackberries (naturally they have different tips), >> >> > and a T61p. Also on my Garmin GPS. I do not find it running hot. >> >> > I just wish the power cord was a little longer. I also wish the >> >> > dual head would charge two Blackberries at once but it will only do a >> PC and a BB. >> >> >> >> > I have had no problems with it running hot or buzzing. >> >> >> >> > ________________________________ >> >> > Robert Rosen >> >> >> >> >> Thanks Alex, Jason, and those who replied by email. I decided to >> take >> >> >> the coward's way out and not use the adapter. :) >> >> >> >> >> >> What do the experts here recommend? I can live with something that >> >> >> only works with the X300, though handling both it and the T41p would >> >> >> be nice (the former is easier to deal with in a travel situation). >> >> >> >> >> >> When I first got the X300, I considered the Lenovo slim adapter, not >> >> >> so much for the DC capability but because it would fit in my bag >> >> >> better than the thicker stock one. But I saw reviews that said it >> ran >> >> >> really hot and thought that wasn't a good idea. >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Thinkpad mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Thinkpad mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >> > > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
