OPPOSITE
The FAKE adaptors from China are not FCC certified and out out all kinds
of
RF Interference as well as buzzing and humming. I throw them away if I
buy
a unit that comes with one of those.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Repair Clinic" <[email protected]>
To: "Andrew Webber" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] New Lenovo AC/DC adapter [was Re: Will this
caradapter work?
> 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/c
>>atalog.workflow:show-category-with-items?ftype=acc&category-id=4364BD0F20
>>B94413B5AD6E684D2848E9&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.
