Plug in the computer I fancy a hot meal
By p1kef1sh
@p1kef1sh (45681)
September 1, 2010 12:52pm CST
For our daughter's 21st we bought her a rather swish Apple Macbook Pro laptop computer. We are all Apple fans in this house and whilst we could have paid our mortgage for 6 months with what it cost, it never seriously crossed my mind to buy her any other make. You either "get" Apple or you don't. They are beautifully designed and manufactured and don't operate the dreadful Windows operating system; yet the charger that came with the laptop is quite the worst piece of work that I have seen in a longtime. In use the thing got so hot that we could have cooked meals on it. I wasn't at all surprised that eventually it burned itself out and whilst we are getting a replacement under the guarantee, I also bought a spare charger from E Bay. The spare was a third of the price of a new one, doesn't get hot and is in every way superior. Apple should learn from the Chinese copycat that manufacturers it. Have you ever bought something expensive only to find that it simply doesn't do the job?
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
2 Sep 10
I have a brand new Acer, and when I contacted them and told them my adaptor cord was toast they yelled at me! lol But it was still under warranty and though it took forever, they sent me a new one which seems to be working ok, though I have to put the computer to sleep at night so the adaptor will cool down. So if you think of it, send me the link to the fellow you bought your copycat from, cause I don't have very high hopes this new adaptor is going to last for long.
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
2 Sep 10
I hear ya. Acer made me feel like a total idiot. Tried to convince me that I had done something wrong. So when I sent the whole thing back, I labelled the weakness in the cord at the port plug, which was the biggest problem and when they sent me the new cord, there was a note telling me to be sure not to 'crimp' the cord at the port plug! LOL I had to laugh. At least someone payed attention to MY note! ROFL
@p1kef1sh (45681)
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2 Sep 10
It's like you spend a shed load of money and then you break the thing on purpose. They struggle to accept that they might just have the design wrong! The spare one is actually more robust and just as portable as the original. I'd prefer another of those but Apple wouldn't entertain that! LOL.
@liquorice (3887)
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1 Sep 10
Well, we went through a lot of Hotpoint washing machines.. Finally got them to give us our money back and we bought a Bosch instead.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
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2 Sep 10
We are on our second Hotpoint washing machine and so far it's fine. But our John Lewis dishwasher (made by Bosch) is useless. We often have to wash up by hand after they've been through the washer! JL don't want to know. Fortunately my sister is senior in Waitrose and she managed to get them going through the motions but nothing significant has happened yet.
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@liquorice (3887)
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8 Sep 10
Well, I suppose we were lucky with the Bosch, and unlucky with the Hotpoints. Annoying for you to have to wash up by hand, it kind of defies the point of the dishwasher! 
Good luck with trying to deal with JL. I thought their customer/after sales service was supposed to be good, very annoying that you're finding otherwise..
Good luck with trying to deal with JL. I thought their customer/after sales service was supposed to be good, very annoying that you're finding otherwise..
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
2 Sep 10
[i][/i]Hi pikey! I have learned that buying "name" brands that we think
are the best aren't always! Sometimes we can get the very same
thing for a lessor price and it is as good or better if we take
the time to do the research! There are alot of great computers
out there at lessor prices that might have been even better,
but when you set your mind on a certain brand sometimes that
isn't so great as I found out last year when buying a new 26 inch
tv! I had decided that I wanted a "SONY" brand and that was it!
So I got a SONY 26 inch Digital Thingy for the price of a 32
inch tv and I am so mad at myself for "falling into that trap"!
If I would have done more research, listened to others I could have
bought just as great a tv for much less money! I have now learned my
lesson! My next tv will be a LG Brand (Lifes Good) for less money and
great quality and a bigger screen!
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
2 Sep 10
Hello my friend p1kef1sh Ji,
Last week my ubby brought on Lap-Top Note-Book of HP, which is so small tat he can always carry like me, but its Font are too small for him be comfortable at this age of 70 +. First thing, he could not paste a photo of his choice on the screen as it has been armed with Windows-7 as OS system. he is getting chased as ou were with that charger. I think it is hiogh time for customer to look into draw-backs than their benifits. Take care. It is with following details of product. Plase help him if t is anyway to paste.
a. HP Mini 210 – 1095TU
b. Serial No: (S)CNF01814M7
c. Product No. : WP642PA#ACJ
May God bless You and have a great time.
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
3 Sep 10
Hello my friend p1kef1sh Ji,
So nice of you for adding yet another way to solve my problem. But my lap-top has Windows-7 as its OS. Please try and let me know, how I am to do in chronological order. Thanks in advance. HP customer has declined with solutions.
May God bless You and have a great time.
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
6 Sep 10
Nothing I can think of specifically (it's gone midnight and I have a lot on my mind and cannot recall anything precisely at this time). It does seem though that when I lash out and buy new rather than second hand, or I pay a high price as opposed to cheap and this applies to new and used, then I am sorely disappointed.
That post of yours P1k1e is beautifully concocted, constructed and written. I hope you are proud of yourself. 
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
1 Sep 10
hi pikey I hear a lot of people going to apple now but I did not
realize how expensive the things are. Yes we bought a supposed top
of the art Bissel vacuum cleaner and it was a real dud it got hot,it'
stopped and any way we could have bought a Dyson instead. Once my son gets some money saved up so we can move into a two bedroom apartment
'I want to trade in that Bissell for a Dyson instead. the dyson was the same price but is a b etter built machine. good luck with the Apple laptop computer. Yes windows is sort of clunky but as I do not have any real money right now I am stuck with it. lol
