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MOST CHARGERS £39.99 OR LESS!! SO IS IT WORTH BUYING A DUD? Well lots of people do! Below is THE TOP TEN of "bargains" that people waste their money on!
1 - First has got to be - It did not fit MY laptop - The label claims it fits all and it even lists my make of laptop (Dell) - The answer is simple, it fits some Dell models but not many. That's probably true for all the other manufacturers mentioned on the label! Some it will fit BUT most it won't!
2 - It fits - it charges the battery, but the laptop won't run directly from the power supply! Well, you've bought a charger but not an AC adaptor! To get technical ALL the chargers that we sell are AC Adaptor/Chargers - They function as both adaptor to run your laptop from the mains and a charger to charge the battery. The reason that simple Chargers won't allow the laptop to run directly from the mains is that the power output is too low - commonly this is 1 amp or even less. There are some very old laptops that only require 1 amp (for example old IBM 20v 1a). So these are marketed as suitable for most laptops. At best one of these will possibly charge your laptop over night enough for half an hour's use, if you have a good battery!
3 - Universals that claim to auto voltage regulate. The only
one of these that I would stick in my laptop is the Sunny that we have supplied
since 2003.(voltage variation) is + or - 1.5v - I would not trust adaptors
claiming a greater voltage variation or regulation!
Each Universal will suit a range of products but none will fit all and all
won't fit every laptop.
4 - Commonly chargers bought from online auctions and from non UK websites that were not designed for the UK market. They may be 100/110 volt input and/or DC. OK so you can probably buy a transformer/inverter/adaptor of some kind to convert it to UK power supply but add this cost plus the additional piece of equipment to carry and possibly fail and was it worth the saving?
5 - The charger arrives with a 2 Pin not 3 Pin mains plug. We use 3 Pin in the UK and the third Pin is the EARTH - again you can buy an adaptor but this may allow connection but NOT a suitable earth. It is highly probable that a different mains plug indicates a different voltage input requirement. Input of the wrong main's voltage can at best destroy the charger and at worst cause a shock to your laptop that will damage the main board and cost a couple of hundred quid to rectify! Was it worth the risk? We have identified 9 different mains plugs and there are probably many more! BUT, just changing the plug or buying an adaptor is NOT a solution!
6 - Cut and Shuts! This term coined for dodgy cars has an application to chargers. It's simple, cut the wire including the connector from a charger that does not work and join it to a charger that works but does not fit. These are often done joining the wires at the inline suppressor or adding a second suppressor so that the joins are not noticeable. More common in 2nd hand Sony Vaio's than others (expensive chargers). Result - could have the wrong voltage output and too high a voltage (more than +1v) could damage the laptop in the short/long term. Another "trick" that some suppliers use particularly on auction sites, is to change the mains plug (or power cord) to a UK one and sell it on the strength of the picture of a UK plug!
7 - I bought a charger online from the Superstore for £74.99 and it came without the Power Cord! Most suppliers list the Power Cord - from the wall socket to the adaptor - as a separate item and then charge you £24.99 for one! There are two common types in use for modern adaptors - a figure 8 (2 pin) and a cloverleaf (3 pin). ALL of our chargers come with the correct power cord included in the price ... if you have bought one without the power cord, or just need a power cord then we can sell you one for half of the Superstores' price (e.g. Partmaster PCWorld's mail order company).
8 - I bought a charger and it's not the right one and they won't exchange it or give me a refund! Many suppliers and superstores selling electrical and PC components have a strict exchange policy and will only exchange goods if the product is defective. The fact that the purchase is not compatible with your laptop or PC is not important to them even although their salesperson told you that it would be fine! If we ever sell you a product that is incompatible or does not suit your purpose we will exchange it or give you a FULL refund (no we don't charge 10% handling charge like some other suppliers)!
9 - It looked a bargain but then I was charged VAT had to pay post and packaging and had to buy a power cord ...... over £20 (nearly 50%) more than the price I was quoted! In our opinion almost everything is a racket nowadays. We are, after all, consumers as well as suppliers ... if we don't like it we don't copy it. The price we quote IS THE PRICE THAT YOU PAY. We will always dispatch recorded 1st Class Post on the day that payment is received. If you request we will post special delivery FREE on most items or £5 maximum charge for others (you will receive the item by noon next day).
10 - Some products probably are a bargain at Computer Fairs but a laptop charger is not one of them. If they will exchange it you may have to wait a week or a few weeks and you don't know if it's any good until you have tested it at home for a day or two. It is easy to test a charger to see if it is dead or not but not quite so easy to test for "sickness". There are many variations under the heading "sickness" or defective and I can not go into them all here, but commonly, the battery will only charge when absolutely discharged and will only charge to some percentage of its full capacity. Many people who believe that they have a defective battery actually have a defective charger. One customer comes to mind who bought a new battery for a Sony costing over £100 exchanged the battery as faulty and still had the same problem - 40% charge maximum. It was his charger!
And then the Universal Confusion over what some manufacurers call a Universal Adaptor - Toshiba comes to mind - By Universal they mean that it will work in several countries - the input can be 100v to 240v - Most modern chargers are Universal in this respect. BUT, it certainly does not mean that it will fit all of the manufacturer's laptop range! Toshiba have at least 8 different connectors - the sizes are on our Toshiba Chargers Info Page
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