Apple: "Why should Dell have all the fun?"

[theweaselking]

"What makes this so dangerous is the fact that the Apple power adapters do not integrate sufficient short circuit protection on the DC side. This means, when the wires touch or nearly touch, they will arc and generate a spark - not once, but again and again, as long as the adapter remains plugged into electricity. And because it happens on the DC side, it does not trigger any circuit breakers, household fuses or GFCI outlets."

Comments

[ryusen.livejournal.com]

Well, Apple does need to out do Dell, if they want to be the #1 PC supplier... this is an admirable effort...

[winterkoninkje.livejournal.com]

I had that happen on my old laptop. It was long out of warranty and I never thought to complain to Apple about it. I should keep that in mind in the future.