Power adapter (inverter) specs for Dell Inspiron E1420 laptop ?
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From: Timothy Daniels on 24 Jul 2010 02:48 "RnR" wrote: >? [...] My daughter has a PA-10 (90 watt) and she says it's going. I'm > taking her word so I ordered a cheap priced Ebay adapter for her so > we'll see how that goes. She may not thank you. Adapters can suffer infant mortality, and they mask several other problems. When I got my XPS M1330 laptop 2 1/2 years ago, problems surfaced after a couple weeks that were diagnosed as being caused by something internal to the laptop and a technician was sent out. He replaced this and he replaced that, much to Dell's profit loss. When problems persisted, Dell put a senior diagnostics person on the case, and she quickly concluded that it was the power adapter, and a technician who had already been dispatched, brought the new one of a different brand to me. To my mild surprise, that took care of the problems. A year later, looking for a spare power adapter for use at the office, I combed the Web and found the usual "compatibles" at a much lower price on eBay. But I stuck with the brand that worked, and it hasn't let me down. So what did Dell do with the power adapters that were failing quickly? I suspect that they ended up on eBay. *TimDaniels*
From: RnR on 24 Jul 2010 07:36 In article <2cidnfFnH6w-EdfRnZ2dnUVZ_rOdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>, NoSpam(a)SpamMeKnot.biz says... > > "RnR" wrote: > >? [...] My daughter has a PA-10 (90 watt) and she says it's going. I'm > > taking her word so I ordered a cheap priced Ebay adapter for her so > > we'll see how that goes. > > She may not thank you. Adapters can suffer infant mortality, and they > mask several other problems. When I got my XPS M1330 laptop 2 1/2 > years ago, problems surfaced after a couple weeks that were diagnosed > as being caused by something internal to the laptop and a technician was > sent out. He replaced this and he replaced that, much to Dell's profit loss. > When problems persisted, Dell put a senior diagnostics person on the case, > and she quickly concluded that it was the power adapter, and a technician > who had already been dispatched, brought the new one of a different brand > to me. To my mild surprise, that took care of the problems. A year later, > looking for a spare power adapter for use at the office, I combed the > Web and found the usual "compatibles" at a much lower price on eBay. > But I stuck with the brand that worked, and it hasn't let me down. So > what did Dell do with the power adapters that were failing quickly? I > suspect that they ended up on eBay. > > *TimDaniels* Actually I thought of this. It's hard to find an exact tho even her original is made in China. I'm not that concerned to be honest. I probably will give her one of my spares now should the new one fail. Thanks.
From: Bob Villa on 24 Jul 2010 08:35 On Jul 24, 6:36 am, RnR <rnrte...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > In article <2cidnfFnH6w-EdfRnZ2dnUVZ_rOdn...(a)earthlink.com>, > NoS...(a)SpamMeKnot.biz says... > > > > > > > "RnR" wrote: > > >? [...] My daughter has a PA-10 (90 watt) and she says it's going. I'm > > > taking her word so I ordered a cheap priced Ebay adapter for her so > > > we'll see how that goes. > > > She may not thank you. Adapters can suffer infant mortality, and they > > mask several other problems. When I got my XPS M1330 laptop 2 1/2 > > years ago, problems surfaced after a couple weeks that were diagnosed > > as being caused by something internal to the laptop and a technician was > > sent out. He replaced this and he replaced that, much to Dell's profit loss. > > When problems persisted, Dell put a senior diagnostics person on the case, > > and she quickly concluded that it was the power adapter, and a technician > > who had already been dispatched, brought the new one of a different brand > > to me. To my mild surprise, that took care of the problems. A year later, > > looking for a spare power adapter for use at the office, I combed the > > Web and found the usual "compatibles" at a much lower price on eBay. > > But I stuck with the brand that worked, and it hasn't let me down. So > > what did Dell do with the power adapters that were failing quickly? I > > suspect that they ended up on eBay. > > > *TimDaniels* > > Actually I thought of this. It's hard to find an exact tho even her > original is made in China. I'm not that concerned to be honest. I > probably will give her one of my spares now should the new one fail. > Thanks. The one I received from eBay was a new Dell branded one and is still working. The AC cord was inferior (intermittent open) and I used the old one I had.
From: RnR on 24 Jul 2010 09:21
In article <931b544e-1531-48a9-8e14-3e58677068d8 @u26g2000yqu.googlegroups.com>, pheeh.zero(a)gmail.com says... > > On Jul 24, 6:36�am, RnR <rnrte...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > In article <2cidnfFnH6w-EdfRnZ2dnUVZ_rOdn...(a)earthlink.com>, > > NoS...(a)SpamMeKnot.biz says... > > > > > > > > > > > > > "RnR" wrote: > > > >? [...] �My daughter has a PA-10 (90 watt) and she says it's going. I'm > > > > taking her word so I ordered a cheap priced Ebay adapter for her so > > > > we'll see how that goes. > > > > > � �She may not thank you. �Adapters can suffer infant mortality, and they > > > mask several other problems. �When I got my XPS M1330 laptop 2 1/2 > > > years ago, problems surfaced after a couple weeks that were diagnosed > > > as being caused by something internal to the laptop and a technician was > > > sent out. �He replaced this and he replaced that, much to Dell's profit loss. > > > When problems persisted, Dell put a senior diagnostics person on the case, > > > and she quickly concluded that it was the power adapter, and a technician > > > who had already been dispatched, brought the new one of a different brand > > > to me. �To my mild surprise, that took care of the problems. �A year later, > > > looking for a spare power adapter for use at the office, I combed the > > > Web and found the usual "compatibles" at a much lower price on eBay. > > > But I stuck with the brand that worked, and it hasn't let me down. �So > > > what did Dell do with the power adapters that were failing quickly? �I > > > suspect that they ended up on eBay. > > > > > *TimDaniels* > > > > Actually I thought of this. � It's hard to find an exact tho even her > > original is made in China. �I'm not that concerned to be honest. �I > > probably will give her one of my spares now should the new one fail. � > > Thanks. > > The one I received from eBay was a new Dell branded one and is still > working. The AC cord was inferior (intermittent open) and I used the > old one I had. I doubt the new one will be Dell branded but we'll see. I appreciate what you say and told my daughter before your post to save the old adapter in case of faulty cords especially the one from the adapter to the laptop (fitting). Thanks Bob. |