This has nothing to do with being a webmaster, but it's still interesting.
Have a look at this picture of a Dell power adapter for a laptop. This came from a laptop that I was servicing, and I noticed that the cord is male-to-male which poses a large risk of shock if I were to plug this in w/o plugging it in to the power pack first. Wouldn't you think Dell would have thought about this?
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brady.k posted this at 05:14—16th August 2007.
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Where are most of the Dell computers made? India? China? If it's out of country, it could have been done out of ignorance or cost.
If it was done here, I would put it more to cost than ignorance. Perhaps ignorance of the individual, but not the warehouse.
Or maybe this was just a one-time mistake?
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Greg K posted this at 14:08—16th August 2007.
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I have seen a few dell laptops that have a cord like that, but the ones I saw they did NOT unplug, they were attached into the power supply, non removable.
Perhaps this is the case here, but the cord was worked loose over time and use.
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pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 14:17—17th August 2007.
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It does have crimped edges on the prongs for keeping it on, so I think you're right.
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sitesupport posted this at 22:17—16th August 2007.
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Well that's not good, I wouldnt want to get shocked if i pluged in my computer...
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