The first one they sent me started an electrical fire because it wasn't grounded as it is supposed to be. The second they sent me easily disconnects from the outlet and the wire disconnects into two parts easily. Wouldn't recomment this product for your laptop. Compaq Presario C300 C500 C700 F500 F700 Laptop Ac Power Adapter Charger
I ordered this charger to replace the one that came with my wife's laptop. She is a heavy user and he original lasted just short of three years. I was somewhat skeptical of many of these online as most had pretty low reviews...except this one. Even though this wasn't the lowest priced...which for an item like this "lowest price" scares me, I chose this one due to the relatively higher reviews it received. My wife used it for 7-10 days and its already unusable. The cord by the plug has already cracked and frayed. Stay away from this product if you would like to keep from burning your house/apartment/office/etc. down.
I deal with importing products from China and this kind of cheap junk still blows me away. I cannot believe that this kind of crap is being allowed to enter the US. I mean, I understand we're in a recession, but please, you end up spending way more money in the long run buying junk than some more quality product that costs more. I generally stay away from the low-priced stuff, but my wife was insistent on me getting something cheap because she just isn't sure how much life she has left in her laptop. It took her several days to tell me this power cord had already bit the dust because she was too embarrassed to admit it to me--she went straight to eBay to buy another one herself...we'll see how long that one lats, but its in her hands now if she doesn't want to pay for a quality one.
So, to sum up my rant here, stay away from this item. Generally the rule of thumb is...you get what you pay for. I've found that online, a quality product is generally about 50% the cost of what you can find at Best Buy--for basic electronics and electronics accessories. If its even cheaper...so is the quality. This one was about about 8% of what one costs at Best Buy (broke my own rule.)
Do not purchase this item. Was labeled as new and looked new but stopped working within 36 hours! Kept turning on and off and then finally wouldn't charge at all. Wouldn't recommend this product to anyone!
I used the cord for 2 weeks, and one half of the casing around the cord started cracking and falling apart. I have no clue if this cord has been through extreme temperatures to make it so fragile, but relly?! Ridiculous. The 2nd half of the cord stopped working 2 weeks ago, right on the curve to the box. There is a short there, as when I move it around it may work for a minute or two.
I'll be asking for a replacement. Hoping this one will be better. On the positive side, the shipment was prompt at the beginning.
Thanks.
I purchased this product because of the bargain price. I was sticker shocked when I found how much it cost through the manufacturer. At first I was please with it..then I started having issues with the cord staying connected to the computer and to the power box. I have to constantly wiggle the cord to get it to charge..probably every 5 minutes..very annoying. This was after putting tape to hold it together. I though it was just me. I came back to amazon to order a replacement, but now after reading all the reviews I am just going to invest in a better product. Appears that everyone is having the same issues. I didn't give it a 1 because it gave me a good 1 month.
It worked fine for a while, but the insulation on the cord is very brittle and cracked after a couple of months. The wire then shorted and burnt a small bit of my carpet. Luckily it didn't shock anyone or burn my house down. - Junk - Compaq Presario - Laptop Battery Chargers - Charger'
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