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[–] 30 points 3 years ago (3 children)

I used to be in the laptop repair biz. The most common failure mode we saw was the barrel connector. Even ones that were detached from the motherboard like the IBM Thinkpads had.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Honestly, I think that that has less to do with the connector itself and more because the power cord gets yanked.

    I'd assume that you could get a similar effect with any connector, USB included. Well, Apple's MagSafe ones maybe not, as that'll just pull the cord away.

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