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Second (non-FW) charger dead… Am I causing this? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So yesterday my Anker 100W charger died on the second use, so I bought another one, this time by Teknet (also 100W) which arrived today. Straight out of the box I plug it into my FW 13 and got nothing. Tried it on my phone, still nothing.

I made a post yesterday asking if I could use a 20W iPhone charger temporarily as long as I wasn’t using the laptop at the time. I’m doing that and it’s working, so I’m confident the laptop is ok.

Are chargers from Amazon just bad? Is this just a coincidence that I’ve had two broken ones so close together? Or is destiny trying to prevent me using my new laptop?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I'm not sure where in the world you are, but to my North American ears I've never heard of Teknet. Could be a bad brand, or a bad model where it can (in theory) hit 100w but fails spectacularly when you try.

FWIW, both my ugreen, aukey, and Anker chargers of various wattage are working fine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I’m in UK. I agree with Teknet being a bit unheard of, but reviews were very good. I was more surprised about the Anker failing yesterday as I’ve heard good things about them

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Write them. They often have good customer service.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I bought it with Amazon prime, so I’ve already returned it due to the easy returns process

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Actual reviews or Amazon reviews? Amazon reviews are often just bought off or botted by a bunch of those no name Chinese brands that pop up on Amazon.

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