Chimpy Chompy on 10/4/2010 at 13:20
I have an Acer5920G, and last week the adapter ( a Lite-On) died on me. It actually managed to blow its fuse, although might have been further damaged as a new one didn't help.
So I went and got a cheap replacement on ebay. It worked... for about a day. Now it's not providing any power either. It's not the same brand but some no-name, but I'm quite sure it's the right output (19V, 4.74A, and I think the standard it conforms to is PA-1900-24).
I did notice that Acer themselves sell replacement Lite-Ons for £65, while the cheapo ebay ones are like £10. A bit more research seems some chargers are being sold on ebay or Amazon as Lite-Ons when they're really not so I'm wondering if Lite-on is an overall better quality brand.
So I seem to have two options here
1: the laptop kills adapters and needs servicing. Is this plausible?
2: I was just unlucky with that new one I got, and possibly should spend extra for a decent (Lite-on?) adapter.
What do you chaps think?
Matthew on 10/4/2010 at 17:06
This is the first time I've heard it suggested that Lite-On are a quality brand. ;)
bikerdude on 10/4/2010 at 17:14
Quote Posted by Chimpy Chompy
1: the laptop kills adapters and needs servicing. Is this plausible?
2: I was just unlucky with that new one I got, and possibly should spend extra for a decent (Lite-on?) adapter.
In 10yrs of being a computer engineer Ive never heard of a laptop that works killing its PSU, its normally the other way around or both at the same time.
for £40 Maplins sell a universal laptop psu, that will do the job for any laptop (I currently have one)
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http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=98766)
Chimpy Chompy on 10/4/2010 at 20:45
Cool, thanks for the tip Biker.
(Matthew if you've got any recommendations of your own let me know.)
gunsmoke on 11/4/2010 at 12:55
Quote Posted by Chimpy Chompy
Cool, thanks for the tip Biker.
(Matthew if you've got any recommendations of your own let me know.)
I have an Acer, and it is fucking trash. I will never buy another. I should have ponied up the extra $50 for a Toshiba. Anyway, they have been using Lite-Ons for a while now, and that is actually one of the more reliable components on the Aspire from my experience. The keyboard keys, and front panel are definite weak-spots, and the battery will die within 2 years.
Lite-On has junky disc drives. They are dirt cheap, but with moderate use, will leave you without optical access in short order.
Chimpy Chompy on 12/4/2010 at 20:06
The laptop itself I've been mostly happy with. Okay it randomly stopped booting once but I did a reinstall off the system disk and all was well again. Also I'm not a huge fan of some of the bloatware included. But still mostly happy. I got it (2 years ago) cos it seemed to offer good specs for the price, ie a half-decent graphics card instead of integrated junk.
Matthew on 13/4/2010 at 10:55
Quote Posted by Chimpy Chompy
Cool, thanks for the tip Biker.
(Matthew if you've got any recommendations of your own let me know.)
To be honest I don't, but the charger that Biker has linked to seems as good as any.
gunsmoke on 20/4/2010 at 02:21
Quote Posted by Chimpy Chompy
The laptop itself I've been mostly happy with. Okay it randomly stopped booting once but I did a reinstall off the system disk and all was well again. Also I'm not a huge fan of some of the bloatware included. But still mostly happy. I got it (2 years ago) cos it seemed to offer good specs for the price, ie a half-decent graphics card instead of integrated junk.
Bloatware. :laff: Never heard that term before but in this instance it is completely appropriate. Jeez, I just reformatted the entire hard disc and started from scratch because there was so much useless and flat-out strange software pre-installed.
Chimpy Chompy on 26/4/2010 at 10:37
Quote Posted by Chimpy Chompy
The laptop itself I've been mostly happy with.
And like a week after posting that, the graphics go completely tits up. It's just outputting garbage to screen.
So maybe I won't be getting Acer again...
