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A cynical person might say they're trying to make money out of it
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| Author: | pcernie [ Tue Aug 06, 2013 11:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Apple trade-in for fake power adapters after woman dies |
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and ... hs-1171227 A cynical person might say they're trying to make money out of it
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Tue Aug 06, 2013 11:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Apple trade-in for fake power adapters after woman dies |
I've ordered several at work for various devices, and the secretary/accounts team always go for the cheaper option on Amazon rather than the one I've chosen. Result being that we've had at least 2 that have come apart when someone's pulled them from the socket, revealing the internals - still live. Poorly put together, and while I'm not an electrical engineer, I'd say the wiring inside is far below the appropriate thickness for something that's just soldered straight to the back of the pins. |
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Apple trade-in for fake power adapters after woman dies |
I have always opted for originals though hunt down bargains, like an adaptor from Asda. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk. |
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| Author: | bobbdobbs [ Wed Aug 07, 2013 2:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Apple trade-in for fake power adapters after woman dies |
I always found official power leads for the iPhones to quickly deteriorate and perish around the wire at both ends. |
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Apple trade-in for fake power adapters after woman dies |
Had mine for 2 years and it's about as good as new. Wire's a bit grubbier though. |
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| Author: | Fogmeister [ Wed Aug 07, 2013 5:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Apple trade-in for fake power adapters after woman dies |
They once did a comparison tear down between an official apple charger and a copy one. The copy had zero protection against shorts or over heating etc... The apple has double and triple redundancy to ensure that anything like that doesn't happen. I've also always used Apple chargers and never had a problem with them. |
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Thu Aug 08, 2013 1:00 am ] | |||||||||
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Yes but that happens with most electronics. It is the weak spot for all cables. |
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Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 4 |
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Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 4 |
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Thu Aug 08, 2013 6:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Apple trade-in for fake power adapters after woman dies |
I have a couple of cables that are failing near the socket, but they are also Apple cables, but since nearly all my cables are Apple as I only have Apple kit it is to be expected.
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| Author: | pcernie [ Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Apple trade-in for fake power adapters after woman dies |
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and ... on-1172902 |
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Wed Aug 14, 2013 2:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Apple trade-in for fake power adapters after woman dies |
I only have genuine Apple chargers. Though not so sure about the lightning cables. |
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