"Tim Downie" wrote in message
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Well, I've done it again. Bought a cheap laptop and now paying the price.

Once again I've got problems with the DC power socket on a laptop.
Symptoms are of increasingly bad electrical contact (temporaily restored
by wiggling the plug) which has now reached the point of total
non-conductivity. I've checked the power supply lead and plug carefully
and it isn't a problem with either of them.



I have just sent my Acer back with an identical experience ... under
warranty fortunately