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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1535461" data-attributes="member: 24160">Don't want to take sides here and I'm not ready to blame it on Apple, but, I'm one of those that has to replace chargers.&nbsp; Have never had a charger last longer than about a year with my '06 MBP - at least 7-8 chargers purchased for it.&nbsp; Am on the 3rd for my '11 MBA.&nbsp; A couple just died.&nbsp; Most of them have had the issue of the outer casing separating from the connector where it plugs into the Mac.&nbsp; I've used genuine Apple chargers, tried 1 el cheapo (it didn't last 3 months) and now buy used/repaired from OWC - they seem to last as long as any of the &quot;new&quot; from Apple chargers.&nbsp; And I try to replace them as soon as I notice the outer casing beginning to separate.Meanwhile, my wife is still using the original on her '07 MB. &nbsp;I doubt that hers has been unplugged from the machine 30 times in 6 years.Mine probably get unplugged double that in a month.I don't know what the deal is, but I've been into electronics everything for at least 40 years and have never had to replace any type of adapters, cables, or chargers for anything the way I've had to replace them for my Macs nor seen the number of reports of others doing the same.&nbsp; I have never owned a non-Apple notebook and I do see my friends with varying brands of Windows notebooks have to replace their chargers - although, not with anything remotely close to the regularity that I do.For me, buying a charger once a year is cheaper than the time it takes to maintain a Windows machine and use any type of paid AV software.I don't check the connections and clean them - I should probably start doing that and see if it makes a difference.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1535461, member: 24160"] Don't want to take sides here and I'm not ready to blame it on Apple, but, I'm one of those that has to replace chargers. Have never had a charger last longer than about a year with my '06 MBP - at least 7-8 chargers purchased for it. Am on the 3rd for my '11 MBA. A couple just died. Most of them have had the issue of the outer casing separating from the connector where it plugs into the Mac. I've used genuine Apple chargers, tried 1 el cheapo (it didn't last 3 months) and now buy used/repaired from OWC - they seem to last as long as any of the "new" from Apple chargers. And I try to replace them as soon as I notice the outer casing beginning to separate. Meanwhile, my wife is still using the original on her '07 MB. I doubt that hers has been unplugged from the machine 30 times in 6 years. Mine probably get unplugged double that in a month. I don't know what the deal is, but I've been into electronics everything for at least 40 years and have never had to replace any type of adapters, cables, or chargers for anything the way I've had to replace them for my Macs nor seen the number of reports of others doing the same. I have never owned a non-Apple notebook and I do see my friends with varying brands of Windows notebooks have to replace their chargers - although, not with anything remotely close to the regularity that I do. For me, buying a charger once a year is cheaper than the time it takes to maintain a Windows machine and use any type of paid AV software. I don't check the connections and clean them - I should probably start doing that and see if it makes a difference. [/QUOTE]

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