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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 935687" data-attributes="member: 24098">It's worth pointing out that any electronic device is subject to fire, period.  It doesn't matter whether it's a laptop or a blender.  Anytime there is a short (and this is obviously the result of a short, either in the power adapter, the connector or the guts of the laptop), there's going to be smoke at the very least.Keep an eye on your adapter's plug and the cabling.  Make sure there's no cracks in the shielding or dirt around the port.  I can almost guarantee you that this is what happened with this particular machine.  Solid state electronics don't usually suffer these kinds of problems unless there is some external influence (like an animal chewing on a cable, damaging shielding).</blockquote>