[Ti] Fixing a power adapter cord

[Kynan Shook]

Philip Booth <pcbooth at swbell.net> writes:
> Apple ought to start some kind of a "Core rebate" like the auto parts 
> stores
> do. Like exchanging an alternator for your car. Buy a rebuilt power 
> adapter
> and get 10-15 dollars off for turning in broken unit.  There may be 
> some
> company out there doing it.

They already do, with their service providers.  They exchange parts 
that are often easily fixed or have such a high cost to produce that a 
greater difficulty in fixing them is made up by having to purchase 
fewer parts.  Fixed parts can then be used to refurbish or repair 
computers, though they also use new parts to do this as well.  An 
exchanged 65W Power Adapter , however, is almost as expensive as the 
retail version, and you don't even get the adapter-to-wall portion, 
just the white brick.  Any money that Apple might save in repairing the 
cord is lost in their labor to do so, plus a relatively high shipping 
cost.  It does make a huge difference (sometimes as much as $500) when 
replacing a processor or logic board.


Kynan Shook
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