infamous HP powerjack malfunction


For the second time since Ive had it, my Pavillion ZD7000 has had a
powerjack malfunction. The first time happened under warrenty, and HP
replaced the board for free. The second time was last month, after the
warrenty had expired. This time HP offered to repair it for 300 bucks
or so PLUS the price of the part. Everyone and their mama who owns a
Pavillion notebook knows these things are notorious for melting out.
No, it didnt break cus I yanked on it, it just kinda gets real hot and
gets wiggly. I have a few questions regarding this. First off, have
they corrected this problem in new models? Second, why is it so
difficult to simply replace the power jack in these things? The first
place I went to said they just replace the board cus the jack repairs
never last. The guys I actually ended up using did the jack repair, and
booted the machine up to a blue screen. Something killed it. Now THEY
are replacing the board. So whats so complicated? I wouldnt buy
another HP product. Just as I would never buy another Sager. ( ask me
about that horror show sometime). I heard Apple uses a magnetic
connector for their power supplies, just pops off. Now THATS a good
idea!


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