dratted laptop

I feel like I've written this post before. In fact, I have LOL

I came home tonight to find my laptop cord 'fried' again. This would be the third powercord I'd have to buy at about $80 a shot. Or else it's the receptor in the laptop and that is kaput. I bought one after year one of the laptop's life was over. They said the wires just after the receptor nub frey and stop allowing the laptop to charge. I bought one. It lasted until the end of year 2. same story. another cord purchased.

I knew it was going again. It would start flickering that it was using the battery. You'd jiggle it and it would be fine again for awhile. Soon it was flickering more and more. Tonight it just won't read that it's charging at all.

Sigh.

This is absolutely like clockwork. I bought the laptop Sept 2006. bought the first replacement cord sept 2007 and the second sept 2008.

And now that sept 2009 is here, it's gone again.

I wonder if this is a common problem for laptops or if this is a Toshiba problem??

There is a Toshiba in the Staples flyer that is pretty much what I have for $879. I could get that and my problems would be over for awhile...hopefully.

I will take my laptop in to Office Plus where I've gotten the other power cords from. (Staples wanted $150 for the same cord set that OP had). I will get them to see if the part IN the laptop is OK or if it is the problem.

If it is just the powercord then I will bite the bullet and get a new one for just under $100 and start saving liked mad for a new laptop. If it is the laptop then I guess I will have to go through the 'buy from work plan'. It would mean about $90 off my cheque each month for a year, which isn't too bad either.

Part of me wants the new laptop. The other part of me just doesnt want that kind of $ going out the window so fast.