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Ensure your 15" or 17" MacBook Pro is fully charged and ready for use with this 85-watt power adapter that features a magnetic DC connector to protect the cord from damage.
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These things always break
on August 29, 2012
Posted by: omgjustletmepostalready
from Austin, TX
My wife and I each have a Macbook. Hers is a 13" white Macbook from 2006 and mine is a Macbook Pro from early 2007. I have had problems with the chargers ever since we bought them. I actually had my first one replaced for free by Apple because it was the old design that would apparently fray at the end and there was a known defect for that (note that my cord showed no signs of visual damage or fraying yet quit working). Kudos to Apple for that -- even more so because it was just after my warranty had expired so technically I was no longer covered.
Since having that first charger replaced for free I can find receipts for at least 4 other chargers and I'm pretty OCD about taking care of my technological gadgets. I have never had to purchase so many chargers for a laptop. The new design of these things doesn't seem to help and at this point I'm pretty convinced that Apple is deliberately manufacturing poor quality chargers as some sort of evil scheme to suck even more money out of their customers. No matter how careful I am with my charger it still seems to fail within a year or so. Fortunately I'm selling my Macbook Pro so I won't have to deal with this much longer.
Note: The cashier at Best Buy told me that he has had similar problems with his Macbook charger, but he has the Best Buy protection plan and because of this, Best Buy will replace his chargers for free. It may be worth purchasing this additional protection because it probably costs less than the insane number of chargers you will need to purchase over the life of your Macbook.
What's great about it: The magnetic breakaway is neat
What's not so great: Everything else!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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HTC EVO 4G APX325CKT Cell Phone for Sprint: Hold the world in the palm of your hand with this feature-rich phone. The 8.0MP digital camera lets you capture candid moments in brilliant color while Beats Audio lets you enjoy your favorite songs with minimal distortion. Organize your calendar, update social media and send text messages without missing a beat by using the Recent Apps button.Sprint Easy Pay option available in store. Learn more ›
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2 out of 5
2 out of 5Not a great phone. Wait or go with another one.
By compwizbit
from Detroit, MI
I just got a new Evo 4g LTE from BestBuy 2 days ago. I have taken a lot of pain to get it all set up for me. But I have started seeing multiple problems:-
1) The proximity sensor does not seem to be working. During a call, the screen would not turn ON when I bring the phone away from my ear. Also, screen won't stay ON while it's away from my ear. During (or when I just start) a call, it shuts off immediately. Sometimes when I press the power button the screen would come ON for less than 1 sec and switch back OFF. On those occasions, I have to press power button multiple times to finally get the screen to stay ON. I have a screen protector on it. Although I have read that removing the screen protector might help, I do not want to remove it as I would hate to scratch the screen on brn new phone.
2) The 3G speeds are too slow --- ~30kbps as compared to my original evo 4G which gave me ~200kbps in the same exact location(s) --- yes I did try it in various locations. These are the speeds without any case on the phones. And I am paying $10/month extra for "premium data service"???
3) It keeps on loosing the wireless connection in the house. In some cases it's showing me poor signal strength when all other wireless devices, including original Evo 4G, shows good or excellent signal strength. This is with the 2.4GHz band. It's almost never is able to connect to the 5GHz signal. This even without any case on the LTE phone.
4) The ringer on the phone is not loud enough. I have tried various different ringtones, but nothing seems to help. Even with the volume turned absolutely high it's not as loud as original Evo.
5) The colors on the screen are really bad -- especially the skin colors. The colors have a warm/reddish undertone.
6) The battery of Evo LTE does not even last 1 day without even having any resource hungary apps installed yet. Infact my old (original) Evo lasts longer than this new one. And no I do not have the extended battery on it. It still has it's original battery that came with it 2 years ago.
7) On original Evo, I could independently change the volume for the speaker-phone speaker and for the near-the-ear speaker. In Evo LTE, I am unable to do so. If I increase the 'In-call volume' while on speaker phone and then go back to non speaker-phone mode, the in ear volume is too high even though I did not change that volume.
8) While dialing a phone, the original Evo used to vibrate as soon as the phone started ringing. Sometimes it can take upto 30-40sec before the phone actually starts dialing. This feature of original Evo helped me a lot in multitasking as I used to use that as a cue to put the phone to the ear. But Evo LTE does not do that.
9) I would like to change the locking/unlocking mechanism of Evo LTE to same as that of original Evo as I am used to it and it was a lot simpler to use while driving.
10) One of the apps that I have on my evo 4g is no longer available on the google play store. I use it extensively and absolutely need it. Can you tell me how to get it?
omgjustletmepostalready
Austin, TX
Exchange this one
June 3, 2012
It sounds like your phone is a dud. I would take it back to the store and exchange it! I don't have one of these but I'm a regular on some Evo forums and everyone on there that upgraded from the Evo 4G and 3D is absolutely in love with this phone. I would take it back, get a new one, and see if it works any better. If not, then get what works for you. If you don't like it then you're entitled to your opinion, regardless of what other people say.
As for your app trouble, do you still have it installed on your old phone? If so, there are many ways you can retrieve it. If you have the Android SDK installed you can use the adb command to do an "adb pull". All user-installed apps reside in /data/app so you can browse there to find the appropriate .apk file and then pull it. It will be something like:
adb pull /data/app/DesiredAppName.apk
Sometimes the app names can be cryptic, so it may take a minute to track it down. Then you can copy it to your SD card on your new phone, or plug in your new phone and do:
adb install DesiredAppName.apk
If it's rooted you could back it up with any number of apps (Titanium Backup, My Backup Root, etc.). Good luck.
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