MacBook Pro is "supposed" to electrocute you!
Just been on the phone to apple about a weird problem i was having when charging my shiny new macbook pro. I kept getting quite painful little electric shocks from the casing when using the power adapter. Apple told me that this only happens when using the short 'duckhead' bit on the adapter, and the problem does go away when using the extension for the adapter (due to the longer cable having an earth connection).
What supprised me the most though is that the tech i spoke to told me that what i was experiencing wasn't classed as a problem by apple, and was "supposed to happen" (their words!) and because of this they dont fix it. I could hardly hold the laughter listening to the technician tell me that my new £1600 computer is "supposed" to give me electric shocks!
Sort yourselves out apple! It's just not right!
Anyone else had this?
K
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8)
You're the US mate, I'm guesing your extension cable is 2-pinned. the problem is solved because in the UK we have an earth (ground) on our sockets, it's just not connected up on the duckhead adapter. I'm afraid you're stuck with it, apple aren't going to help.
K
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