POWER CORD DISASTERS FOR MACBOOK PRO'S AND MACBOOKS

What is going on with the power cords and the MacBooks? I have noticed more and more questions about them and now I am mad enough to put my words out there! I have been a faithful Mac user and this is my second. This is, however, not my first problem with their cords. I have been told by a professional that the shafts for the wiring are far too stiff and that is why they keep malfunctioning. This is why many of you have exoposed wiring (very dangerous) and why the wiring is pulling away from both the wall outlet and the plug for the machine. I am now, furious, as I am in the middle of a huge design project and my local dealer (only 1 in a city of 1 million) tells me that Apple is "reconfiguring" the cord and they don't know when it will be available. So where does that leave me or you? I have no power to my MacBook Pro that I spent over $5,000.00 for and no way to get it!! Does anyone out there have any secrets or can you offer any help at all? The next thing you know we will be talking about Apple the way most of us talk about Dell. I mean, c'mon, such a simple problem but not one of the multi-millionaires has done anything to correct it? Any help or suggestion would be greatly appreciated!!

Broken Keys? Really? On a Macbook? How hard do you type?
I have owned an iBook (5 years), a 17" PowerBook (4 years), a 15" MacBook Pro (3 months), and a 24" iMac (1 year). So far, the ONLY problem I have had is a bad airport card in the MacBook Pro, which apple promptly replaced at no charge.
If you are not getting good service from your apple store, call apple directly. I find they always resolve the problem. If you get an answer you do not like, talk to a supervisor, and keep going up.
My brother-in-law, whom is much younger than I, owned an iBook and severely (and I mean severely) abused it over a two year period. Broke the screen twice (repaired at no charge), shattered the keyboard (replaced, no charge), cracked the case (replaced, no charge), tore the power cord in half (replaced, no charge), and finally, on the next case break, Apple gave him a brand new MacBook at, again, no charge.
As my company provides me with laptops from other manufacturers (HP, Dell), I can say without reserve that the Mac is by far one of the best built machines (maybe not as tough as a Panasonic ToughBook...) on the market today. The problems I have had with my Dell Latitude over the past four months (bad mouse, keyboard, fan, hard drive, in that order) makes my macs all that much more wonderful.
Also, what computer comes with free word processing software, besides perhaps a Linux Box? You pay for it somewhere...

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