W520 power supply shape, why is it no more round?

Hi all,
I don't know if I am the only one complaining about this, did not found other post about it.
Why is the AC adapter now have 2 prong on the, use to be, round connector.
I can no more grab the cable and shove-it in, I need to look at it and find the perfect alignment!?!?!
After all, it is only 2 circular contacts
I know this is really minor, but it is bugging me and I had to share.
Else that, nice to see that it come with Chrome installed on it.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

To plug it in without looking:
1. Hold the grey plug in your fingers.
2. Feel the plug, rotate it until you come to a flat surface on the plug.
3. Plug the plug into the laptop with one flat side facing up and and the other facing down (assuming the laptop is lying flat on a surface that is parallel to the ground).
Taaaa Daaaaa!!!!
ABeaulieu wrote:I can no more grab the cable and shove-it in, I need to look at it and find the perfect alignment!?!?!

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