Compaq Presario C300 C500 C700 F500 F700 Laptop Ac Power Adapter Charger

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001NUOQ74
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 14, 2008

Product Description

Input Voltage Range: AC 100V - 240V; Output Voltage: DC 18.5V Output Current: 3.5A / Power: 65 Watt

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Says it's for F700 series, but not grounded, February 12, 2010

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Kristie Smith "maniaak" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compaq Presario C300 C500 C700 F500 F700 Laptop Ac Power Adapter Charger (Electronics)

The first one they sent me started an electrical fire because it wasn't grounded as it is supposed to be. The second they sent me easily disconnects from the outlet and the wire disconnects into two parts easily. Wouldn't recomment this product for your laptop.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Complete Waste of Money, JUNK, March 24, 2010

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Jack Black II "The Lost Brother" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Compaq Presario C300 C500 C700 F500 F700 Laptop Ac Power Adapter Charger (Electronics)

I ordered this charger to replace the one that came with my wife's laptop. She is a heavy user and he original lasted just short of three years. I was somewhat skeptical of many of these online as most had pretty low reviews...except this one. Even though this wasn't the lowest priced...which for an item like this "lowest price" scares me, I chose this one due to the relatively higher reviews it received. My wife used it for 7-10 days and its already unusable. The cord by the plug has already cracked and frayed. Stay away from this product if you would like to keep from burning your house/apartment/office/etc. down.

I deal with importing products from China and this kind of cheap junk still blows me away. I cannot believe that this kind of crap is being allowed to enter the US. I mean, I understand we're in a recession, but please, you end up spending way more money in the long run buying junk than some more quality product that costs more. I generally stay away from the low-priced stuff, but my wife was insistent on me getting something cheap because she just isn't sure how much life she has left in her laptop. It took her several days to tell me this power cord had already bit the dust because she was too embarrassed to admit it to me--she went straight to eBay to buy another one herself...we'll see how long that one lats, but its in her hands now if she doesn't want to pay for a quality one.

So, to sum up my rant here, stay away from this item. Generally the rule of thumb is...you get what you pay for. I've found that online, a quality product is generally about 50% the cost of what you can find at Best Buy--for basic electronics and electronics accessories. If its even cheaper...so is the quality. This one was about about 8% of what one costs at Best Buy (broke my own rule.)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars KGrant, February 16, 2011

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K. Grant "read4life" (michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compaq Presario C300 C500 C700 F500 F700 Laptop Ac Power Adapter Charger (Electronics)

Do not purchase this item. Was labeled as new and looked new but stopped working within 36 hours! Kept turning on and off and then finally wouldn't charge at all. Wouldn't recommend this product to anyone!