Ziplinq ZIP-PWR-NB Retractable Universal Notebook Power Cord (5 feet, Black)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009T035E
• Item model number: ZIP-PWR-NB
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,757 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

ZipLinq's quality retractable 5' three-prong extension cords allow you to easily extend computer and other peripherals power cables. These quality cables provide the perfect solution for when power outlets are not conveniently located nearby.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good travel laptop cable, April 4, 2008

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Graham (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ziplinq ZIP-PWR-NB Retractable Universal Notebook Power Cord (5 feet, Black) (Personal Computers)

I bought this to help reduce my cable clutter when I'm traveling. I'm pretty pleased with the result. It is fairly chunky, the retractor hub is 2 1/4" in diameter and 3/4" thick, but it still takes up less space than my old cable, with less mess. It seems sturdy and well built.

It replaces the laptop AC cable, i.e the cable from the wall AC outlet to the laptop's power transformer. (It doesn't replace the transformer!) At the transformer end, it supports the standard two prong "Figure Eight" connector and includes an adapter for the three prong "Mickey Mouse" connector. These are the two most common laptop power connectors.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE, December 27, 2009

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D. Sprigg - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ziplinq ZIP-PWR-NB Retractable Universal Notebook Power Cord (5 feet, Black) (Personal Computers)

First, this is a great product idea...

But I ordered a couple and both have now exhibited a pretty bad problem. In both cases, the connection of the cord to the PC-side adapter is a bit loose and bare wire (!!!!!) starts to show. This does not happen on the wall-plug side. This happened to one of the cables after only a couple of days of very gentle use. I figured it was just a bad sample. Then my 2nd cable did exactly the same thing. If you have one of these, you should check it...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Works well...until it fails, March 24, 2009

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Craig Froehle (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ziplinq ZIP-PWR-NB Retractable Universal Notebook Power Cord (5 feet, Black) (Personal Computers)

Bought this unit about a 10 months ago. I stowed it in my bag attached to my laptop's power brick. Unwittingly, over time, as it jostled around in my bag, that caused the edge of the spool casing to rub against part of the cord (right at the base of the plug) and it severed one of the wires, rendering it useless. It worked really well before this, but I would have hoped it'd be a bit less prone to damaging itself (such as by the wire guides having rounded corners instead of sharp(ish) ones). I'll buy another one, but only because it's so cheap and I haven't found a substitute that looks markedly better. So, 3 stars...not bad, but not great.

Update: Bought a second one...same exact failure within 1 year, and I haven't really even used it very much. Changing my rating to 2 stars since these should be advertised as "disposable" cords.