So this came in the mail a few weeks ago and I thought it was great, but then I started to realize that my battery charging light was never on. Then I figured out why. Dell has some kind of chip in their power supplies that is recognized by the computer. The computer will only let the adapter charge the battery if it’s an Official Dell Product. My only guess is that’s something to do with them wanting to rape every last cent out of their customers… probably not their official wording.

So I went back to Amazon and ordered another cheap power supply. This time for only $20. They seem to be having a price war between Cheap Chinese Crap (CCC) manufacturers. So this one feels even cheaper than the last one, but it isn’t as hot as the surface of the sun like the last one. But it does have it’s own quirk. The trackpad won’t work while the battery is charging and even if the battery is removed it just gets all squiggly. This might be a product of the CCC battery that I have in there or the CCC ram. Now that I think about it, Lappy Topperson is becoming the Six Million dollar man of shitty laptops.