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Maybe stress + manufacturing tolerance is the cause
I would be surprised if Dell didn't destructively test a number of units with environmental chambers and so on.
In manufacturing there are always unseen issues that crop up later. Batteries die earlier that expected, power supplies don't last as long as predicted.
The main reason in the power supply stakes is probably the fact that once upon a time, power supplies were hugely over-specified for a task, making them very very reliable.
Remember those old 286s that were built like a tank, and never ever broke down.
In todays uber-cost-cutting world, if a car manufacturer finds a component that lasts longer than it's predicted design life, then it redesigns the component!
I can't help thinking that environmentally the trend is bad, although we all like the movie making capabilites of a 2.x GHz pentium over an old 20 MHz 386 that couldn't play an MP3 file.
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As I've said before - Dell=GARBAGE  ITGuy04 | 10/08/04
lol  doh123 | 10/08/04
well actually I've always liked dell, but  hipparchus2000 | 10/10/04
What to buy?  IT Scion | 10/11/04
I couldn't agree more  middle of nowhere | 10/13/04
al-queda plot?  Roger Ramjet | 10/08/04
Hmm..Maybe Bush should order an attack?  DigitalKid | 10/08/04
If only we could blame this on North Korea . . .  Roger Ramjet | 10/08/04
Or Kerry could ask for UN sanctions?  Letophoro | 10/08/04
UN sanctions  IT4ever_z | 10/08/04
or Buch could call up the draft  dave95 | 10/08/04
But we'd have to have a coalition...  achavez382 | 10/11/04
Ya really......  middle of nowhere | 10/13/04
The Real Cause  BlackDiamond | 10/08/04
LHPM  Roger Ramjet | 10/08/04
Dell Power Adapters  jack@... | 10/08/04
Re: Lowest bidder  Me_too | 10/08/04
Dell adapter  TBerens | 10/08/04
Re: Website service is denied. Why?  Me_too | 10/08/04
power cord works as well as the recall link  Shrubscout | 10/08/04
Dell Website Shutdown  MENINBLK | 10/08/04
Darn, Dell, Apple, having hardware issues  FilledOut | 10/08/04
Does ANYONE test their power adapters?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/08/04
Re: Plug them in?  Me_too | 10/08/04
Maybe stress + manufacturing tolerance is the cause  hipparchus2000 | 10/10/04
Failures etc.  trm1945 | 10/08/04
recall ?? 7 outta 4.4 million ain't too bad  motorhead_z | 10/08/04
Tell that to the people who had the house fires.  BigRed_z | 10/09/04
OK, 7 out of 4,400,000 aint bad  achavez382 | 10/11/04
complain to CPSC about dead recall link.  BigRed_z | 10/09/04
The recall link is up and operating.  BigRed_z | 10/09/04
Sorry I Purchased a DELL  Bob Petito | 10/10/04
you think HP is better?  doh123 | 10/11/04
DELL = CRAP TRUE CASE HERE  Bio_nuclear | 10/11/04
So True...Dell sucks  Steve1591 | 12/16/05
Dell Adapter Recall Other Models Too?  edjoshua | 02/06/06

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