I don't care enough to research

What bugs me most, these stories have been going on for years now. This isn't a one-off, there have been loads of identical stories. Didn't Apple do a recall? If not, why not? I don't care enough to research, so do you know if they've redesigned the one ones they sell today or do they still have the same stress induced failure point?

The reason we have moulded plugs on our appliances these days is because the manufacturer is supposed to create a strong product which doesn't work lose and become a fire hazard. Hands up if you're old enough to remember buying something from Argos, and then having to buy a plug for it?

I think what you're being confused and taken in by is the tendency of any Apple-related story to be blown out of all proportion on the internet.

Just changing the subject a little, about three days ago, I decided to completely wipe OSX off my Macbook and just have Windows 7 RC on it. Previously have run OSX and Vista. I have to say, Win 7 don't 'alf use less battery and the sleep mode implentation and battery life there is nothing short of amazing over Vista and OSX.

However, whilst travelling on a train to Luton the other day, I found myself sitting next to a guy with the older MBP who had it and other Apple kit spread out on the tablem keen to show his enthusiasm for lining Jobs' pockets. I whipped out my aly MB and he was like 'oh right' and started nodding and smiling. #

You should have seen his face drop and his brow furrow when it started to boot up Win7, I think I saw his fist clench too !

I think the problem, with this particular thread, was DaftFunk's post saying the user was at fault, for following Apple's advice and electrical chargers should never be left unattended...

If he hadn't tried to "supress the truth"...

he has made a bit of a fool of himself on this thread.

They did do a recall, but clearly the problem is still there because they are still being sued.

"If you move it about a lot"
It's a laptop, surely that is the whole point - it is supposed to be moved, supposed to be packed away & unpacked repeatedly and it is quite obvious that the design is flawed or the workmanship isn't up to the job.

Some people buy a laptop, but only move it once or twice a week. My old Toshiba on the other hand was in and out of it's bag 2 or 3 times a day for several years.

From Ken:
"So the story is that I was doing an initial backup over my network to a time capsule. It needed to copy over 100GB of data and, as the manual states, "you may need to plug your computer in and leave it on overnight to complete the first backup". And that's what I did. I woke up an hour and a half later with it burning. I'm sure it wouldn't be as bad if I caught it early, but I was asleep. There was smoke coming out of the keyboard, around the edges and out the ports on the left side. It wasn't a black smoke really, it seemed like a lighter, grayer smoke. The magsafe, though, was completely engulfed. There were green flames coming off of it. I had a folder underneath the computer too and that burned as well.

Another thing, I believe it's the computer not the magsafe. This laptop has broken two other power supplies, granted not to this extent. Yesterday, I just got the laptop back from the Apple Store again because the logic board and fan assembly needed to be replaced, I think due to the same issue. I was so happy to get it home only to find 6 hours later it was on fire.

I am a perfectionist when it comes to my Apple products. I always utilize safe operating procedures when it comes to the magsafe.

I just got back from the Apple Store today and they're replacing it, no charge. The head genius wasn't there though and I'm told I'll need to talk to him."

I'm not saying that there may or may not be an issue with some magsafe chargers, but rather that in this instance it could be a mobo or circuitry problem that's causing the problem.