Steven Clark v. Apple Computer: Power Adapter Class Action Suit

I got one too. The chances that I have a receipt for whatever power supply I bought though are about nil. Plus, which powerbook was it? I think I have had about 10 models since the Mac Portable. I don't remember any of the power supplies failing, just buying additional power bricks for convenience (in the office, at home, etc.) Maybe I have just been lucky. Better for everyone, IMHO, if they were forced to standardize the connection from the power adapter to the computer so that ANY would work on ANY Powerbook or iBook! Especially when many of these will allow for a wide voltage range anyway! Sheesh!. Also, I agree with the above comments - not worth the time to fill out and hunt for a receipt to get $20 or $30 credit or whatever.

I've been thru 4 UFO power adapters and one from Mainline since 2000. My applecare has run out on this Pismo, so I'm thinking I should sell the rig before this last power adapter dies. I'll probably keep it and have to purchase yet another $70 power supply. $20-$35? I think they should have to pass out a lifetime [power] supply. Same for my 12" powerbook: I've been thru one already in the 2 years I've used it. And yes, I use these books every day. Shouldn't matter.

i got one and i appreciate you noting it, because it took me a few 'reads' to figure out what it was all about. now i own a small amount of Apple stock, but it seems that even our favorite computer company need some nudging sometimes to do the right thing. as to the amount of time it takes to fill stuff like this out, i agree it's a time vs. money issue. my cut-off is currently anything under $25. so, i'll look to see if it tells us whether we qualify for the $20 or the $35. (i got something similar recently relating to a mortgage i had some years ago. i have the papers, but i'd have to dig them out of storage. this one i'm passing on.) valley driver

I got 3 notices. And I tore all 3 of them up. As an Apple shareholder I'm looking out for the bottom line y'all.

Woo hoo. $35 back when the replacement adapter cost me $70. Gee, what a relief.

i got one because of my pismo, i guess. its power adapter failed after a little more than a year of very hard use-- it failed where the cable entered the UFO Spool housing. I got a replacement at Tekserve for probably a lot of money, but it never failed again. As for the class action suit, i tore it up. i figured the time it would take to fill that thing out, find paperwork, etc was worth more than the $20-35 i might might not even be eligible for anyway.

I got one two -- since I bought a couple of ice-books in the time period as well as three WalStreets, I qualify multiple times. However, I never had a power adapter fail, so I guess I don't qualify. (Yeay! Since I'm a stockholder this is good.) I can't imagine that enough of them failed to make the lawsuit worthwhile. Nuisance lawsuits.

I got one as well but Im not sure what I intend to do with it yet.

I did.