Help 4 Bad Power Supplies - is it me?

[Highland Ranger]

I am now on power supply number 5 with number 4 just giving up the ghost.

I have tested a number of tablets for work (HP, Lenovo, Asus) and I always come back to the Xoom - great hardware.

But gee, why the proprietary power cord and why can't you make one that works longer than 4 months?

And for the record, I am gentle and careful, take good care of my gear. This is just a design failure.

 

[redpanda]

Mine started getting really fickle about outlets after a while. Have you tried it on multiple outlets?

 

[Highland Ranger]

Yes - apparently it will not work, then you unplug and plug even in the same outlet and it will start working again. Problem is that there are times when it is charging when you go to bed, but when you wake up somehow it stops charging. Seems like if you buy a new one it lasts for a couple of months before it starts doing this.