Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside but dangerous inside
I stopped buying brand name macbook chargers when the plastic on the cable frayed on my fourth charger. The difference from the other three times was that this time, it started smoking where it frayed. Had I not been paying attention, who knows what would have happened. I took it to the apple store and told them what happened and that I had bought it from them within the year, asking for a replacement. They said it was excluded from the warranty because it was &quot;normal wear and tear&quot; or something like that.<p>Say what you will for the counterfeits, but they use heavy plastic and actually seem less likely to burn down your apartment. And cost a fraction of the brand ones.