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Redditor finds heavy block of iron shavings inside cheap PSU, also appears to lack safety protections (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] aniki@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Buy a specific laptop. Not a brand. Brands are a guide at the very best but are generally no indication of how YOURS will work. Also don't buy brand new models. Get something that's been out for a few months or longer. Read the reviews and people online who were dumb and bought it when it was brand new. Hell, even get a refurbished model because you know a human being has looked over it from top to bottom and replaced the weakest part that already broke.