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Happened to me in about 4 or 5 months. Ridiculously crappy, quicker than the ones Lenovo and Dell ship even. I expected better build quality from Apple but given the heat and noise issues I have I don't really think I've seen it. First time I've been an Apple customer and probably the last.

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How long did you get out of your Dell charger for comparison? I've seen two solid years out of mine literally moved about all the time, every single day. I always fold it well when I put it in my bag though as to not bend near the connector.

The worst thing that happened was one of the dell chargers started making a quiet beeping/buzzing sound - I read it was to do with the components coming lose inside and the sound was caused by the switching supply. I decided out of choice to get another, although there was nothing actually wrong with it as far as performance goes.

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