>>it's crappy strain relief and thin cables. Same experience here; the chargers are electronically long-lived, but cables fail for me within 2-3 years. Most re

>>it's crappy strain relief and thin cables. Same experience here; the chargers are electronically long-lived, but cables fail for me within 2-3 years. Most recently, the rubber insulation disintegrated, and it wasn't due to strain. It just crumbled away. I bought a replacement cable from Amazon for around $7 delivered and soldered it in place -- a 15 minute job. Only difficult part was cracking open the charger case. Search (online retailer) for "magsafe 1|2 cable". Here's a link to the one I bought: http://www.amazon.com/ElementDigital-Lovely-Adapter-Connector-MacBook/dp/B00I1AS9XQ http://www.amazon.com/ElementDigital-Lovely-Adapter-Connecto... tl;dr If you can solder, replace the cable yourself. Heck, you could buy a solder station AND a replacement cable and still be ahead by a few dollars.