Indeed. My current favorite version of this Apple "trick" has to do with the power consumption of many recent MacBook Pros. In ordinary usage (e.g. browsing the

Indeed. My current favorite version of this Apple "trick" has to do with the power consumption of many recent MacBook Pros. In ordinary usage (e.g. browsing the web, editing simple documents) they have good battery life, but when running flat out they can drain their battery even when plugged into the wall because Apple doesn't supply a strong enough power supply: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3182887?start=0&tstart=0 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3182887?start=0&tst... And here's a good example of people thinking it is their fault until they learn the truth: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2802084?start=0&tstart=0 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2802084?start=0&tst... I happen to have a Lenovo W520 with similar specs and I'm struck by Lenovo's approach to the same issue. Instead of letting the battery drain while plugged in, Lenovo decided to provide a heavy, strong "brick" of a power supply that can keep up with the laptop no matter what.