I've gone through two or three power adapters in the last three years. They fray pretty quickly, and I've learned that you should always handle them by the thic

I've gone through two or three power adapters in the last three years. They fray pretty quickly, and I've learned that you should always handle them by the thicker cord, being very careful not to put any pressure on the thinner cord. But that's not the biggest problem with these things. I foolishly bought a unibody rMBP, which means it'll become a desktop-only laptop in just a year or two, once its battery runs fully out. Plus I can't upgrade most of the components, I'll just have to buy a new computer. But that's fine. I think I'll go the "nerdy" way and buy an older Thinkpad and just run Debian on it and just stay in emacs throughout my workday. Then I'll be able to upgrade parts when needed, swap out the battery when it dies, and be able to run linux on decently supported hardware.