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hsbauauvhabzb 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Old laptops in a colo as low cost servers

Wait, power bricks are a fire hazard?

justinclift 4 months ago | [–]

Yep. Reputably manufactured ones (Dell, HP, Apple, etc) are probably fine.

But the cheapo replacement ones that you see people buy from Amazon, Ali Express, Ebay, etc... can be really not good. :(

nmbrskeptix 4 months ago | [–]

User supplied ones are. Frayed wires galore

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