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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The official Surface branded replacement parts can be quite expensive. If the third-party parts work, you're right, the price difference can be considerable. Something like this has been reported for some Apple cords and cables. Where available, third-party replacements are often just as good and much cheaper. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-- Bob Primak </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 10:41:24 AM EDT, <jjrudy1@comcast.net> wrote:
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--></style><div><div class="yiv3372988599WordSection1"><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The power cord for my Microsoft Surface 6 died. I went to Best Buy which is convenient and where I have bought most of my stuff at, I have thought, generally good prices.</span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The wanted $127 !!!</span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">When I got home I went to Amazon and found a new cord for $18 (there were even some less expensive) and it works.</span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Comparison shopping is worthwhile</span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">John Rudy</span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">781-861-0402</span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">781-718-8334 cell</span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">13 Hawthorne Lane</span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Bedford MA</span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" ymailto="mailto:jjrudy1@comcast.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:jjrudy1@comcast.net">jjrudy1@comcast.net</a></span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="124" height="115" style="width:1.2916in;min-height:1.1927in;" id="yiv3372988599Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:ga6ZM2OCJUxuPQ84Ghgp" yahoo_partid="1.2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv3372988599MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div>===============================================<br>::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::<br>Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.<br>Send to the list: <a ymailto="mailto:LCTG@lists.toku.us" href="mailto:LCTG@lists.toku.us">LCTG@lists.toku.us</a> Message archives: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/</a><br>To subscribe: email <a ymailto="mailto:lctg-subscribe@toku.us" href="mailto:lctg-subscribe@toku.us">lctg-subscribe@toku.us</a> To unsubscribe: email <a ymailto="mailto:lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us" href="mailto:lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us">lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us</a><br>Future and Past meeting information: <a href="http://LCTG.toku.us" target="_blank">http://LCTG.toku.us</a><br>List information: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us</a><br>This message was sent to <a ymailto="mailto:bobprimak@yahoo.com." href="mailto:bobprimak@yahoo.com.">bobprimak@yahoo.com.</a><br>Set your list options: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/bobprimak@yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/bobprimak@yahoo.com</a><br></div>
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