I tried buying a universal laptop adapter at Frys. Unfortunately, it's not quite universal -- the tip for my kind of laptop isn't there. I'm going to swing by Microcenter tonight. See below. > To: http://www.gmail.com/~elie > From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert) > Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:20:59 -0800 > > I think my AC power adapter for my Dell Inspiron 1420 is causing me problems. > The screen blinks and it doesn't seem to boot. The battery is completely > dead. Micro Center's web site says that you guys have this in stock: > > http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0302909 > > Since I have the car today, I'll be stopping by there on the way home to > buy this.