Amelia chewed through the power cord that came with my laptop, and after the battery drained I couldn't use it for several weeks until I bought a new one. Unfortunately, the new one I got was not exactly the same as the original, and had to be plugged a little farther to charge, and now the DC jack on my laptop is a little loose and I need to replace it. Ugh. I can still charge the laptop if I stand it on end to jam the plug in just right, which is probably making things worse. :? But I can't really use it longer than the battery lasts, because i have to hold the plug in just the right spot, which is annoying if I'm trying to use it at the same time.
One of these day's I'll get it fixed.