cyber0ne wrote:
> by the time I'd come back and read your reply,
> pricewatch.com had changed up their order of power
> supplies and now I found a low-priced one (I'd love
> a higher quality one, but money's too tight right
> now) that matches the amp ratings on all voltages
> except allows higher values on the +/-12V values.
> So, by what you've said, that's likely a better power
> supply than what I was going to buy and better than
> what's in the machine.

I hope it's true, but I'm afraid manufacturer and distributor ratings
vary so greatly in accuracy (honesty) that they can't be trusted
without independent verification. I've casually verified this a few
times myself and have found some OEM supplies from major brand
computers being much more capable than some low-quality supplies rated
for even twice the power or 50% higher current. Those low-quality
supplies didn't weigh any more than the OEM units.