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My Gateway laptop isn't charging properly (charger or laptop?)?

I seem to be having a little trouble with my laptop lately. At first, it seemed as if my laptop charger wasn't working, because I had to wiggle it around a bit before it would be able to charge. At first, that's all I needed to do. Eventually, I would have to wiggle the plug around a lot, and even then I had to sit very still to make sure the laptop didn't stop charging again. At first I thought it was the charger, because my dad took my mom's charger (I have a Gateway laptop, she has a Dell) and plugged it into my computer. It began charging again. I was going to use her charger temporarily until my dad could get me a new charger. (I know using different brand chargers for different brand computers is risky, but I desperately need my laptop for schoolwork.) But just last night, I had to wiggle around her charger in order for it to work. The same thing happened with my mother's charger to my own previously. It won't charge anymore. I know this is a Dell charger to a Gateway laptop, and that may be the reason why it's not charging anymore, but the situation is so similar to what happened to my charger that I'm suspecting that it is my laptop that is the problem, and not my charger. What is wrong with my laptop? Is it my charger? Is there a cheap solution or should I be saving up for a new laptop? 41 minutes left of battery on my computer.

Public Comments

1. Take it to a shop and have them replace the charger receptacle on your laptop (the plug where your charger connects). That should be cheaper than buying a new laptop.
2. The laptop charger port is loose