That is true, and LCD Display is powered by a high-voltage source, high voltage being around 30vDC, NOT A/C!! I know my electronics b/c I have spent pretty much my entire life dealing with them in ways most people are afraid of. I have always carried a multimeter in my back pocket, and yes, high voltage for DC circuits in electronics, such as computers, is around 30v DC and any more than that would cause severe damage to the electronic circuits that drive the devices. Not to mention that I am not wrong, NOR am I "plain dumb" such as yourself. Even if it were to be running on ANY form of high-voltage circuit, the current in the circuit would be so minimal that it wouldn't do anything more that give you a little "buzz."
This story is completely impossible. The Dell Laptops, or ANY laptop is not going to have 120vAC power going into the unit itself. The Power Inverter that you plug into the wall and then into the laptop converts the 120vAC down to anywhere from 15vDC to 30vDC. Electronic Devices cannot run on AC voltages and especially precision electronics such as Computers would be extremely damaged from the application of such AC voltages ANYWHERE in the system. This is definatly a hoax and someone just trying to get a new laptop from Dell for nothing.
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That is true, and LCD Display is powered by a high-voltage source, high voltage being around 30vDC, NOT A/C!! I know my electronics b/c I have spent pretty much my entire life dealing with them in ways most people are afraid of. I have always carried a multimeter in my back pocket, and yes, high voltage for DC circuits in electronics, such as computers, is around 30v DC and any more than that would cause severe damage to the electronic circuits that drive the devices. Not to mention that I am not wrong, NOR am I "plain dumb" such as yourself. Even if it were to be running on ANY form of high-voltage circuit, the current in the circuit would be so minimal that it wouldn't do anything more that give you a little "buzz."
This story is completely impossible. The Dell Laptops, or ANY laptop is not going to have 120vAC power going into the unit itself. The Power Inverter that you plug into the wall and then into the laptop converts the 120vAC down to anywhere from 15vDC to 30vDC. Electronic Devices cannot run on AC voltages and especially precision electronics such as Computers would be extremely damaged from the application of such AC voltages ANYWHERE in the system. This is definatly a hoax and someone just trying to get a new laptop from Dell for nothing.