u WISH it was as cheap as $40! I had what i thought was this problem, my wire was bent up, but i bought a new ac adapter and nothing was solved. Got a new batter for $100, nothign solved. Now I have to take it in and get it repaired for around $300. Same exact situation: Had to hold and press hard to get a charge, THEN it kept geting worse to the point where it will only chrage when its off and at a weird angle. GL man... I have a compaq presarion notebook, what about you?