Often I have to jiggle the plug before it sits just right and lets me charge my 15" MacBook Pro. It's not a very secure outlet. It will also often turn off once my computer is fully charged, and I'll have to plug it in again. So it's finicky.

I imagine a big part of it is the low current limit. A difference of 15 or 25W doesn't seem like a lot for a single outlet, but multiply that by four outlets per row and 20-30 rows, and you can see why CO is trying to ration us. My guess is also that the AC/DC converter is at the seat since running high voltage wires throughout the plane would be a bigger risk. Having used such converters before in other situations with higher current output, I can tell you they are unreliable at best and create a large amount of excess heat. I'm thankful that CO has them at all.