- Compatible with Macbook Air laptops
- Magnetic DC connector ensures your power cable will disconnect under strain to prevent fraying or weakening; helps guide the plug into the system for a quick and secure connection
- LED indicator shows you when your computer is charging and when it is fully charged
- Adapter recharges the battery in the MacBook Air laptop whether the system is off, on or in sleep mode; powers the system when no battery is present
- Adapter design allows the cord to be wound around itself for easy storage and convenient portability
The 45-Watt MagSafe Power Adapter for MacBook Air features a magnetic DC connector that ensures your power cable will disconnect if it experiences undue strain and helps prevent fraying or weakening of the cables over time. In addition, the magnetic DC helps guide the plug into the system for a quick and secure connection. When the connection is secure, an LED located at the head of the DC connector will light; an amber light lets you know that your portable is charging, while a green light tells you that you have a full charge. An AC cord is provided with the adapter for maximum cord length, while the AC wall adapter (also provided) gives users an even easier and more compact way to travel. Redesigned specifically for MacBook Air, the adapter is the perfect traveling companion. It has a clever design which allows the DC cable to be wound neatly around itself for easy cable storage. This power adapter recharges the lithium polymer battery while the system is off, on, or in sleep mode. It also powers the system if you choose to operate without a battery. Compatible only with MacBook Air.
Buy Apple MagSafe Power Adapter for MacBook Air – MB283LL/A – AC 100-240 V – 45 Watt
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Perfect 2nd adaptor for my Macbook Air!!!! Cannot have asked for a better seller as well!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
The Apple MagSafe charger is good in principle. . . . will work on any newer MacBook. Handy pop out tongs are nice for rolling up the cord for mobility. The only thing I don’t like is the size. It’s much thicker than the Air itself and doesn’t fit well into slim notebook cases made for the Air. This in some respects defeats the purpose of the thin and sexy MacBook Air, particularly when traveling. If Apple can make a notebook this thin, they have to be capable of making a skinny charger to match.
Rating: 4 / 5
[If you'd like to save some money with little risk, my experience with picking up a refurb (from the seller "macpoweradapter") was quite satisfying. it appears that these people know how convert the Mac Adapter's fatal flaw (the tearing or shorting out of the wire) into a mere flesh wound, restoring the adapter to near-mint condition. While there are no small number of Apple purists, who believe it necessary to spend over $30, for example, on a rubber case for their iTouch, I've found as good if not better on Amazon for under five bucks. The price discrepancies for the adapter are not so dramatic but are nonetheless not inconsiderable. ]
Despite the exorbitant price, over time this Apple product pays for itself. Whereas formerly I would go through several per year, the “break-away” magsafe design is a money saver (not to mention lifesaver should you be down to a single power adapter and can scarce afford a broken wire). However, it tends to come loose more frequently than the comparable adapter for a regular MacBook, aborting projects while I’m using the computer in safe mode. I wish the magnetic attraction were a bit stronger.
But the above is basically the price paid for addiction to a Mac Air. The receptacle faces slightly downward, at a 45 degree rather than a 90 degree angle on the computer’s left side. Given the thinness of the base, or bottom shell, I understand the need for the slant but wish it were on the top rather than bottom side, which no doubt would require some clever re-engineering (to maintain the computer’s wafer-thin profile). Another solution of sorts would be improved battery life, so that a user could depend on a good 4 hours or more after each charge, thereby obviating the need for constant power connection (admittedly I run my screen bright, reducing battery life to a scant 90 minutes).
When all is said and done, it’s ust another trade-off for a Mac Air–perhaps even contributing to the strange allure of this machine to those of us who are devoted to it. (Mine is even the solid state model before the huge Apple price reduction. Now if only the attraction of the plug to its magnetic base were as strong as my attraction to this machine. . . )
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Rating: 3 / 5
I had to return this to the local Apple store after a year of use as the cord cracked near it’s entrance to the brick. They did give me a new one without charge and said that this has happened a lot. If you travel a lot do not wind it around the wings that fold out as you will wear out the cord at the insertion.
Rating: 3 / 5
Compared to all other laptop chargers out there, this is definitely one of the world’s smallest. But as small as it is, I’m with the guy that said it should be thinner. Even though it won’t fit in a slim case without bulging out an inch, it fits in your pocket nicely, more so than previous Apple laptop chargers.
Rating: 5 / 5