- 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
Product Description
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 specifical… More >>
Apple MagSafe Power Adapter for MacBook Air – MB283LL/A – AC 100-240 V – 45 Watt
Golden Gyrlz
February 25, 2010 at 8:15 am
Perfect 2nd adaptor for my Macbook Air!!!! Cannot have asked for a better seller as well!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
T. Hughes
February 25, 2010 at 9:30 am
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
Samuel Chell
February 25, 2010 at 10:54 am
[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
Moon Ellington
February 25, 2010 at 11:52 am
I bought this to replace my old adapter. The old one had fallen apart on the piece magnetic piece that connects to the computer. I heard that ALL the adapters break at some point under one and a half years. Apple must sure be making a killing on these since they are friggin $80! So far this new one has held up and I hope I won’t have to replace it in the near future again. We’ll see.
Rating: 4 / 5
sierragator
February 25, 2010 at 1:23 pm
The power adapter does not work because Emagic did not include a crucial “prong”! One month later I am still waiting for word from this company.
Rating: 1 / 5