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Apple MagSafe Power Adapter for MacBook Air - MB283LL/A - AC 100-240 V - 45 Watt |  | Brand: Apple
Category: CE
Buy New: $79.00
as of 3/10/2010 09:52 CST details
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  8 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 6.1 x 2.3
MPN: MB283LL/A
Model: MB283LL/A
UPC: 885909193516
EAN: 0885909193516
ASIN: B0012UCO88
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 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 |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The 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.An AC cord is provided with the adapter for maximum cord length, while the AC wall adapter 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.
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| Customer Reviews:
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Good but expensive. January 30, 2010
Moon Ellington (USA)
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.
 Emagic does not return my emails!! January 21, 2010
sierragator (Folsom, CA United States)
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.
 The Cord Breaks November 1, 2009
William Cely (Seal Rock, OR USA)
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.
Win-Lose August 9, 2009
Samuel Chell (Kenosha,, WI United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
[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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 Works Perfectly. June 12, 2009
M. L. Chesner (Shelton, CT)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I needed a second AC adapter for my MacBook Air for when I bring it to work. This adapter works perfectly. Not complaints.
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