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Apple Portable Power Adapter - iBook, PowerBook G4
See it at Amazon.co.uk for £32.99Average Customer Rating
(4.0 out of 5)
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Rock and a Hard Place
(4 out of 5) by Andy on Jan 22, 2007 (Lerwick, Shetland United Kingdom)If you read the feedback on the Apple website you will see that there has been a lot of criticism of this device. I went out and bought a Macally manufactured one instead, but when it failed after 3 months I contacted them to have it sorted under warranty. I soon found that not only do you have to pay to send it back to them you have to pay for it to be sent back to you. Time to give them the swerve then!
So there I was, trying to decide between two apparently bad choices, and the only two choices available. Further research though finds that this power supply is not the same as the ones that have been widely reported to have problems. This is a 65 watt version. The problem power supplies were 45 watt.
Should you buy one? Well I have to admit that it is expensive, hence only 4 stars, but it fits like it should, unlike the competitors and you can rest assured that Apple wont mess you about if it goes wrong and is under warranty. You will have the benefit of being able to leave a PSU wherever you take your laptop. I have ones plugged in permanently at home, work and my girlfriend's home.
The advantage from buying it from Amazon is the potential of free carriage and as usual the service is top grade.
So there I was, trying to decide between two apparently bad choices, and the only two choices available. Further research though finds that this power supply is not the same as the ones that have been widely reported to have problems. This is a 65 watt version. The problem power supplies were 45 watt.
Should you buy one? Well I have to admit that it is expensive, hence only 4 stars, but it fits like it should, unlike the competitors and you can rest assured that Apple wont mess you about if it goes wrong and is under warranty. You will have the benefit of being able to leave a PSU wherever you take your laptop. I have ones plugged in permanently at home, work and my girlfriend's home.
The advantage from buying it from Amazon is the potential of free carriage and as usual the service is top grade.
It does work . . .
(5 out of 5) by Lauren Tillotson on Nov 18, 2009 (UK)Had to buy this due to wear on wire at point of exit from the transformer. Seems this is common with a few users on the Apple site having to replace it every year or so. Note - you may have to remove the battery of the Mac and re-insert it as there's some sort of cut-out device that activates and makes the charger inoperable.
Great sevice from Qubz in supplying the replacement. Will use again.
The Old Map Company
Great sevice from Qubz in supplying the replacement. Will use again.
The Old Map Company
Apple charger
(5 out of 5) by A. Sarjo on Apr 14, 2009Ordered this as suggested by a friend as I am computer illiterate!! Had been to a local computer shop who had been unable to find the Apple charger I needed. This arrived (I was a bit sceptical at first as to whether this was the genuine article as I had seen lots of generic ones which were supposed to be compatible). I was very pleasantly surprised. It arrived very promptly, well packaged & it is the real thing at a very reasonable price. One very happy customer!
Apple Portable Power Adapter
(5 out of 5) by Mrs. Susan Underhill on Apr 12, 2009Apple Portable Power Adapter - iBook, PowerBook G4 Excellent product, does exactly what it ways on the box.
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Careful: This isn't a Macbook Magsafe adaptor
(2 out of 5) by John Gilmore on Nov 17, 2007 (uk)Note that this is for Powerbooks etc, it isnt the new magsafe type needed by the MacBook.