Extra Portable Power Adapter - 65W (for iBook & PowerBook)
Use an extra adapter for home or work. Apple's new, innovative AC adapter complements and is made specificially for your new PowerBook G4 or iBook.
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Overview
This power adapter recharges the lithium ion battery while the system is off, on, or in sleep mode. It also powers the system if you choose to operate without a battery.
Important: Compatible with PowerBook G4 (Aluminum or Titanium models) or dual-USB iBook (500Mhz Power PC G3 or higher).
Most Useful Reviews
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Extra Portable Power Adapter - 65W (for iBook & PowerBook)
Three Improvements!
Written by TQ
13/10/2007
#1-Price. MacWizards PowerBook AC Adapters cost half the price and last longer. Apple, you don't need to charge $80 for this.
#2-Warranty. My $2,000 computer is worthless without an AC Adapter. You warranty every other part of it for one year, you should warranty the AC Adapter for a year also.
#3-Durability. We don't need glowing connectors and fold out pins. We need an AC Adapter that lasts longer than six weeks. Please Apple, make this unit last longer. …More2492 of 2844 people found this useful
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Extra Portable Power Adapter - 65W (for iBook & PowerBook)
Terribly designed, but it's covered by Applecare!
Written by JY from Los Angeles
2/09/2005
It didn't take me long to figure out that this power adapter wasn't going to last too long. The prongs that go into the wall are on connected to a hinge, and every time I would plug it into a wall, I could see that it wouldn't hold up over the long haul. I've had my adapter for one year, and I've gradually seen the prong connection get looser and looser. About two months ago, I began having to put the adapter is weird positions to get a good connection, and now it won't work w/out something pushing it into the wall (unless I find a place to plug horizontally on the floor.)
(Oh, and the ultra-thin cord also seems like it will break quickly if you're not extremely careful, but mine never broke.)
Anyhow, I finally called Applecare; they were very nice, but at first they tried to tell me the battery isn't covered because of standard ware & tear, etc. I pointed out that nothing in the contract absolves them from coverage for anything of the sort (only accident, abuse, neglect, misuse, etc.) I spoke to a senior tech, he agreed, and now I'm getting a new one for free:) …More1361 of 1893 people found this useful
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Extra Portable Power Adapter - 65W (for iBook & PowerBook)
Nifty, but too fragile
Written by MC from Cincinnati
29/08/2005
The power adaptor is a necessary evil, designed to remove from the body of Apple's portable Macs the weight and bulk of the power supply. The unit is mostly quite well-designed, but the cord is weak at the end that enters your Mac, and both of the ones I own have broken at this point. As of this writing, they still work, but are taped up to protect the exposed wire, as the white rubber casing around the round part that plugs into my PowerBook and iBook has broken.
Apple should redesign this part to stand up to the wear of normal use. It is all too easy for to move one's PowerBook so that the cord is accidentally tugged in ways that bend the plug end too sharply. …More1310 of 1794 people found this useful
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Most Recent Reviews
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Extra Portable Power Adapter - 65W (for iBook & PowerBook)
Almost useless
Written by RS from San Leandro
19/11/2009
Why would Apple make such remarkable computers and the worst-ever designed power adapters? So they can make you buy a new one every year? This is a horrible, horrible gadget. …More
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Extra Portable Power Adapter - 65W (for iBook & PowerBook)
Shoddy design - sparks, smoke, melt-through cord and scorching
Written by BC from Concord
18/11/2009
I am baffled why this product can still be manufactured the way it is. I'm now on my third, although the first "died gracefully," (manufactured in India) after a couple of years, unlike the replacement (Thailand). Aside from the poor design, it seemed like the wire was too stiff and not flexible enough for the application, nor thick enough. Guess that is poor design too.
The first one failed at the junction of the DC cord to the brick, (right around the reinforcement). The second one, basically the same place, but much, much more exciting- o, the fireworks! Scared the living daylights out of me!
Come on Apple, this is just not the level of quality expected of your brand. …More3 of 3 people found this useful
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Extra Portable Power Adapter - 65W (for iBook & PowerBook)
This is a horrible charger
Written by NG from Roswell
18/11/2009
Buy a cheap one elsewhere online. I'm on my 5th one in 6 years. Why does this product cost the same it did 6 years ago when they don't use the same design anymore? Can apple throw us a bone here? Lower the price of your outdated, poorly designed charger. …More
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Questions & Answers
Most Interesting
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I currently have a 12" powerbook G4 1.33ghz. The power adaptor that came with the unit is the A1036 45W. Will this 65W work with my computer? Thanks
- Asked by JO from Brampton
- 14/10/2009
Best Answer
Yes.
- Answered by DR from Indio
- 21/10/2009
- 5 of 7 people found this useful
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Can I buy a Power Adapter plug for use in France without having to buy a set for use anywhere in the world.
- Asked by WB from LONDON
- 8/11/2009
Most Recent
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I have a model A1021 portable power adapter which came with my powerbook G4. Will this 65W work with my computer?
- Asked by WW from salt lake city
- 19/11/2009
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Can I buy a Power Adapter plug for use in France without having to buy a set for use anywhere in the world.
- Asked by WB from LONDON
- 8/11/2009
