Reviews for Apple Battery Charger

I must admit I was slightly dubious of these batteries given several negative reviews, but I am utterly astounded by the life of the batteries between charges. I was using a standard battery charger and batteries for both my keyboard and mouse prior to this (both were non-apple) and I was having to recharge every fortnight- even if I powered down the devices overnight.

The apple batteries last at least 2 months for me so far between charges and I have had these batteries for almost a year. I don't even power down the keyboard and mouse overnight anymore!

Purchased this to support my mouse and keyboard and it works really well. Yet again, after reading the reviews on this product, there are lots of mixed reviews but so far it has worked really well and the charge is holding good for a mouse and keyboard that get used daily for a few hours at a time.

1 of 1 people found this useful

It's a nice, stylish compact unit, but when it comes to the crunch the experience is not so nice. The batteries that come with the charger are pathetic, lasting a lot less time than other rechargeable batteries, meaning you will be continually changing out the batteries in your mouse.

The charger itself (and I must admit this may be down to the poor quality batteries, I'm not sure of the technical details) does a poor job of charging the batteries, often charging them to an incomplete level. Right out of the box the charger from time to time would give a blinking orange light suggesting the official Apple batteries are incompatible (this is when the batteries are seated correctly).

In short, chances are you already own a battery charger, and you're thinking about getting this to compliment your Apple products. If that's the case, I'd say: don't bother. Stick with another charger.

16 of 25 people found this useful

i purchased these batteries for my apple wireless keyboard about a month ago, and have been using one pair for almost a month now without ever recharging it. I use the keyboard 3 days a week for about 12 hours non-stop, and I am amazed how long one pair of batteries can last! Was sceptical before buying because many reviews said they don't last, but try it for yourself! They sure do work for me! VERY SATISFIED!!!

17 of 22 people found this useful

They last about 17 days in the Magic Mouse with a usage of 10 hours a day.

After a year the charger and the batteries started acting up. It's hard now to get them to charge. Often the amber light will blink and i have to remove and reinsert the batteries and the charger a dozen times to get them to charge. This wasn't a problem in the first year and i don't do anything differently now.

It's interesting that the warranty expiry and the onset of problems coincide.

19 of 30 people found this useful

Very nice looking product but will not charge other branded batteries I have, even though they are apparently compatible, so maybe not a good buy if you have other rechargeable batteries that you want to use. You can't even buy the apple batteries separately !!

19 of 22 people found this useful

Today after observing blinking amber, I took an old tooth brush and scrubbed the electrodes. The device worked well after that.

25 of 28 people found this useful

Poor performance, not compatible with other batteries. Choose this product and you get mediocre battery life and charging speeds.

20 of 76 people found this useful

Charged battery life is very short (keyboard and mouse) - only days sometimes. Charger has short-circuited and is now unusable. Would stay clear of this product. Use another vendor's or non-rechargeable batteries.

1 of 4 people found this useful

C'mon Apple,

This is Mountain Lion not Leopard.

2 batteries in Magic Mouse
2 batteries in Keyboard
2 batteries in Trackpad
0 batteries in charger

Charger plus 8 batteries puhleez

63 of 86 people found this useful