Reviews for Apple 85W MagSafe Power Adaptor (for 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro)

If I could rate this overpriced garbage lower, I would.
Just bought 3rd brick. Average life is about 1 year. They always go in the same place - right where the cable between the brick and the notebook connects to the brick. One caught fire in a hotel room in Chicago. Replaced. The other just went while I was playing a game on my bed. In both cases I was REALLY glad I was awake.
Since it's a proprietary connector I have no option except to give Apple $90 for a replacement. It's salt in the wound that It's EXACTLY the same flawed design. I'm sure in about a year I'll be replacing the brick AGAIN.
This will be the last Apple laptop I buy. I need reliability, and a power adapter that values style over engineering doesn't fit that bill.
Grrrrrrrrr, Apple! GRRRRRR!

Apple, I give you so much money. SO MUCH. And where does it go? Into producing an 80 dollar charger for my 1500 dollar computer that doesn't even last 6 months? This is ridiculous. I swear to god if I have to buy another charger (this is my fourth since buying the computer last June), I'm buying a PC. Apple, get it together please.

I treat my cords well. I keep one at my desk and one travels with me. BOTH frayed within a year. And I still have to order new ones (NOT cheap) because it's not like I can go without! I love apple products, but their adaptors are awful.

I have had my MacBook Pro since november and the charger hardly leaves the house, when I do take it out I am very careful as I am a student and do not have the money to replace anything. My charger has a rip in the cover, leaving the wires on show, I'm going to put this down to the material being thin, but Apple should do something about this as its not practical and could eventually cost people a lot of money when they have already paid hundreds for the product in the first place.
I hope the rip in my charger doesn't get worse because I can't afford £65 to replace it, I feel let down by apple as they charge so much for products that are what seems to be temporary.

i have bought 3 of these in the past year, i am not rough with the product at all i only use laptop in one room, the cables plastic sleeve is so thin! a fingernail easily pushes through it, i complained to apple and they gave me a £21 voucher IF i spent £70.. the charger is priced at £65, on top of that i was on the phone for a hour to them on a 0845 number when i was discussing this with them, and ive come away with nothing!
im really disappointed!

Two weeks ago I had to purchase a new charger for my wife. Now, I have to purchase one for me. In both cases we just have broken cords right where anyone (except Apple) would expect it to break - right at the connection to the charger.
Apple, what are you doing?
Please, do something o fix this poor design!

You pay a lot for Apple equipment so don't treat it like a pair of dirty socks. Respect your stuff, take care of it, and it will last longer! I purchased my MacBook Pro late spring of 2010 and, other than the usual wear on the plastic and fading of the lettering, my ORIGINAL charger is working perfect. I LOVE the break-away feature which has saved my computers (I also have an old, black MacBook) the few times I was dumb enough to have the cords plugged in across where I would walk. Have never (knock on wood) replaced EITHER cord and I'm not exactly 'gentle'. I haul my MacBook with me, but I make sure I pack the cord properly in my computer case. I have been using Apples since the 80's, my first computer was the Mac IIFX - They've come so far and I have NO complaints. The comments sound like a lot of user error. There's nothing wrong with the cords, so don't blame them - it's up to you to take care of them.

I think I am getting a new apple 85W Magsafe Power Adaptor tomorrow or should I even bother to spend money on this poorly design adaptor because the old one I bought one and a half year ago was broken. It was like frayed cord near the very end that attached to the charger. It will be my 3rd adaptor in 3 year using my MBP. Should Apple spend a little time taking care of their customer's real need?

Thanks for those who speak up lol

Just left the Apple store, they called it accidently occurence. I wish they would just make a better product that would last more than a year. They did replace it once for me. I was very careful with this one and it still frayed at the top just below the magnet. Now it is covering with electrical tape.