Reviews for Apple 60W MagSafe Power Adaptor (for MacBook and 13-inch MacBook Pro)

I am about to purchase my third power adaptor for my Macbook Pro. The laptop itself is less than three years old, and it's ridiculous that I need to purchase a new cord once a year because it is so poorly designed. The first one shorted out and just died. The second one shorted out and burned through the cords - nearly severing the cord from the adaptor entirely (and causing a nasty electrical burning smell). Here's hoping the third one will last just a little longer.

3rd time I've had to buy one. I'm done with this.

Why is the cord made from such poor, inflexible material? Even Dell makes better chargers than Apple. The material is completely unsuitable for bending and wrapping which are essential if you want to charge your laptop on the go. The material that encases the wires inside split open and the wires get damaged, and then you need to shell out $80 for another horrible charger. I enjoy using my Macbook, but what good is a Macbook that can't charge? I'm going to be using my spare non Apple computer, and probably won't purchase this charger; it's just going to break again in a few months.

Need I say more. Just read the other reviews.

Although mine has lasted over 2 years (I guess that's good for these?)

But I went to unplug my computer today and the connector was so hot it actually burned my finger. These could actually cause fires or potential for serious lawsuits.

I would suggest a recall or better design. I LOVE my mac and iphone but the cords are garbage!

Apple chargers are the worst same problem with iPhone and Mac books

I take extremely good care of my computer + laptop, and after only 2 years the adapter just stopped working.

I've been on the same macbook and same charger for 4 years. The product works great but you need to be smart about it. If your first charger broke pretty quickly, then expect every replacement to follow suit. What makes this product fail is the bending of the wire near the magsafe connector, which leads to fraying of the wire. To fix this issue, try not to bend your charger so much at the connector. Even after being cautious, after 3 years, mine started fraying at the connector. I simply used a bunch of electical tape and a small styrofoam piece to straighten out that part and conceal the fraying wires. The charger still works, except the orange/green light doesn't come on anymore. Considering the little button on the side tells if the computer is charging or charged, I don't really care about the orange/green light not working.

I have had two chargers stop working and am now having to buy my third in the last four years! For Apple to make such long lasting computers, you'd think they would be able to see all of these very terrible reviews and re-design these chargers so that they last longer! This is ridiculous! Apple, please pay attention to the overwhelmingly bad reviews on your chargers and do something about it! If you can spend so much time (and make us spend so much money) on software (OS X) updates that don't really offer that many useful changes, the least you could do is divert some of that time and money to making these chargers better. Please!

On my third charger, the last one only lasted a year! I have both a Macbook Pro and Macbook Air and I have purchased 3 chargers for each of them.

I bought this power adaptor in late November of 2012. It stopped working a week ago. This is my third adaptor for the same macbook. I am very gentle with my power adaptors and they all break after a few months. It is extremely flawed. It is ridiculous that I have to pay for another power adaptor because the previous one did not last longer than 6 months. I have no choice but to go and buy a fourth $79 power adaptor. Redesign the power adaptors already!