Reviews for Apple 45W MagSafe Power Adaptor for MacBook Air

I manage 30 mobile stations and have been doing so for five years. In that time, I've had one, ONE bad unit that died after a few months. I brought it to my Apple retail store and they replaced it with no questions.

my computer has never had any problems I've had it for almost a year now and i have never had to replace anything but I'm also really gentle with my stuff. I'm only on here because my boyfriend ripped his charger out of the wall with a chair (idk how he can do that) but he is super ruff with his stuff to thats no surprise I'm having to get a new charger for him

I love it, sometimes a few people on the internet sound like a crowd. I've found that my power adapter is totally reliable, and most people who post a review will only post if there is something negative to say.

I love this product, it came with my computer and it works great :) I have never had a problem and have had it for almost a year

I use my charger every single day of my life. Most people, I must assume, do.

Every day I wind and unwind the cord several times. I plug it in at airports, I plug it in at my desk, and I plug it in at night. It gets moved, beaten, wound, unwound, dragged, and anything else you can imagine. I'm rough on tech.

The rubber coating does wear out and starts to get holes in it after you bend and wind it enough. The pins/springs wear out after you connect and disconnect it a few thousand times. It gets dirty and needs to be cleaned like any other electronic connector. (Easy to fix with some rubbing alcohol, cotton swabs, and a youtube video).

What I don't understand is why people are inclined to give it a bad review. The alternatives in other laptops do not protect your computer from someone tripping over the wire. None I have ever seen roll up as conveniently as this one does. Few connect as easily, and I haven't seen any that connect backwards and still work. If I have to sacrifice a little wear and tear for those features, I'll gladly buy a new one.

It took mine about a year to die. That's $79 divided by 365 days, or roughly $0.22 per day to have a working charger and keep my MacBook Air going. Even if you replaced it every 6 months, that's $0.44 per day to keep your laptop going. For something that is this important to my life, my job, my enjoyment, I don't think that is too unreasonable.

Plan to replace it. Use it. Break it. They're really cheap for what they provide.

My original 45W MagSafe Power Adapter has been working quite well for the almost 1-1/2 years that I have had my 13-inch MacBook Air. I am getting another so that I can keep one at home and keep the other in my brief case so that I don't leave home without a charger.

I have looked at the reviews on the 45W mag safe. To be fair, I have the original macbook air. It came with the original charger. I have had no (zero, nada) problems that people are stating in this thread. I agree that if you don't attach it correctly to the adapter hole, it is a bit tricky to get in, but so is your door key to your home or apartment, if you think about it. No complaining there. I will get an 85W the next purchase (I am getting one for my workplace - and my co-workers have the bigger beasts) but it is not because my 45W is failing.

Let my start with a brief story:
I was working on my Macbook air when the battery was low and I plugged it in. Because there were no outlets on my side of the hall I draped the chord across the hall. I did not expect anyone to come but when someone walked by me they a) did not trip/fall/hurt themselves or b) ruin my laptop.
So yes this is a little expensive but honestly I would rather pay for the more expensive charger than break my laptop.

Also: I am not quite sure why there are so many negative reviews, my charger is fine.

works fine and is a good spare cord - identical to what came with the new MBA out of the box.

If you want a shorter cord, like all other mac chargers you can slide off the piece on the white "box" and then add the a/c adapter. But there's no getting away from the white box.