Apple Extra Portable 65W Power Adapter (for iBook and PowerBook G4)

List Price: $119.99 Discount Price: $42.98

Features:

• 65-watt AC/DC power adapter for iBook and PowerBook G4
• Designed to fit in the palm of your hand; colored status LEDs indicate charging status
• Long power cord; DC cable winds neatly around itself for easy storage
• Recharges the computer's lithium-ion battery while the system is off, on, or in sleep mode
• Compatible only with PowerBook G4 (Aluminum or Titanium models) or dual-USB iBook (500 MHz Power PC G3 or higher)

Customer Reviews:

Apple, hello!!?? [Posted on 2007-10-22]
I have a late-run PowerBook G4 (2005). I am extremely easy on my laptop. If I do need to carry it somewhere, I had never used the cord wrap-around feature on the block (up until this weekend). Woe is me for making that mistake! Last night, I noticed my battery light ring flickering and the computer not charging. I started checking my plug at the wall and on the computer. Then I picked up the power adapter block and it was burning hot with the laptop plug coming out of it smoking and melting! Okay, this is a problem.

I immediately unplugged it and used my remaining battery life to order a new one from Amazon. I was in fear of it catching on fire, so I didn't try plugging it in again. I now have no laptop until the new charger arrives. No company is perfect, but this is a fire hazard; not something minor or cosmetic. If the adapter was less expensive to replace, or its design improved, I would be very understanding. However, neither of these is the case, and I am stuck spending $80+ on a new one that is going to break again.

Not Buying It [Posted on 2007-12-10]
There's not a chance that I'd even consider buying this to replace the one that just broke, especially here. Even with the so-called 33% discount, this costs a little more than it would to buy directly from Apple's overpriced website. I'm going for a third-party adapter that costs less than half as much.

Why does Apple keep making shoddy products? [Posted on 2008-01-16]
I've had the same problem with my power cord -- it started fraying and shredded itself at the connection point to the computer. Obviously it was poorly designed, but when I went to the Apple store for a replacement, they said the warrantee wouldn't cover it and that I would have to buy a new one for ninety bucks(!). So, I taped it up the frayed connection and have limped along ever since. This is after I went through three defective iBooks and PowerBooks with bad batteries, faulty logic boards, etc. Plus an iPod that self-destructed and won't reboot.

I think I'm beginning to see a pattern here. Nice to see all the comments on Amazon that show that I'm not the only one and that I wasn't "misusing" the product.

I've been a loyal Apple user since 1989, but I'm starting to rethink that position. Instead of rolling out newer, flashier products every six months, Steve Jobs might want to take a look at quality control so that he actually *keeps* the customers he's gaining now (as well as old-timers like myself) Consumers aren't going to stick with a company that charges a lot of money for shoddy merchandise. (Axton)

ehhh [Posted on 2008-04-02]
this thing is crappy and brakes, just dont be cheap and get a new mac!!

OEM. [Posted on 2008-05-24]
This powercord is slickly designed, but tends to overheat and eventually short out. I love that the indicator lights up to orange to tell you its charging, green to tell you it's charged, red if there is some kind of error. A little pricy, and not as reliable as some less flashy replacements that other companies make, but if you are like me, and you loved your OEM power cord, this is the replacement for you.

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