Bye PC, Mac Got Me » Hardware http://macgotme.com One mans story of switching from PC to Mac Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:53:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Perks of Buying a Refurbished MacBook Over a New MacBook http://macgotme.com/2008/10/12/perks-of-buying-a-refurbished-macbook-over-a-new-macbook/ http://macgotme.com/2008/10/12/perks-of-buying-a-refurbished-macbook-over-a-new-macbook/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:41:29 +0000 Brady http://macgotme.com/?p=94 If you’re a returning reader of this blog, you may have seen the post about the compatibility of the 60W MacBook Power Adapter and the 85W MacBook Pro Power Adapter. When I bought my MacBook Pro and my wifes refurbished MacBook, I really didn’t consider the fact that they had different sized power supplies, but after reviewing the Apple website, their power adapters/chargers certainly aren’t the same size (or at least aren’t supposed to be).

A little bit bummed that we couldn’t share power supplies around the house or on vacation, I started looking into pricing, to find that both power supplies sell for $79.00. Then, for some reason, I decided to check our actual power supplies and they were both the 85W versions!

So if you’re worried about buying a refurbished machine, think again! You might get a little something extra. And if you happen to get a little something less, call Apple, they have great customer service and support, I’m sure they’d be glad to fix the problem for you!

]]> http://macgotme.com/2008/10/12/perks-of-buying-a-refurbished-macbook-over-a-new-macbook/feed/ 1 Using MacBook Pro Power Adapter/Charger as a MacBook Power Adapter/Charger (Vice Versa) http://macgotme.com/2008/10/12/using-macbook-pro-power-adaptercharger-as-a-macbook-power-adaptercharger-vice-versa/ http://macgotme.com/2008/10/12/using-macbook-pro-power-adaptercharger-as-a-macbook-power-adaptercharger-vice-versa/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:29:31 +0000 Brady http://macgotme.com/?p=89 I recently bought myself a new MacBook Pro to replace my HP laptop that blew up. At about the same time, I decided to buy my wife a base model MacBook (because she thinks the white MacBooks are cute). Anyways, after purchasing the two laptops, I wanted to make sure that the power supplies were compatible with each of the laptops, so I did a quick Google search, and come to find out, the MacBook and the MacBook Pro have different size power supplies.

Come to find out, the 85W MagSafe Power Adapter that comes with the MacBook Pro can be used to charge both the MacBook Pro and the standard MacBook. However, the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter that comes standard with the MacBook cannot be used to charge and power the MacBook Pro.

Update
I just read a post that said the 60W MagSafe power adapter for the MacBook can be used to power the MacBook Pro, however it will not charge it while in use, it will simply power the MacBook Pro. I would not recommend trying this.

Perks of buying a refurbished MacBook over a new MacBook.

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