Filed under: Hardware, Macbook Pro, MacBook
MacBook Battery Charger/Conditioner
Keeping your Mac portable's battery properly conditioned is something that most folks don't do (I know I don't, and I'm aware of the fact that I should). NewerTech, masters of all power-related Mac things, have just announced a Battery Charger/Conditioner for MacBooks and MacBook Pros. This $149 product intelligently charges two batteries at once (it charges one, senses it is done, and then starts on the second battery).
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(01) said 10:34AM on 6-07-2007
So you're seriously trying to tell me that Nintendo and Apple AREN'T teaming up to make MacBook Wiis? :-)
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noob said 10:36AM on 6-07-2007
dude thank god! now mbps can actually be legitiment business machines...EXTERNAL CHARGER FOR THE WIN!
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Ray o'brien said 10:55AM on 6-07-2007
Excellent idea for One to One Laptop Setups
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Adrian vG said 11:30AM on 6-07-2007
Why isn't it WHITE?!!!
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scott said 11:59AM on 6-07-2007
this absolutely fills a hole in my workflow, i was having trouble deciding to buy another battery becaue i could only charge one at a time, but oh jeez
thank God
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MacBookOwner said 12:26PM on 6-07-2007
I was just wondering why Apple didn't have something like this available...not sure if I can invest another $150 for it (since I just bought another MacBook battery) but definitely tempting.
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William McDougall said 12:35PM on 6-07-2007
@6,
you would think that having just bought an extra battery would make this even more useful becuase you could charge one while you use the the other.
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required said 12:45PM on 6-07-2007
I miss the swappable bays of yesteryears powerbooks
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Dave said 1:45PM on 6-07-2007
@required you miss hot swappable gays of yesteryears pc notebooks. Nobody uses those anymore, didn't you get the right part in the computer to begin with?
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zer0her0 said 2:10PM on 6-07-2007
Dave,
I can order a laptop with 2 batteries inside the machine?!? or 2 optical drives with no battery. Please, show me those build to order options on Apple's site. Just because you don't find a need for something, doesn't mean it isn't useful to other people. Yes I know machines are thinner, lighter etc. now because of no more swap-bays, doesn't reduce the need.
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brian said 2:14PM on 6-07-2007
I don't see what so great about this. Why do you need a battery charger if the laptop charges it, and if your battery power is low, didn't your macbook/macbookpro come with a power cable?
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required said 3:19PM on 6-07-2007
Dave, see the PowerBook G3 (Pismo), its bays even support fastmac's blue-ray drive you dolt
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Gary Lee said 4:09PM on 6-07-2007
Great Idea . . . .they should make a backpack version with a solar adapter so that you can charge in your bag as well . . . . i hate trying to find a plug at the local coffee shop only to have people trip over it
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andrew harrison said 6:19PM on 6-07-2007
@Brian:
sure, but if, for example, you're on a plane and you don't have access to a power point, having an extra battery or two is always handy.
This is good because it means you can charge 2 batteries in the time it takes to charge 1, and you'll have twice as much power when you're on the plane.
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tnkgrl said 5:59AM on 6-08-2007
What would be even better is a "battery charge adapter" - small device with MagSafe-comaptible connector on one end, battery-compatible connector on the other end...
That way, if you have 2 batteries, you can use one in your MacBook and be mobile, while charging the other one directly with your MacBook AC adapter via this "battery charge adapter"!
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