Monster 85W MacBook Pro power adapter shrinks

I just bought a MBpro 2.4 today and it came with the new power brick. It is so sweet and tiny, compared to the old one. It is just a bit bigger than the brick for my powerbook.

That is why the stores are out of them. They sold out the old and brought in the new. Well worth buying.

My MBP is charging away happily on a (borrowed) 65W MB power brick right now, and it even seems to charge nearly as quickly as with the 85W.

My 85W may have just up and died on me though, sadly. And I'm not sure I can stand to wait a few weeks for a replacement. *grumble*

Bugger, I just picked up a 60W adapter a few weeks ago cos the 85 was too big to fit into my (very slim) MBP case.

For those querying the use of the 60W with the MBP, I can confirm that I have been using it for a few weeks now and not only does it run the MBP with no discernable loss of performance, it also quite happily recharges, although I think it takes a little longer (I haven't measured - I've got work to do).

Actually, my main gripe is not with Apple's design but with the ridiculous size of the UK plug! It's massive (a 13A fuse is built into the plug - OTT 'elf & saftey if you ask me). Any chance Jonathan Ive could design a slimline replacement for the UK govt?

Hopefully they also fixed the problem where the prongs on the magsafe plug don't fully spring back.

That defect resulted in an expensive repair on my lappy....

AFAIK, the 60W will run a MBP but not charge it.

They should rather come up with a 12V-solution for in-car use or at least license their MagSafe to some supplier who is capable... This dc/ac-converter "solution" is crap all the way. We need notebooks in car all the time and my boss is seriously considering to buy some MBPs for us - but without proper 12V-supply this is not going to happen :/ Unless - hope someone can point out an URL? - i missed something out there on the market........ ?

AFAIK, the 85-watter will work on the MacBook, but the 60-watter will not work on the MacBook Pro.

I had a hard enough time getting the smaller one to fit in many of the outlets and power strips I come across, either because of how many outlets it takes up, or not fitting in between other nearby obstructions. The big one is even worse. I appreciate the compact way the adapter can plug right into the wall, but it usually requires a bit of work to make room for it.

Ahem! It's really NOT that huge. And it certainly isn't ugly. So meh.

Nice! I just got a MBP a few weeks ago, and while I wish I had gotten the new adapter with it, I was planning to eventually buy a second one so I could leave one plugged in at home. It will be great to have a smaller one for my computer bag. Coming from the PB, I couldn't believe how HUGE the MBP's adapter is!