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External battery packs for Mac laptops

by Mel Martin (May 4th, 2009)

In what looks like a first for the Mac laptop line, support of MacBook and MacBook Pro owners everywhere, a 3rd party is offering external battery packs for MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook air models. The batteries, from Sanho in California, are available in 4 different capacities, 60Wh, 100Wh, ...

Apple replacing frayed MagSafe power cables

by Robert Palmer (Aug 20th, 2008)

According to a Knowledge Base article posted last week, Apple is now replacing (free of charge) frayed, discolored and deformed MagSafe power adapters for MacBook and MacBook Pro. But -- and there's always a but -- they will only replace it if there's no sign of "abuse." So if you've been doing the ...

MagStay PRO keeps your MagSafe stuck

by Mat Lu (Mar 5th, 2008)

The MagStay Pro is a little plastic clip that holds in your MagSafe power connector on a 15" or 17" MacBook Pro. Basically, it's a retainer that plugs into the USB port next to the MagSafe to keep it from being disconnected. It also allows you to store the little plastic cap that comes with the ...

Replug: MagSafe for your headphones

by Mat Lu (Oct 7th, 2007)

Apple's MagSafe is a great feature that has saved many a Mac portable from crashing to the floor from a trip over the power cord. Now the Replug extends the same basic idea to protecting your headphone jack. Basically the device has two parts: the interface that plugs into the audio device jack, and ...

Mac travel tip: car power for your MacBook Pro

by Michael Rose (Jun 8th, 2007)

For all the wonders of the MagSafe connector -- scores of marriages saved and pets kept from the pound, as laptops that would have otherwise experienced impromptu gravity testing remained happily on stable surfaces -- there's been a remarkable gap in the charger offerings for Apple laptops since its ...

Magsafe adapters with stuck pins

by Erica Sadun (Mar 15th, 2007)

Has your magsafe adapter stopped working properly? One of the connector pins might be stuck. Apple has published[1] a support article on troubleshooting stuck pins. If you remove your adapter and see one or more of the pins stuck down (the two outer pins in this picture are affected), Apple ...

Too much XP may melt your brain and power cord

by Michael Rose (Dec 30th, 2006)

Ever have one of those Tim (The Tool Man) Taylor "More Power!" moments? Ryan Tomayko did last week, while using two instances of Parallels Desktop on his MacBook to do site testing against Internet Explorer. After about ten minutes of running two virtual machines, Ryan detected the unmistakable ...

Pogue's Top Ten new product features of 2006

by Scott McNulty (Dec 28th, 2006)

David Pogue, tech columnist at the New York Times, has listed his favorite product features of 2006. This list is all about the small touches on products that really make you think that someone thought about these items before they tried selling them. One Apple feature made it on the list, and I ...

What I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving season

by David Chartier (Nov 23rd, 2006)

Since many of us at TUAW are celebrating Thanksgiving in America, I though this might be a good time to join many others in posting a few things I'm thankful for in the Mac web. Naturally, I'm thankful for the wonderful family I'm getting to spend time with, as well as an incredible wife and having ...

Thinkpad MagSafe Hack

by Dan Lurie (Oct 26th, 2006)

I've long been of the opinion that Thinkpads are the PowerBooks of the PC world, and if not for the fact that they don't run OS X, I'd be very tempted to consider one when it came time to buy my next computer. Make points us to an enterprising Thinkpad owner who was having some trouble with a flaky ...

TUAW Poll: Your MacBook/Pro experience

by Dave Caolo (Jun 29th, 2006)

Yesterday, we pointed out an article at Infinite Loop that was describing yet another (allegedly) melting MagSafe connector. Many of you wrote in to state that your MacBook/Pro experience has been trouble-free. Still, the issues people are having are very real, so let's take a brief (and informal) ...

Yet another melting magsafe connector

by Dave Caolo (Jun 28th, 2006)

The more I read, the happier I am that I don't have a MacBook/MacBook Pro. From stains to heat to odd noises to melting parts, I wonder how Apple has sold even a single unit. Infinite Loop is reporting on yet another (allegedly) melting MacSafe connector (you may remember that Apple ordered the ...

Hands on the Macbook pro: Magsafe

by Scott McNulty (Jan 10th, 2006)

The most exciting thing about the new Macbooks (it is going to take me awhile to get used to that) is the new MagSafe power connector. I know, I know: that's not exciting. Let me tell you, you're wrong. This thing is rock solid. The connector is strongly connected to the MacBook, much more than the ...