Customer Reviews

AC Adapter 45W, A1036, M8482 For Apple Ibook, Titanium, Powerbook G4, G3

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

this power cord is a replacement for EARLY powerbook G4s (think G4 circa 2001... the dinosaurs).

if your power cord plugs in the back of your G4 this is (probably) the replacement you want (45 watt). however, if you have a newer model with a plug on the side of the computer you probably need the 65 watt. the cords look identical but they are actually different sizes and therefore not compatible.

the model number is on the adapter so double check to be sure you order the correct one!

The product description says:
"Original Brand New Apple Laptop AC Adapter with New Power Cord."

To me that means it should come with the white square power brick and the white cord that hooks the power brick into the wall. When my order arrived, it contained the power brick but the cord included was black and clearly not made by apple. The black cord fits the power adapted however it does not complete the "sqaure" of the powerbrick. This whole thing was very misleading and now I see why it was so cheap. Buyer beware. I should have bought the official replacement from apple. My mistake.

i thought i was getting a deal by not going to the mac store and purchasing this adapter for $85. however, i should have just went ahead and paid the extra $30 cause this one is a piece of crap. i don't even think it is really made by mac at all after comparing it to my old one. the markings on each vary in many ways including the apple logo and some of the print on the bottom. it really only works when it wants to after unplugging a few times and playing around with the part that plugs into the computer. and it didn't come with the white prongs that make it a square. only a long black cord. i tried to put the prongs from my old adapter on the new one, but they don't even fit properly. i figure if it they are both made by apple, it should have been a perfect fit, right? wrong. so sketchy. do yourself a favor, spend the extra $$$, go to the mac store.

I purchased this adapter from this seller. Firstly, it was the wrong power setting, only 45W instead of the 65W which is sold in America. Secondly, the adapter which plugs into the computer was smaller than the orignial Apple adapter and cracked in only 4 months of usage. This product is being pawned off as a new power adapter, but is really just a refurbished adapter which is junk. I wasted 55 bucks on it, don't waste your money. Buy the adapter from Apple. Your extra 25 bucks will buy a product which may last years, instead of months.

you can't buy this from apple anymore since they changed the adapter for the new computers, so the fact that there are still sold was really great, but the plastic cracked about a week after I bought it. It still works but I wish it didn't crack

This product says it works with Powerbook G4s. Not true, this is a 45W adapter Powerbook G4s need a 65W adapter.

I bought this product around the end of October. By the first of December the charger had stopped working. I only gave it one star because it never worked properly from the day i got it. I would not recommend this product to anyone. Its worth spending the extra money, just buy it from apple.

I purchased this AC adapter as a replacement unit for my Apple iBook. I have news for you, this is not the right adapter. The original one is 65W, this one is 45W and inadequate for powering the iBook G4 14 inch. Mine died after just 5 months of use because of this fact, confirmed at the Apple Store's Genius Bar technician. Since this unit is only 45W it was struggling to power my computer until it finally fried. DO NOT BUY THIS AS AN ORIGINAL APPLE REPLACEMENT for an iBook laptop, IT IS NOT and you will have wasted your money.

WHEN I READ THE ITEM DESCRIPTION AND VIEWED THE PHOTO OF THE ITEM IT MISLED ME TO BELIEVE THAT I WAS PURCHASING THE APPLE MODEL "BRICK" AC PLUG. WHEN IT ARRIVED IT WAS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE.THE ADAPTER THAT WAS SENT WORKS WITH MY COMPUTER HOWEVER IS A KNOCK OFF BRAND. BUYER BEWARE! IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT PLUG MADE BY APPLE DO NOT BUY THIS,!

The product that arrived was something completely different & it did not work w/ my old G4. The plug barely fit the connection. Had to return it. Found a perfect replacement on eBay at half the cost.