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Hardware MacBook & MacBook Pro battery & charger issue, Discussion on 3rd party battery as well
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 Aug 25 2011, 09:39 PM
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Sep 12 2011, 11:20 AM
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DIY for the time being, been looking for such 3-pin plug with grounding. Maybe 1 day I will have enough fund to manufacture it myself.
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Sep 12 2011, 11:24 AM
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Retailer wont sell the plug head on shelve display. It's too cheap and it doesn't come with packaging unless it's the Universal Travel Kit.
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Sep 12 2011, 12:25 PM
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For those that's going to DIY, please test the plug with something cheaper first, like USB charger. Do not test it on your RM299 magsafe.
But it's a simple cable lead only. Shouldn't be a problem for most of you. You will find it hard to insert the charger if you use thick cable. I've actually cut a small line on the plug to place the cable. |
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Sep 12 2011, 09:06 PM
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It's not easy to crack open. Whole thing is almost solid. Lol.
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Sep 19 2011, 05:09 PM
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Have you try pushing the pin with a toothpick? It might spring back.
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Sep 19 2011, 08:31 PM
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Can send over la, we can swap the plug head for you. What model is it? 45W, 60W or 85W?
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Sep 21 2011, 09:57 AM
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They will learn the lesson when their iPhone one day stop charging or something else went wrong.
There's no need to always buy Apple original, there are plenty of trust-worthy 3rd party brand like belkin, griffin, padcase... |
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Sep 21 2011, 06:42 PM
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QUOTE(tan85ill @ Sep 21 2011, 12:28 PM) instead of getting griffin.. i guess the price almost same wit original right..? I'm just giving general example, I have no interest doing price check here. |
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Sep 23 2012, 02:34 AM
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So long you are not touching the metal part of the Mac you won't get the shock, but prolong usage with bad grounding are known to cause other hardware issues, it's best to check your charger or power source to find our what causing it.
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Sep 29 2012, 05:22 PM
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QUOTE(ally19 @ Sep 29 2012, 02:47 PM) My 15" MBP will turn 2 in October. When you shutdown the Mac, it uses very very little current. So it's safe to say that it's not using the battery life. Unless you stored the Mac for prolong period. There's no need to keep the charger powered when your Mac is off and fully charged. Although the new charger is smart enough to turn into power safe mode when it sense the battery is full.I recently updated it to the new mountain lion. When it is charged to 100%, I continue to leave it plugged in. When I'm home, I usually use the power source. Only when I take it out the house that I use the battery which is about 3 days a week. I usually drain the battery once a month. The cycle count is 255. The problem is, after I updated the OS, when its fully charged at 100%, it will drop to 99% after a day and by the next day its 98%. It hasn't gone to 97% yet. The old OS used to display "Charged". What I always do at the end of the day is shut down and switch off the power. The next time I use it, I turn the power back on. Does this have an effect on the battery? |
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Sep 29 2012, 06:08 PM
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Not to worry. But it's good to unplug anything that's connected to your Mac when not in use.
Battery will looses charges even not in use. |
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Nov 23 2012, 12:42 AM
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If you are using original charger, the Mac will signal the charger when the battery is fully charge and the charger will goes into low power mode (Mac is off).
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Dec 7 2012, 08:00 PM
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QUOTE(andcorps @ Dec 7 2012, 05:27 PM) how long usually a mac battery would last? 1000 charge cycle? http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html |
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Dec 23 2012, 12:13 AM
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Let's face this.
1) We are in Malaysia, not UK or any European country. 2) Neither we want to perform costly re-wiring for whole house/ office, just to get rid of this pesky grounding issue. 3) We have tried to notify Apple about this and they seems aware. And yet, when they redesign the plug (few times). Why not just add the grounding? 4) If you say it's not necessary, then why the long extension have the ground point??? I continue to wonder. |
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Jan 7 2013, 01:39 AM
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60W Magsafe should be RM249.
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Jan 10 2013, 11:38 PM
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Check your charger tip is all the pin are rise up. And Mac side, see if the port have any alien object it.
Else you try to test the charger on another Mac and loan a working charger to test is its your Mac and charger problem. |
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Feb 5 2013, 08:51 AM
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You want to risk your few thousand equipment because you want to save on hundred plus? Your call.
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Feb 5 2013, 11:46 PM
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QUOTE(khmy2013 @ Feb 5 2013, 11:01 PM) Hi. I'm considering to upgrade my ram to 16GB (MBP 13' Mid 2012) Wrong topic for asking upgrade.Apple Original Ram is too pricy and I afraid I cannot afford it. well I'm considering Crucial's Ram. And I heard some rumour that although Apple has stated MBP 13' Mid 2012 can only recognise up to 8GB ram, but somehow there are people trying for 16gb ram and the result was encouraging. I wish I can get some opinion from you.  I believe this photo says it all: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=389...&type=3&theater This post has been edited by wei: Feb 5 2013, 11:50 PM |
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Feb 6 2013, 12:18 AM
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I believe there are plenty of discussion on that already.
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