Hello Mac land!
I’m trying to track down a second power adapter for my 15“ aluminum series Powerbook. I’m having a hard time tracking down the scuttlebutt on the available adapters.
Small Dog apparently only carries the Apple OEM variety, and hoo-boy, people hate it. The MacAlly PS-AC4 looks as though it should work (the marketing pic shows it connected to a 15” aluminium PB), but I’m having a hard time determining from the copy if this is accurate. Additionally, while the price is right (about $35), the form factor is clunky. I’d much prefer the iadaptor2, but it looks like it’s been out for at least a couple of years. This concerns me because that means it was released before my model of Powerbook came out.
I should note that the only problem I have experienced with the Apple adaptor is that one of the little flip-up ears for cord-management has a broken pin, from me dropping it. The reason I’m looking for an adaptor is that as a part of my accelerated senility program, I keep forgetting to bring the adaptor with me when I leave the house. So I want a small one to just leave in my bag.
So sock it to me, Mac web! What’s the scoop on third-party adapters for current gen PBs?
I haven’t checked the specs in particular, but my understanding was that the power requirements of the AlBook 15 and the TiBook 15 were basically the same – so the cute little one ought to work….