Customer Reviews & Ratings for MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Converter

I have a Thunderbolt Display at work and have been using this every workday for the past 2.5 years with no problems what so ever. I love that I can plug in the two cords from the Thunderbolt Display and get ethernet, power and a second screen while my keyboard is plugged neatly into the back of the Thunderbolt Display.

***Here's the problem!
The company I work for are upgrading to the new MacBook pros but keeping the Thunderbolt Displays. We NEED a converter similar to this that will supply power from Magsafe 1 to USB C!!! WHY HAS APPLE NOT MADE ONE AVAILABLE FOR SALE??? Now, every day I have to take out / put away my power cord and brick while the power adapter split from the Thunderbolt Display lies useless next to it.***

WHY!!!???? ???? !!!!!! !!!???? ???? !!!!!! !!!???? ???? !!!!!! !!!???? ???? !!!!!! !!!???? ???? !!!!!! !!!???? ???? !!!!!! !!!???? ???? !!!!!! !!!???? ???? !!!!!!

3 of 3 people found this useful

Very puzzling that the reviews are so split between lovers and haters of this adapter. I looked this up on Amazon and found many very recent reviews overwhelmingly quite positive. So I will get one to avoid having to fork over the cash for a spare MagSafe power supply just to have the right connector. I have an 85W spare for the old 2011 MacBook I am leaving behind and it will be the one reminder of the old computer that I simply wore out. I gave it 5 stars because I expect it to work fine as the recent reviews indicate.

2 of 14 people found this useful

This does exactly what you would expect but it stopped working after maybe 4-5 months. I think it stopped working because it got too hot using it with the metal magsafe charger, so now i am using it with my plastic magsafe charger and it no longer gets hot.

6 of 7 people found this useful

I have seen the reviews for this adaptor, just have to say that mine has been working fine for over three months now. I unplug it and plug it back in daily, put the charger in by backpack and otherwise treat it like a regular charger.

1 of 1 people found this useful

I have to admit that I was worried when I bought this due to the horrible reviews. I bought a MacBook Pro 15" mid 2015 and I have 2 older magsafe chargers from my previous MacBook Pro mid 2009.

I have now owned one single adapter for over a year now without any issues. I actually switch it between two older chargers on a regular basis. It has worked without any problems whatsoever. You learn to simply bend it along the longest edge to disconnect it easily.

Hopefully this review will keep someone else from worrying like I did, otherwise I wouldn't have waited a year to buy another one with confidence.

14 of 14 people found this useful

I was in the middle of a meeting one morning and it went long and my battery was dying. I only had my old MBP supply at the office, but had just purchased a MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Converter the night before. I paused the meeting for 2 minutes grabbed the converter and my old power supply and was back in business instantly!

I'm still a bit puzzled/aggravated as to why Apple had to change MagSafe to MagSafe 2. It seems like a bit of unnecessary obsolescence.

DexO
NYC

6 of 6 people found this useful

Our office uses the converter daily, and has been doing so well over 2 years. We have yet to see one fail. I'm not saying they're not finicky at times, but I've never been unable to charge my computer.

I'd prefer not to have to use one, but it's not a deterrent at all.

3 of 3 people found this useful

its not heavy duty

5 of 9 people found this useful

Had a brand new spare MagSafe charger for my previous MacBook Pro so I bought a converter to have a second charger for my current MBP. I've used it with no problems for the past 3 plus years until recently. Only used it periodically over most of that time, but have used it a lot in the past 8 - 9 months, leaving one charger at work and one at home so I don't have to constantly unplug and wrap it up. The small cord frayed badly at the block on my MagSafe 2, so have been relying on the old one with the converter totally for the past 3-4 months. That is when problems started with the converter.
Have cleaned it more than once and have been at the point where I spend 5 plus minutes making sure it is charging. Nothing worse than opening up my MacBook to see less than 10% charge after "charging" all night. Last night could not get it to work and when disconnecting it, the magnetic piece stayed in the charging slot separating from the converter!!! Was able to put it back and realized that when pushed in slightly it charges... for now.
Was going to buy another converter, but after all the bad reviews not sure if spending $10 now and eventually spending $80 for a new complete MagSafe 2 is the way to go. Really don't want to lay out $80 right now!
Gave it 3 stars because of how long I've used it.

6 of 7 people found this useful