Dude.JediKnight
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Just picked up a 2013 MacBookAir over the weekend. It seems to have had its battery replaced recently, thus why the bottom case screws are missing. Besides that and the lack of a charger, the machine is in excellent shape for its age. Unfortunately, I don’t have a MagSafe 2 power adapter currently.
Probably just gonna get the MagSafe1 to MagSafe2 adapter for now, so I can use the brick from my 2006 MacBook to verify that the Air is in working order. Apple has that adapter listed online for like $10, so not a big money investment. After that, if the Air is in working order, I was thinking of just getting a genuine Apple MagSafe2 from OWC for just shy of $40.
However, in my searching, I did see that USB-C to MagSafe 2 adapters exist, as well as USB-C to MagSafe2 charging cables. Nothing made by Apple obviously, but still interesting. I’d hate to buy one of these weird adapters or cables and then they don’t work as well as Apple’s charger would, or they somehow damage my machine. Anybody have any experience with such things? Are they any good, or should I just stick with Apple’s MagSafe 2 charger?
Probably just gonna get the MagSafe1 to MagSafe2 adapter for now, so I can use the brick from my 2006 MacBook to verify that the Air is in working order. Apple has that adapter listed online for like $10, so not a big money investment. After that, if the Air is in working order, I was thinking of just getting a genuine Apple MagSafe2 from OWC for just shy of $40.
However, in my searching, I did see that USB-C to MagSafe 2 adapters exist, as well as USB-C to MagSafe2 charging cables. Nothing made by Apple obviously, but still interesting. I’d hate to buy one of these weird adapters or cables and then they don’t work as well as Apple’s charger would, or they somehow damage my machine. Anybody have any experience with such things? Are they any good, or should I just stick with Apple’s MagSafe 2 charger?