Details You Need to Know about an Apple 85w MacBook Pro Charger

If you happen to have any of Apple’s MacBook pro laptops, there is a high chance that you also have its charger as it usually comes with the laptop when you purchase it.

Depending on your laptop, you might have a 60-watt charger or an 85W MacBook Pro Charger. Despite the change in watts, these two Apple chargers can be used to charge your laptop at any given place and time. The drawback about Apple chargers, just like any other charger in the market might end being faulty and when that happens, the next possible cause of action is repairing or buying a new one.

As much as you would like to fix your faulty Apple charger by yourself it is advised that you either take it to an authorized dealer who specializes in Apple’s adapter to fix it for you as they are known to cause serious damage and in certain cases, as sad as it may sound, death. You could alternatively go for the safer option and that is to get a new Apple MacBook Pro Charger altogether.

Why is buying one a safer option? Well, your Apple charger might be fixed but who’s to say that the same problem won’t happen again in the near future or even maybe the person doing the repair didn’t do a good job and as a result it will get faulty again. If you are thinking of purchasing a Apple’s 85-watt MacBook Pro charger, I would suggest you go with the 85w MacBook Pro charger.

Apple’s 85-watt MacBook Pro charger has a nice fine design and to top it all off it’s is very convenient carry. In addition, it is compatible with Apple MacBook Pro 15″ and 17″ (A1172, A1174, A1222, A1290, A1343, MC556LL/B, 611-0377 661-4259 MA357LL/A, 661-3994 ADP-90UB).

In addition to being light weight and easy to carry around, Apple 85W MacBook Pro Charger has a plug that can tear down from the main body. This 85-watt MacBook Pro Charger has an input voltage of 100 – 240V 50/60 Hz and an output voltage of 18.5V. Below is a list of this charger’s additional specification.

Additional Specification:

A total power of 85 watts
An output current of 4.6A
It’s very light thus easy to carry

One of the good things about this particular device from Apple is that it is not just designed for one particular MacBook Pro. Unlike other chargers that tend to heat up when used to charge up different MacBooks Pros, this one doesn’t. Below is a list of Apple laptops that are compatible with this charger.

MA896LL MA897LL/A Core Duo 1.67 15-inch
MA895LL/A MA896LL/A MA895LL
MA609LL MA610LL MA611LL/A
MA600LL MA601LL MA092LL/A
MA463LL/A MA464LL/A MA090LL

15.4-inch Apple laptops and Glossy 17-ich released in late 2006 and mid 2007 are also compatible with this charger. Also compatible are most of Apple’s 13-inch MacBook and MacBook Pro Laptops, 17-inch Santa Rosa Apple laptops released in late 2007, 13-inch MacBook Pro with a 1.83/2 GHz Core Duo.

To make it even more ideal, this Apple MacBook Pro Charger is compatible with certain part numbers. These part numbers are the A1172 661-3994 ADP-90UB and the 611-0377 661-4259 MA357LL/A.