Aftermarket power adapters for MacBook

I travel a lot and am extremely frustrated by the lack of aftermarket power adapters to support the MacBook on long flights.
This appears to be solely a function of Apple's policy on licensing their "wonderful" power connector!
I consider it a very good reason to NOT buy MacBook computers! If I had known that Apple would restrict the availability of airplane adapters for the MacBook, and would not provide anything themselves, I would have switched back to the dark side and purchased a Wintel machine that I could run for the duration of a cross-country flight!
This is just one of the poor planning issues associated with the MacBook product release (lack of a good travel case to fit the 13" MacBook is another).
There are NO airlines that make 110 volts AC available at seats. There are two standards for 12 Volt DC among the airlines, and most of the aftermarket power adapter vendors have good support for the Wintel and the iBook or PowerBook machines... but nothing for the MacBook!

Welcome to the discusions!
Apple made a huge deal about the MasSafe adapters, so it is rather obvious that it would take a while for the aftermarket adapters to come out.
That said, there are a ton of power inverters that will allow you to plug your stock MB adapter into them and then into the power adapter on the plane. They are readily available at any place that sells PCs and run less than $40.
Don't so dramatic. It certainly is not a valid reason to not buy a MB at all. Get the inverter - problem solved.

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