Charging my macbook in the car (additional question)

Hello so i have been researching charging my macbook in the car and something that a few people have brought up is using an AC/DC converter that plugs into the cigarette plug to charge their laptop. This seems like a much cheaper method, but i was wondering if it actually works and if so how? Thank you!

I've used this adapter, that is sold on the website with my MacBook. It has worked great for the 3+ months that I've been using it:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/TH995LL/A?fnode=home/shopmac/macaccessories/power&mco=MTA4MTc3

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Thank you

Hey Kanadakid
Recommendation for your consideration:
I use an inverter I purchased at Kmart on sale for about $30.00.
These devices hooked up through the cigg. lighter "convert" your 12 volts D.C. from your car (actually about 13.8 volts ) to 110 volts A.C.(mine 400 watts). It even has a 1" fan and fully fused.
Mine is about 6"x4"x2" and has a near perfect sine wave output: I put in on a 'scope to check it out.
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From other posts in this area it seems that the iPod Nano is able to be charged via an Apple Firewire/iPod cable but it will not sync (transfer tunes) via the Firewire cable.
This seems OK provided that I can continue to use my Griffin car charger to charge the Nano (I connect my current iPod headphone socket to an iFire amplifier and then directly to the car speakers
(see http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/aoaug/macosx.html#hifi )
Also I should be able to use my old iPod AC adapter with the firewire cable to the iPod dock connector. My main requirement is to be able to charge the iPod Nano will travelling when I dont have access to a computer with USB.
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Buy a car charger for the iPad (not for iPhone, make sure it is a 10W one)
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I brought this MacBook in late 2008 as i love Apple products and had had my last one for 5 years with no problems, so i upgraded.
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Basically the magsafe board is a tiny board that plugs into the logic board. The battery cord, which are the brass pins you see when you remove the battery, are the end of another cord which connects to the logic board. If it isn't the magsafe board, which btw is a fairly reliable piece of hardware, then it is the logic board because this board is what actually houses the SMC. The SMC, or System Management Controller, is what controls hardware power and cooling by taking the information from the temp sensors, the battery, magsafe and other locations and deciding what to do with that information and what it means. If the SMC is not functioning properly, then the machine will still use power when it is given to it, but routing the power correctly, ensuring the battery is charged and everything else can be faulty. The SMC is a non-removable part of the logic board, so when it fails, the only way to recover its functions are to replace the entire board.
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2/3 or what you'll use the iPhone with will give you the optimized message. Just ignore it. If the battery looks like it's charging, it's charging. When I plug into my Acura TL I get that message, the battery charges, and everything works just like it should including my Phone with calls. No damage will be done to your phone.

Which one of these 12volt/car charger for MacBook Pro would you choose..???

Hi everyone.
I am looking for a suitable 12volt/car charger, so i can charge my brand new MacBook Pro directly from our caravan batteries via a car/12 volt socket. I dont want to use a inverter, as it draws unnecessary power from the vans batteries.
I am being cautious as I don't want to use a product that is not 100% compatible here in Australia and might void the warranty in any way.
I can not find anything suitable manufactured by Apple but I have found many 3rd party alternatives, ranging from approx $50 up to a couple of hundred.
Has anyone had any experience with any of these products.
1...$149.95 HyperMac Pure DC Car Charger for Apple MacBook
http://www.hypershop.com/HyperMac-Pure-DC-Car-Charger-for-MacBook-p/mbp-car.htm
2...$60.00 The NEW Mikegyver® Power Travel Kit Macbook Magsafe DC car / airline adapter. This one has some great reviews.
http://mikegyver.com/IdeasnProducts/Macbook-Car-Charger-Adapter/
3... $119.99 MagSafe Home/Office/Auto/Air Adapterfor MacBook & MacBook Pro
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Micro%20Accessories/APL125001/%20.
4... $49.99 85W Mobile Power Adapter for Apple MagSafe equipped MacBook Pro 15"
and MacBook Pro 17" Models.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/ADPTMSC85/
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Hi Carl, Thank you for your help. I am still none the wiser which one to pick. You say they are not equivalent, but don't they all do the same job. I never was any good at joining the dots, my spelling is shocking and I really wouldn't know a technical error even if it was starring me in the face.
Have a good one.

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I purchased an ipad2 and it doesn't charge using any of the car chargers we use for the iPhone. It connects but then reads not charging.

debraojo wrote:
I purchased an ipad2 and it doesn't charge using any of the car chargers we use for the iPhone. It connects but then reads not charging.
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I have a Mac Book Pro that will no charge. The charger works fine as it will charge another MacBook that I own.

I have a MacBook Pro that will not charge.
The charger works fine as it will charge other MacBooks.
The computer has no power now so it is completely dead.
Any help is appreciated.

Your appointment for an evaluation at the genius Bar is FREE, in warranty or out. Physical Problems like this is what they are best at.

One charger works but not the other

Just had something weird happen to my Macbook (13' 2.4GHz Model). I tried plugging in my adapter (L shaped one) and it was not charging. LED light was not lit up on the charger and connection felt loose. So i thought this meant I have a damaged port.
Just to be sure, I took out the T shaped adapter that I had kept from the previous macbook and lo and behold it is charging my macbook. The connect is loos-ish but not as bad as before. So that made me think the L shaped adapter was damaged. But then when i tested that it out on my old macbook which began charging as if nothing was wrong. The connection was a lot stronger.
Now my question is, should I get my magsafe port on my newer machine checked out or should I continue to use the T shaped adapter? And if I should replace the port would I be able to replace the existing port with the port in the older machine (machine has damaged logic board so it's really just for parts)

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