MacBook/MacBook Pro AC compatibility?

Can MacBooks be charged safely and effectively with an AC adapter for a MacBook Pro?

As FM mentioned... yes you can use the MacBook Pro charger safely on a MacBook... The problem is if you try to do it the other way around. You can not use the MacBook charger to both operate and charge the MacBook Pro at the same time. You can use it to operate the MacBook Pro if you're in a bind... but it will not charge while it is in use. It will charge if your MacBook Pro is either shutdown or sleeping. This is pretty much what I and others have read and offered on this topic. I have to say however... I recently got a MacBook Pro. When I used my MacBook charger with it, I'm fairly sure it charged while I was using it. I only did this a few times until I unpacked the MBP charger and got it set up... and I'd be afraid of the load from the MBP being a little high for the MB charger.

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