85w charger

[im-loving-it]

hi,
got a macbook pro 2008 and looking for a charger, its £65 in apple store and cant afford it, so i saw on on ebay for like £16 but anyone know if it will work or will it ruin it? my laptop is a1260 by the way

 

[im-loving-it]

if i show you he ebay link can you tell me if it will work with mine?

here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270865591453?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

[justperry]

if i show you he ebay link can you tell me if it will work with mine?

here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270865591453?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Yes, a link would be OK to post.

As I said before I bought quite a few cheap ones, last time was a few months ago for my old Powerbook, can't find them here in Indonesia and sending it by mail is unreliable so got a cheap one, cut the cord on the old one and attached it to the cheap $8 Power Brick.


But, I would not do this on a MBP of lets say 1-3 years old.

Edit:

It says this
Compatible with adapter model number:

A1172, A1184, MA537LL/A, 661-4269, 661-4485, 661-4259, 661-4339, MA357LL/A, MA938LL/A, 661-3994, ADP-90UB

Now, I do not see the A1260 nor the MB133LL/A (2.4 GHz), MB134LL/A (2.5 GHz) here, you have to look on the old charger
to see if the other part numbers match, I can not tell you this.

I also thought Macs always has a 24 Volts input, this one is 18.5 Volts, I can be wrong here, I really can not tell.
Therefore, check the number/part and Voltage first.

 

[yusukeaoki]

The thing is you cant really trust nonApple power bricks.
Not that it wont work but it can result in a bad way.

 

[saturnotaku]

Genuine Apple part, guaranteed functional, and they ship internationally. Not exactly cheap, but you could end up spending a lot more if the knock-off power supply is bad and/or causes other damage to your MacBook.

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/MC556LLA/