Old MBA extension power cable compatibility with MBP 16"

[Useless Touchbar]

Hi guys,

I was just wondering, does an old extension power cable that came with Macbook Air 13" from 2013 also work with the new MBP 16"?

 

[jerryk]

If you are talking about this cable, then yes. They have not changed it in many years, as the list of compatible devices shows.

Power Adapter Extension Cable

Power Adapter Extension Cable makes it easy to add extra length to your Apple power adapter. Get fast, free shipping when you shop online.

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[Mojo1019]

I use it every day, there are no compatibility issues.

 

[Useless Touchbar]

If you are talking about this cable, then yes. They have not changed it in many years, as the list of compatible devices shows.

Power Adapter Extension Cable

Power Adapter Extension Cable makes it easy to add extra length to your Apple power adapter. Get fast, free shipping when you shop online.

www.apple.com

That's indeed what I was talking about. Thanks for the response and good to hear it works with MBP 16 as well.

 

[ascender]

Remember the good old days where you used to get one of these in the box with the laptop?

I still use mine every day, I genuinely can't remember which laptop its from or how old it is.

 

[26139]

Yep, those extension cables have been compatible with every new Apple laptop for many years.

 

[macfrik]

I still use mine from the Core Duo MacBook Pros haha. They work fine.

 

[jerryk]

Remember the good old days where you used to get one of these in the box with the laptop?

I still use mine every day, I genuinely can't remember which laptop its from or how old it is.

Yes. And I also remember throwing dozens of these out in our office. People very seldom carry them since the charger comes with the duckhead plug which is much more compact.

 

[ascender]

Yes. And I also remember throwing dozens of these out in our office. People very seldom carry them since the charger comes with the duckhead plug which is much more compact.

IN the UK we don't have that duckhead folding plug which is nice and compact.

 

[jerryk]

IN the UK we don't have that duckhead folding plug which is nice and compact.

I suspect that is because your mains plugs are so big.

 

[smirking]

Remember the good old days where you used to get one of these in the box with the laptop?

Mine are from my 2009 and 2012 Unibody MBPs. Does anyone know why they stopped including those?

 

[jerryk]

Mine are from my 2009 and 2012 Unibody MBPs. Does anyone know why they stopped including those?

I don't know that Apple made an official statement about the cords. But, given what I have seen most of these never left the box or are stuck in a back closet. I have 4 or 5 of them from various MacBooks in my gear closet, and almost never carry one with me.

So they cost money and end up in the waste stream more than they are used. Both are good reason to not ship these with the system.

 

[smirking]

I have 4 or 5 of them from various MacBooks in my gear closet, and almost never carry one with me.

So they cost money and end up in the waste stream more than they are used. Both are good reason to not ship these with the system.

I'm a bit surprised that they're so under utilized though. I always pack mine, but I also would probably have an excessive number of them sitting around had they kept bundling them. As it is, the one I carry with me is over 10 years old and doing fine.