Remember Apple's AA Battery Charger? It'll Be a Vintage Product Soon

[MacRumors]

Apple today informed Apple Authorized Service Providers that it will be adding its AA battery charger and the third-generation Apple TV to its vintage products list on October 31, according to a memo obtained by MacRumors.

Introduced in July 2010, the Apple Battery Charger was priced at $29 and included six rechargeable AA batteries for use with the original Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Mouse for the Mac. Apple discontinued the charger around 2016 and the Magic accessories now have built-in batteries that can be recharged via Lightning.

The third-generation Apple TV was released in March 2012 and many third-party apps have already phased out support for the device. The third-generation model is also the last Apple TV that does not run tvOS, and thus lacks access to the App Store.

In the past, vintage Apple products were no longer eligible for repairs at the Genius Bar or at Apple Authorized Service Providers, but Apple now provides service for up to seven years on vintage products, subject to parts availability.

The original Apple Watch was added to Apple's vintage products list last week.

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[ProfessionalFan]

I totally forgot Apple made a battery charger

 

[bpeeps]

I used to own one to charge my mouse batteries, I completely forgot about this product.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

I remember owning this product. RIP.

 

[jerryk]

I never even knew Apple had a battery charger. But, $29 for a AA charger + 6 AA-batteries sounds like Apple pricing.

 

[Enrico]

I never even knew Apple had a battery charger. But, $29 for a AA charger + 6 AA-batteries sounds like Apple pricing.

Today it would be at least $59…

 

[LFC2020]

I remember owning this product. RIP.

Same here, good riddance. 😂

 

[sniffies]

Still have it, and even have the 4 batteries that I bought with it.

 

[rictus007]

I never even knew Apple had a battery charger. But, $29 for a AA charger + 6 AA-batteries sounds like Apple pricing.

Not sure about the quality but at Amazon I bought a charger recently for $10, it did not comes with a power brick - requires USB-C -and 8 batteries for $17. They are more affordable than ever, but few years ago $30 was a decent price

 

[JustSomeInfo]

I still use it when I have only 2 batteries to charge. I hate putting only 2 batteries in a 4 battery charger. It feels so uneven.

 

[fernelius]

Hmmm. This is making me feel a bit vintage. Still use my AA battery charger at work. And still (very) occasionally use my 2nd and 3rd generation AppleTVs to do Airplay presentations.

 

[Kelly the Dude]

I have one of those around here somewhere. It actually was a pretty good charger for AA batteries. I remember thinking I wished it had more slots. Kind of a weird product coming from Apple though.

 

[MrkJensen]

Still have mine and still using it -great little product in a nice design use for my keyboard and mouse track.

 

[juniormaj]

I never even knew Apple had a battery charger. But, $29 for a AA charger + 6 AA-batteries sounds like Apple pricing.

I'm still using mine (including the original batteries), so I'd say that $29 investment was a good one.
They were essentially rebranded "Eneloop" batteries. Eneloop batteries are still sold, and are now the only rechargeable batteries I buy.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

I never even knew Apple had a battery charger. But, $29 for a AA charger + 6 AA-batteries sounds like Apple pricing.

They were rebranded eneloops with a good charger, which wasn't too bad of a price back in 2010.

 

[cmaier]

Hah! I still use one of these AA chargers, though there are many better options nowadays.

 

[jukeboxaddict]

I could swear I'd seen the battery charger still on Apple Store shelves more recently than 2016.

But maybe time really does go by that fast.

Mine got a little too unreliable and the LED would flash when batteries were inserted. The batteries themselves still work fine though

 

[Eduardo1971]

Ha!
I still have the Apple charger and four of the batteries.

 

[stringParameter]

That battery charger was epic. Can't believe some of the comments here.

 

[CoMoMacUser]

Seems like just yesterday that rumors were swirling that Apple would release a watch, and now the first model is vintage. Time sure flies. But it's a young 'un compared to my Mac Plus and its 20 MB Rodime outboard hard drive, which looks like a Mac Mini on prednisone.

 

[n-evo]

Mine still works 👍🏻

 

[KindJamz]

That battery charger was epic. Can't believe some of the comments here.

How was it epic? It charges battery’s.

 

[visualseed]

I totally forgot Apple made a battery charger

Funny thing is I have one and I'm only reminded that I have one when I see an article or post about it online.

 

[Okasian]

I have this! (somewhere)

This was built like a brick, rock solid, but I haven’t needed to use it for quite a few years now.

 

[ignatius345]

I think I originally saw this Apple battery/charger set and it got me interested in the newer generation of rechargables. I ended up buying a bunch of Sanyo Eneloops in AA and AAA maybe 10 years ago and haven't bought disposables since. The sight of big packs of throwaway batteries is very depressing to see.