Where to buy replacement power adapters

[bigfatipod]

My 2012 MBA won't boot up. I am taking it to the Apple Store this weekend to see if its the power cable or something internal.

If it's simply the power cable, does anyone have a recommendation on where to buy a replacement other than Apple? It appears that macbookadapter.com has very good prices. In this particular case, I am fine buying 3rd party rather than from apple. I would prefer, however, to stay aware from anything shady with no reputation.

Thanks for any feedback

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

Does the cable light up?

 

[bigfatipod]

Does the cable light up?

When the cable is plugged in to both power and the MBA, the led light does not light up.

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

Try both?

Reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support (CA)

The SMC is responsible for managing power on your Mac. Resetting it can resolve certain uncommon issues related to power or thermal management.

support.apple.com

Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support (CA)

If one or more settings stored in NVRAM don't work as expected on an Intel-based Mac, resetting NVRAM might help.

support.apple.com

 

[chrfr]

My 2012 MBA won't boot up. I am taking it to the Apple Store this weekend to see if its the power cable or something internal.

If it's simply the power cable, does anyone have a recommendation on where to buy a replacement other than Apple? It appears that macbookadapter.com has very good prices. In this particular case, I am fine buying 3rd party rather than from apple. I would prefer, however, to stay aware from anything shady with no reputation.

Thanks for any feedback

Apple has never authorized a 3rd party to use the Magsafe connector. All 3rd party power adapters should be regarded as shady.