Apple Power Adapter Extension Cable (for MacBook Pro, MacBook, MacBook Air)

Now apple being apple, had this genius idea of removing the cable from the box (earlier macbooks used to ship with this, afaik).

The cable:(seller Appario retail)
-Is sturdy and 6ft long, will occupy significant space in your bag if you want to travel with it.
-properly grounds the laptop thereby solving the shocks/tingling issue/electric charge issue on the laptop body.(more in detail below)
-is genuine, comes in genuine apple packaging.

This cable is one can say a necessity especially for those who are getting the new macbook pros, for 2 reasons:
1. The 140W charger is massive and chances of it dropping out of a socket plug increase many times due to the weight and its misplaced center of gravity. Even the slightest of pull on the wire and you’re probably looking at a ₹10000 bill coz you dropped and damaged the adapter.

2. The most common and unbelievable reason of macbooks missing out on the grounding/earthing…which causes that tingling sensation, which gets very annoying when you use the laptop plugged in. Now this apple claims to be an acceptable behavior, but honestly for a laptop which costs in lakhs this is beyond absurd, an issue which can be so easily solved, but since apple wants you to shell out more money, it has stubbornly denied addressing this. So you buy this cable if you want that issue to go.

Now there are two caveats here with this cable, first, apple has for reason stopped manufacturing 3pin plug wires, as they are not listed anywhere on the site. Second, not all of these extension cables are made equal. So be very careful with that as you can’t return this product. The one I got was from Appario retail and this literally was one purchase where I thougj I am gambling with my money.

Now you may buy a 3pin plug socket but that is no guarantee of resolving the grounding issue. Here’s why…
In some of these wires which apple made, although it gave three pins, but forgot to complete the connections between the grounding pin and the cutout which slides over that metallic disc on the adapter.
Two photos are attached for your reference here, the first one is of the cable I purchased, if you look closely you’ll see a thin metallic strip inside the cutout, this is vital for completing the connection and removing the grounding issue.
Second pic is one of the two pin standard plug which comes in the box along with the new macbooks, see that it has no metallic strip. Hence no grounding, hence the electric shocks.
This is also the case when you buy just a swappable 3pin plug(only the plug) from apple. Even that does not have this metallic strip.

So all in all let us be all thankful to apple that it is still give the adapter along with macbooks, which if going by the trend may soon become an additional purchase, just like the iphones in near future 😝

Apple Power Adapter Extension Cable (three pin) is redundant. MacBook should be shipped with a three pin charger or the cable in the box.

If you have a MacBook of any kind, it doesn’t matter if your charger is a MagSafe or USB-C. This extension cable is the only one on the market with a 3-pin Indian plug! You could buy much cheaper 3rd party cables that do the same thing but having used one of those as well, and I can guarantee that there is a marked difference in quality.

PROS:
1. 3-pin Indian plug
2. very durable
3. an original apple cable, so it pits perfectly, unlike all of the 3rd party products I have used.
4. Will last you much longer than your other cables, is a much thicker cable, and will not become warm when used with the higher wattage power adapters

CONS:
1. it is priced significantly higher than the other products on the market. You are paying the apple tax!
2. It does take more room in your bag and is heavier, which is a con, but also read point 4 of the PROS.