So we have a win on the money front right there. It comes with the extension cable and the USB-C cable for the same $69 Apple charges for just the charger block. It has a brushed metal case with indentations that look like the handles on the old G5. It’s a bit bigger than 4 x 3 x 1″, think palm-of-your-hand sized, and reminds me of a tiny version of the old Power Mac G5 tower. As with all Macally products the design is beautiful. I received one of these as a review unit from Macally and I’m pretty taken with it. I received a USB-C cable with a magnetic connector a while back and it was so lame I returned it to the company (with an explanation of how they could do better).Įnter the Macally MacBook Pro Charger with Magnetic USB-C Cable. If you want to actually plug it in, you’ll need to spring for at least the $19 USB-C cable (or buy from a third party) and another $19 if you want or need the extension cable, for a grand total of $107! Walking up and down those stairs to go get your power adapter is sounding pretty good at that price, plus you get exercise on your Apple Watch!īut who amongst us hasn’t wished for a second power adapter to keep in our travel bag or maybe to use downstairs while watching TV? Also, how many of you wish you had a Magsafe connector like the good old days? USB-C charging has a ton of advantages (one of them being third parties can make power adapters since there is no longer a proprietary connector involved), but darn, Magsafe sure did save a lot of laptops. It’s $69US and doesn’t come with either the extension cord or the USB-C cable. Apple charges “a grip” for the replacement MacBook Pro adapter.

I originally wrote that Apple did include the extension cord.) The extension is handy to give you more cable length and also to separate the charger block from your power source so it doesn’t hog up all the room. ( Corrected per Michelle’s comment below. It comes with the USB-C cable but they don’t include the extension cord any more. We’d best start with a problem to be solved though, don’t you think?Īpple ships the new 13″ MacBooks Pro with a 61W power adapter that charges the laptop over USB-C.

Since we’re on the theme today of charging laptops, I’d like to tell you about the Macally MacBook Pro Charger.

Macbook pro usb c charger magnet